The Mothbox Project: How Open Source Hardware Can Benefit Conservation Research
May 30, 2025 @ 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM GMT+1 Add to Calendar
The Mothbox is a low-cost, open source, and high-performance insect monitor. It features a power-efficient and lightweight design meant to help field biologists deploy it in various environments, including the depths of the jungle. In this talk, the Digital Naturalism Laboratories team will describe the design and functionalities of the Mothbox, how open source technologies unlock new modes of working together on conservation projects, and our plans for the future.
Bri Johns, Kitty & Andy Quitmeyer, Hubert Szczygiel
We are an interdisciplinary team of ecologists, interactive field biology designers, and open source hardware activists creating open source biodiversity monitoring tools to help better understand the natural world around us.