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They can still be pre-ordered on their website, and the base version sells for $199. Billy Steele Janu7:00 AM The halls of CES are full of smart home products, but some of them grab our attention more than others.

Related: Bird banding at Kalamazoo Nature Center helps track migration patternsīuzzard said they’ve sold 60,000 bird feeders so far, and will work on filling those orders in the coming months on a first come first serve basis. 8:00 AM Review: Netvue Birdfy Feeder Cam This weatherproof camera is mounted inside a bird feederbut its AI identification system needs work.

That would open the door to tracking bird migrations and following a specific bird’s journey across the continent, similar to the practice of bird banding but with a lot less effort. We really have high hopes that our data is going to be a valuable asset.”īird Buddy also hopes to develop ways for the device to eventually recognize a specific bird.

“The amount of data we’re going to be collecting, we’re going to make available for free. “We’re going to be the largest wildlife network that can recognize species in the world,” Buzzard said. The Bird Buddy notifies you every time a bird eats from it so that you dont miss out on rare moments to connect with nature. Once fully launched, Bird Buddy developers will have a massive network of wildlife tracking devices collecting data year round. Bird images captured were analyzed by a team of ornithologists at the University of ljubljana, Slovenia's largest university, to develop a database of bird species the Bird Buddy can recognize. The built-in camera automatically takes pictures of birds that stop by Equipped with artificial intelligence, it. In order to develop this AI, Buzzard said 100s of prototype feeders were sent out around the world. Tap into our bird feeder and collect photos of birds you have never even dreamt of. “Algorithms did not exist because this is a new perspective of the bird,” Buzzard said. One of the challenges developers faced was getting Bird Buddy's built in sensors to recognize the different bird species through artificial intelligence. “There’s an excitement around what we’re building and what it can do as far as an impact, so I’m excited to keep this local and to build the team here.” “There’s so much talent here,” Buzzard said.

“We’ll also have some finance and operations help.” Buzzard said they’ll be looking to hire 12 to 20 people over the next couple years.īuzzard said he made the decision to open the office in Kalamazoo after considering a similar space in downtown Chicago. “Our goal is to build this studio out, as kind of a development studio,” Buzzard said. With manufacturing now underway overseas, Bird Buddy plans on opening an office in downtown Kalamazoo in summer of 2022.

Bird Buddy now has about 40 full time employees split between the U.S. The Bird Buddy is an adorable, yet uncomplicated, bird feeder, complete with a 720p-resolution camera module that sits in the perfect spot to record and photograph birds that visit for a snack. In total, over $13 million was raised between Kickstarter and Indiegogo, putting Bird Buddy in the top 1% of all crowdfunded projects according to their website.