In Mozambique, honeyguide birds lead humans to beehives — and share the honey. A protocol between species with no shared language.
Cross-species communication works — it just never scaled.
That changes now. We build open tools to listen — and respond.
Dolphin — BrazilHoneyguides lead hunters. Dolphins signal when to cast. Cormorants and hunting eagles have worked under human command for centuries. Homing pigeons carried addressed messages. Each was a real protocol — precise, effective, but hard to scale.
Cormorant — ChinaAnimals and ecosystems have been broadcasting signals for millions of years. From Interspecies Internet to field labs, a global network of researchers has already mapped how these species communicate, think, and live together. What was missing was the receiver: open hardware to turn that knowledge into action at scale.
Golden Eagle — MongoliaEdge AI, open-source hardware, and low-power mesh networks have crossed a threshold. For the first time, we can listen at scale — and those old handshakes can become a network.
Homing PigeonSeeed doesn't speak for animals. We build the open hardware layer so researchers and local teams can turn field signals into knowledge — and any species, any ecosystem can finally be heard.
From traditional field methods to AI-powered sensing — the full landscape of animal research, and where open hardware changes what's possible.
Traditional Fieldwork
Mark-recapture, photo ID, GPS collars — invasive, expensive.
AI-Powered
AI reads natural markings — tiger stripes, fin notches — like barcodes.
Traditional Fieldwork
Camera traps + manual review. A single estimate takes weeks.
AI-Powered
On-device AI identifies and counts species automatically.
Traditional Fieldwork
Manual ethogram coding — short, subjective, expert-dependent.
AI-Powered
24/7 gait and vocal monitoring. VLM detects changes early.
Traditional Fieldwork
Record + send to experts. Expensive, slow.
AI-Powered
Edge-based sound classification identifies species automatically.
Traditional Fieldwork
Years of focal observation. Patterns take seasons to spot.
AI-Powered
Multi-camera arrays map interactions in real time.
Traditional Fieldwork
Periodic sampling + lab analysis. You miss almost everything.
AI-Powered
Continuous sensors report daily. Restoration becomes watchable.
Every pin on this map is a real deployment — in the rainforest, the wetland, the mountain range.
We build alongside the researchers and networks who defined these questions.
Pioneering the Fab Lab network and Interspecies Internet initiative.

The global hub for interspecies communication — bridging science, ethics, and culture.
Global network of digital fabrication laboratories.

Creator of the Mothbox open-source insect trap cam.
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