We are thrilled to introduce our latest collection of Co-create products, launched to enhance user experience and foster creativity. This new collection brings together a diverse range of items, each designed in collaboration with our customers. By incorporating valuable insights and ideas directly from our community, we have created a lineup that truly reflects the needs and desires of our users.

XIAO PowerBread

XIAO PowerBread is a compact, high-power breadboard supply with built-in monitoring. It offers stable 3.3V and 5V outputs and real-time tracking of voltage, current, and power on its LCD display. Fully compatible with Seeed Studio XIAO dev boards and breadboards, it’s perfect for prototyping with visibility. Fully open-source and actively maintained by the designer, with easy-to-use documentation and customizable code.

Key Features

• Real-Time Monitoring: Integrated LCD display provides instant access to voltage, current, and power metrics, no multimeter needed.
• High-Current Output: Supplies up to 1.5A of stable 3.3V power, making it suitable for a variety of breadboard electronics projects.
• Plug-and-Play Design: Easily connects to standard breadboards for quick prototyping without additional setup.
• Open-Source Compatibility: Works with various Seeed Studio XIAO dev boards, allowing for flexible extensions and customizations.
• Accurate Sensing and Monitoring: Features dual-channel voltage and current sensing, along with precise temperature and humidity readings, ideal for detailed power supply analysis and data logging.
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XIAO Logger HAT

This little hat add-on for XIAO incorporates a Sensirion SHT40 temperature and humidity sensor, the BH1750 ambient light sensor, a PCF8563 real-time clock for accurate timekeeping, and an enableable voltage divider to keep track of the battery voltage.

Key Features

• Compact Design: The device has a tiny footprint, making it compatible with all Seeed Studio XIAO microcontroller boards, ideal for space-constrained projects.
• Low Power Consumption: GPIO-powered sensors enable a no-power sleep mode, with the always-on RTC consuming less than 1 µA, suitable for battery-operated data loggers.
• I2C Communication: Supports easy programming using existing libraries and allows for the addition of multiple sensors on the same I2C bus.
• On-Board Real-Time Clock: Features the PCF8563 chip for accurate timekeeping, essential for long-term data logging, with programmable interrupts for waking from deep sleep.
• Precise Monitoring: The SHT40 sensor offers temperature readings with 0.2°C accuracy and humidity readings with 1.8% RH, while the RTC shows minimal drift over time.

Smart Citizen Kit 2.3

The Smart Citizen Kit allows people to easily collect environmental data such as air and noise pollution, visualize it, and share it with the world through the Smart Citizen platform. All this while being completely open source and customizable to your needs. Built by communities for communities.

Key Features

• Multi-Sensor Capabilities: The new SCK2.3 is compatible with the previous SCK2.1. It brings new sensors, more customization, and exciting features that allow anyone to accurately measure and collect better quality data, including UV readings, an improved PM sensor to better measure air quality, along with the classic sensors from the previous SCK2.1: temperature, humidity, noise and light pollution.
• User-Friendly Interface: The SCK2.3 is designed to allow anyone to start measuring in no time, making it accessible for beginners,educators, and researchers alike.
• Open Source Hardware with Customization Options: As with previous versions, the SCK2.3 is fully open source, allowing users to modify and customize its hardware and firmware, tailoring the SCK to meet their specific needs. In addition, Fab Lab Barcelona has a wide range of open-source designs that allow users to 3D print and build their enclosures, recycling them when they are done, and saving some industrial plastic manufacturing in the process.
• Data Sharing and Visualization: Collected data can be uploaded to the Smart Citizen Platform, where users can visualize their findings through easy-to-read graphs. The Smart Citizen Platform is completely open for people to access, making it easy for anyone to play, experiment, and work with environmental data!
• Various data-logging options: The SCK2.3 is designed to publish data using your home or office Wi-Fi and can store data in CSV format on a MicroSD. It also includes an internal memory to store more than a month’s worth of data in case the device loses its Wi-Fi connection. Data is published automatically when the connection is recovered.

Mech_hexpod

Mech_hexpod is a hexapod robot developed based on Arduino nano. It uses Atmel328p chip as the main control. It is remote controlled via Bluetooth communication using a mobile phone app/joystick. Mech_hexpod can realise 3 types of modes: Dance, Walk, Stance, and at the same time, each type of mode has 8 different styles.

Key Features

• Arduino-Compatible: Powered by the Atmel328p chip, it supports Arduino programming, allowing easy customization and learning.
• Bluetooth Control: Controlled via a mobile app or external controller using Bluetooth, providing convenient and user-friendly operation.
• Multiple Modes: Offers Dance, Walking, and Combat modes, each featuring various gaits, dance poses, and combat moves for diverse gameplay experiences.
• Durable Servos: Features 12 all-metal MG90S servos, with 2 per leg, ensuring reliable and robust movement stability.
• Expandable and Customizable: Supports UART for easy integration of additional modules, such as voice or image recognition, enhancing expandability and customization options.

The Mech_hexpod is already list on Taobao and will be soon available at the Seeed Studio Bazaar.

Louder ESP32

Louder-ESP32 combines ubiquitous ESP32 with an I2S DAC with built-in D-class amplifier capable of driving full-size speakers. This combination provides your compact ESP32 module with the necessary memory and RAM capabilities to develop Hi-Fi products.

Key Features

• Powerful Audio Output: Integrates an I2S DAC with a built-in D-class amplifier, capable of driving full-size speakers for high-quality sound.
• Hi-Fi Product Development: Combines the ESP32’s processing power with enhanced memory and RAM, making it suitable for developing Hi-Fi audio applications.
• Compact Design: The Louder-ESP32 maintains a compact form factor while providing robust audio capabilities, ideal for space-constrained projects.
• Versatile Compatibility: Works seamlessly with various ESP32 projects, allowing for easy integration into existing setups.
• Easy Audio Streaming: Supports multiple streaming protocols, enabling straightforward audio playback and streaming capabilities.

The Louder ESP32 will be available at the Seeed Studio Bazaar soon.

In recent years, the growing concern over environmental issues such as air pollution, climate change, and urbanization has led to a heightened awareness of the importance of monitoring our surroundings. With the advancement of technology and the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT), individuals and communities now have the power to gather and analyze environmental data more easily than ever before. One innovative solution that embodies this shift is the Smart Citizen Kit by Fab Lab Barcelona, Seeed Studio, IAAC, and the European Commission. It is an open-source tool that allows anyone to monitor their environment, understand it, and contribute data through the Smart Citizen Platform. Since the launch of the first Smart Citizen Kit in 2012, Fab Lab Barcelona has been committed to empowering communities to better understand their surroundings by developing open tools for environmental monitoring.

Designed to empower citizen scientists, researchers, educators, and environmentally-conscious individuals, this comprehensive tool enables users to monitor various environmental parameters while providing a complete platform and tools to foster open data collection and community engagement. Smart Citizen provides a unique ecosystem of sensor kits, software platforms, and tools that enable communities to make sense of their environment and take action. 

Introducing the SCK2.3: More Advanced Than Ever

Seeed Studio and Fab Lab Barcelona proudly introduce the latest version of the Smart Citizen Kit: the SCK2.3. The new SCK collects environmental data more accurately and it’s easier to use. Likewise, it introduces new sensors and a more robust firmware loaded with features, while maintaining everything that made the previous versions great!

Key Features

• Multi-Sensor Capabilities: The new SCK2.3 is compatible with the previous SCK2.1. It brings new sensors, more customization, and exciting features that allow anyone to accurately measure and collect better quality data, including UV readings, an improved PM sensor to better measure air quality, along with the classic sensors from the previous SCK2.1: temperature, humidity, noise and light pollution.
• User-Friendly Interface: The SCK2.3 is designed to allow anyone to start measuring in no time, making it accessible for beginners, educators, and researchers alike. Its straightforward setup process and intuitive interface allow users to easily start collecting data without needing advanced technical skills.
• Open Source Hardware with Customization Options: As with previous versions, the SCK2.3 is fully open source, allowing users to modify and customize its hardware and firmware,  tailoring the SCK to meet their specific needs. For example, users can add a diverse selection of new sensors to measure additional metrics for indoor and outdoor air quality, and water and soil measurements. In addition, Fab Lab Barcelona has a wide range of open-source designs that allow users to 3D print and build their enclosures, recycling them when they are done, and saving some industrial plastic manufacturing in the process.
• Data Sharing and Visualization: Collected data can be uploaded to the Smart Citizen Platform, where users can visualize their findings through easy-to-read graphs. The Smart Citizen Platform is completely open for people to access, making it easy for anyone to play, experiment, and work with environmental data!
• Various data-logging options: The SCK2.3 is designed to publish data using your home or office Wi-Fi and can store data in CSV format on a MicroSD. It also includes an internal memory to store more than a month’s worth of data in case the device loses its Wi-Fi connection. Data is published automatically when the connection is recovered.
• Flexible Power Options: Similar to previous versions, the SCK2.3 can be powered via micro USB, and it also comes with a 2000mAh LiPo battery. The battery is meant to be a complete power option for short-term measurements (from days to a week) and a backup solution when the SCK is used for longer periods. It is also compatible with various other charging options, including battery packs, or solar panels for off-the-grid deployments.

Brought to Market by Fusion Co-Create Services

Since 2014, Seeed Studio has collaborated with Fab Lab Barcelona to promote the Smart Citizen Kit, making it more accessible for anyone to use. We’re proud to announce the latest SCK2.3, now available for Pre-order on our official store!

Seeed Fusion is dedicated to elevating your innovative ideas into products and solutions for various verticals. With the full range of open-source modules and industry-grade devices, expertise in product design, experience in production, and resources in glocal community and marketing. We’re your go-to partner from 0 to ∞. Co-Create with Seeed Fusion, you can leverage Seeed’s capabilities in Prototype, Produce, and Promote, ranging from custom design, manufacturing to selling, covering the full product lifecycle from idea to delivery and iteration!

Through our collaboration with Fab Lab Barcelona, we provided essential support in the following areas:

• Help develop the prototype: Help develop the prototype and facilitate development by providing test units and custom parts to better improve the SCK2.3.
• Components supply: Supply the necessary components for producing the Smart Citizen Kit.
• Supply chain optimization: Optimize the supply chain locally to find the best suppliers and reduce costs.
• Batch manufacturing: Commit to manufacturing to ensure that the kit is available in sufficient quantities for users.
• Product launch: Understand the market and launch the product on our official website, making it easily accessible to the public.
• Marketing support: Leverage our extensive marketing channels to promote the product, ensuring it reaches a wider audience. 
• Unlocking potential: Help Fab Lab Barcelona understand where to go next, and explore potential synergies with Seeed products.

Last But Not Least: Meet Fab Lab Barcelona Team at Our Livestream

Tune in on December 20th when we will be hosting a livestream in collaboration with the Fab Lab Barcelona team to provide a more intuitive demonstration of how Smart Citizen works. Be the first to know the story behind the Smart Citizen Kit 2.3. This is also a great opportunity for you to ask them any questions you may have about the product!

Get a sneak peek into the development process and learn how Fusion Co-Create brought this product to life. 

As many of you know, Seeed has always been committed to providing makers with easy-to-use and innovative products, services, and solutions. Over the past year, our partnership with Flux.ai has grown stronger than ever! 

Mind-blowing! Check Out What We've Created

For developers, Flux and Seeed have created a streamlined path from concept to reality. As an AI-driven design tool, Flux accelerates the PCB design process, while Seeed Studio Fusion provides rapid prototyping-PCB manufacturing & assembly services. 

This partnership has already empowered developers to bring their innovative ideas to life. By combining our expertise, we’ve been able to deliver exceptional results and generate significant visibility for these projects.  You can check them on our organization page at Flux!

We hope that our small support will bring significant changes to the areas and causes in need. Inspired by these projects? You’ll love what’s coming next!

LED Remix: Design the Next Generation

In order to invite more developers to co-create with us, we kickstart a campaign called LED Remix: Design the Next Generation!

How to Apply?

Step 1: Please fill out the form to submit your bravo project!

          Each participant is limited to two PCBA boards 100% completely FREE for one design, including PCB fabrication, the cost of parts, assembly, and shipping.

          Free usage of Flux.ai for 2 months

The project must include a LED design and a Xiao module, and use Flux.ai as the design tool

Step 2: After submitting your application, our team will promptly assess your design. Kindly await our team’s contact.

Duration: 12th Dec. 2024- 12th Mar. 2025

By participating in this event, you agree to review your experience with us and allow us to share it and the design with the community on our social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, blog, etc.).

If you’re currently short on ideas, don’t worry, we’re here to help!  

To provide you with some inspiration, we’ve invited Goku to design two mother projects below, which are designed by Flux.ai and manufactured at Seeed Studio Fusion. 

Feel free to build upon these projects and create your unique designs!

1-Black Myth Wukong-LED Art PCB

It’s inspired by the character Destined One from “Black Myth: Wukong.” For this project, Goku uses 37 tiny pixel LEDs along with the Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32-C3 microcontroller, which will program with WLED.

Clone at Flux: https://www.flux.ai/gokux/black-myth-wukong

Detailed Tutorial: https://www.instructables.com/Lets-Make-a-Black-Myth-Wukong-LED-Art-PCB/

2-WLED ON XIAO ESP32

Ready to turn your Xiao ESP32-S3 into a smart lighting controller? WLED is the perfect tool for the job. This open-source web server lets you control both digital and analog LED strips, and even integrate with smart home platforms like Alexa and Google Assistant. Let’s get started!

Clone at Flux: https://www.flux.ai/seeedstudio/wled-rgb-led-driverp

Detailed Tutorial: https://www.instructables.com/WLED-ON-XIAO-ESP32/

Tips: You can find most of the components needed at Flux. If there are any questions during the design process, you can ask for help using the co-pilot. You can also go to Goku’s project file to view his designs, and it is possible to clone his project and make your own changes. We are ready to illuminate and spread your ideas coupled with projects anytime!​

Use the Flux's Auto-layout Feature！

• Step 1: Clone the Project
  
  • Start with a Seeed example project in Flux to avoid designing from scratch.
• Step 2: Customize the Design
  
  • Use Flux’s editor and part library to customize the design, swap components, or add new functionality.
• Step 3: Run the Auto-Layout
  
  • Let Flux’s AI optimize the placement and routing of components, ensuring your design is manufacturable and ready to go.

Auto-Layout uses AI to optimize component placement and routing while considering your design constraints. This ensures the layout is both functional and ready for manufacturing. Whether you’re adjusting an LED configuration or refining a component layout, Auto-Layout simplifies the process, allowing you to focus on your design.

Scale up your Creation with Seeed Studio Co-Create Program!

We will invite well-received LED Remix projects to the Seeed Studio Co-Create Program, where your products can be listed, sold and shipped directly by Seeed on the Seeed Studio Bazaar. We will also support designers to reach thousands of like-minded customers and distributors with Seeed’s global sales channels and social media presence.

Don’t hesitate! It’s a great chance to show off your ideas and skills. Join and fuel your passion now!

When using a traditional USB Microscope, what is your biggest pain? Complex optical setups? Manual focusing adjustment? Fixed design without any flexibility? Reliability on the USB cable for connection? No timelapse or autonomous operation? These are no longer the pain with the OpenUC2 10x AI Microscope. With the vision of being the Raspberry Pi of Optics, the OpenUC2 team got the inspiration from electronics rapid prototyping tools, and invented this modular, automated and tinyML-enabled microscope.

Meet OpenUC2 10x AI Microscope, The Raspberry Pi of Optics

OpenUC2 10x AI Microscope is a collaborative innovation between openUC2 and Seeed Studio that brings advanced, accessible microscopy to everyone. This “Raspberry Pi for Optics” features high-resolution imaging via an XIAO ESP32S3 with the OV2560 camera, precision motorized focusing, and a modular, robust design ideal for both field and classroom use. With Wi-Fi connectivity, browser-based control, and support for autonomous operations like timelapse imaging, it’s designed for educators, researchers, and hobbyists alike.

The complete microscope kit is easy to assemble, customizable, and part of a broader initiative to democratize sophisticated scientific tools, inviting users to join a community committed to open science and open innovation.

Key Features

• High-Resolution Imaging: Powered by XIAO ESP32-S3 with the high-resolution OV2560 camera sensor
• Precision Control: Motorized focusing mechanism for micrometer-precise adjustments
• Modular Design: Easily customizable with swappable objectives and additional modules
• Portable & Robust: Compact form factor perfect for field research
• Smart Connectivity: Wi-Fi enabled with browser-based control interface
• Autonomous Operation: Supports timelapse imaging and SD card storage
• Customized Firmware: TinyML for on-the-fly image processing directly on the device, integrating sensors and other hardware for automated experiments.

However, this briliant product concept comes a long way. According to OpenUC2 team, It all started with the idea of creating a simple microscope for studying differentiating macrophages in a cell incubator back in 2017. From the beginning, UC2 was designed to make optics more affordable, available, and accessible. Adding additional features back then and the increasing interest from the research community made the the UC2 system a global resource for building and understanding arbitrarily complicated optical systems.

By now, with this latest OpenUC2 10x AI Microscope, the users can build anything from an introductory setup to a complex, high-resolution microscope using OpenUC2’s injection-molded cubes, enabling the the rapid assembly of complex optical setups, not only in educational settings but also for professional use in industries.

“Our goal is to build an open ecosystem/platform where people can easily exchange ideas and develop solutions, not just in electronics but also optics. “ Benedict Diederich, CEO of OpenUC2 shares their goal for this new microscope. “It’s crucial to lower entry barriers, allowing users to work with ready-made modules that can be purchased from an online shop. “

Brought to Market by Fusion Co-Create Services

If we date back, this is not the first projects that we collaborate with OpenUC2, but it makes a very special one where Seeed Fusion worked closely with OpenUC2 to bring this impactful product to the market, now available at our official store and hopefully in our distribution partners’ network soon.

Seeed Fusion is dedicated to elevating your innovative ideas into products and solutions for various verticals. With the full range of open-source modules and industry-grade devices, expertise in product design, experience in production, and resources in glocal community and marketing. We’re your go-to partner from 0 to ∞. Co-Create with Seeed Fusion, you can leverage Seeed’s capabilities in Prototype, Produce, and Promote, ranging from custom design, manufacturing to selling, covering the full product lifecycle from idea to delivery and iteration!

Last But Not Least: Meet OpenUC2 Team at Our Livestream

Be the first to know the story behind the Xiao AI Microscope! Join us this Friday for a live chat with Benedict, the mastermind behind this incredible device. Get a sneak peek into the development process and learn how Fusion Co-Create brought this innovative product to life. 

Tune in to our livestream for exclusive deals! We’ll be giving away limited coupons on the Microscope for $30 and $100 coupons for our Fusion PCBA service. Don’t miss out on this amazing deal!

 Date: 25 Oct. 2024 02:00 PM GMT
 Join us on Youtube!!!

Last year, we launched the Hi Tour Shenzhen Manufacturing Journey for the first time, and every participant returned with a wealth of knowledge! This year, we will continue this tradition to enable more friends to personally experience the intelligence, digitalization, and efficiency of modern factories!

In the upcoming Hi Tour, we will guide participants to closely observe the practical operations in manufacturing processes, production efficiency, and quality control, allowing you to experience the charm of high-tech equipment and smart manufacturing technologies firsthand. Meanwhile, we will also provide professional commentary to help you gain deeper insights into modern manufacturing operations and the future prospects of “Made in China”.

Event Name: Hi Tour

Event Date: November 18, 2024

Event Type: Factory Tour

Organizer: Seeed Fusion Team

Whether you’re a maker or an industry professional, we hope the Hi Tour will inspire new ideas and help you discover the endless possibilities behind technology!

Agenda

• 8:30 Gathering in Design Commune, Vanke Cloud City, Xili Street, Nanshan District, Shenzhen
• 9:30-12:00 Visit Seeed Agile Manufacturing Center
• 12:30-14:00 Lunch
• 15:00-17:00 Explore 3D Printing Factory/PCB Manufacturing Factory/Molding Factory/HQB Electronic Market/Shuibei Jewelry Factory (We offer open choices, so pick a destination you’d like to visit! We’ll customize the itinerary based on user preferences!)
  
• 18:00 Return to Gathering Point

Registration Period: October 16 – November 8, 2024

Date of Event: November 18

Pick-up and Drop-off Location:

Design Commune, Vanke Cloud City, Xili Street, Nanshan District, Shenzhen

Cost: $35 per person (excluding lunch) / $43 (including lunch)

Capacity: 40 participants

*Spaces are limited, and once you complete your registration, you’ll be notified separately if you’re selected.

Event Highlights

• Seeed Agile Manufacturing Center

The Seeed Agile Manufacturing Center provides comprehensive and professional production management services for global customers through efficient production manufacturing, professional warehousing operations, and an advanced wind tunnel laboratory.

Seeed Fusion Produce turns designs into solid products from 1 to 10,000+! With expertise in electronics, mechanical engineering, packaging, and certification, we ensure top-notch quality at every step in the supply chain and manufacturing. Whether it’s a small or large-scale production, we offer efficient fulfillment to bring your vision to life and exceed your expectations.

Highlights:

• Agile, Professional, and Flexible Manufacturing: The factory focuses on cellular manufacturing to meet diverse product requirements. The cellular manufacturing model enables agile switching and adjustment with greater flexibility to meet varied market demands.
• Wind Tunnel Laboratory: Equipped with advanced tools and technology for various wind tunnel experiments, including wind speed, wind direction, and structural fluid dynamics experiments, and allows for simulation tests to evaluate and verify product performance.
• Digital Production Management: The Seeed Factory embraces digitalization and adopts digital production management systems to enhance capacity and efficiency. By integrating sensors and automation equipment, it monitors various metrics in real-time throughout production, ensuring stable data transmission and the prompt detection and resolution of anomalies.
• Multifunctional Testing: Through mold testing demonstrations, you can observe technicians operating various equipment for testing and evaluation, deepening your understanding of our jig testing processes for better insights into product quality and production efficiency.

• 3-in-1 Factory: 3D Printing/Moulding/CNC Cutting

Highlights:

• Advanced Equipment: Explore different types of 3D printing, Moulding, and CNC Cutting equipment, understanding their operating principles and applicable materials.
• Production Line Management: Learn how we adopt different production methods based on our customers’ needs. Tour the complete production process, from printing, pre-processing and post-processing to final quality inspection, gaining insights into each stage’s craftsmanship.
• Custom Production: Learn how to achieve desired products through 3D printing and moulding, explore how Seeed Fusion’s customization services integrate with 3D printing.
• Post-processing and Quality Control: Observe the post-processing steps after product production, with introductions to the factory’s quality control system and management processes, ensuring excellent surface precision and material strength and toughness.

• Co-create Star Project Showcase

Seeed Fusion offers a series of hardware customization services, from prototype to produce and promote. Since its establishment in 2009, Fusion has been serving thousands of clients with roughly ten thousand orders per month. Dedicated to helping clients achieve leaps from 0 to 100 and beyond, Fusion collaborates for co-create and growth! This tour will feature special showcases of popular Co-create projects, illustrating how Seeed Fusion assists users from initial production to mass customization, and promotion.

Through this Hi Tour, you will gain:

• A close understanding of Shenzhen’s manufacturing technologies, experiencing the operation of advanced equipment.
• Insight into the operation of smart factories in Shenzhen, learning how data and technology enhances production and management efficiency.
• Opportunities to interact with participants worldwide, catching up with the latest developments and trends in the manufacturing industry, and possibly expanding collaboration opportunities.
• Enhanced technical and industrial knowledge through hands-on visits and experiential learning.

Seeed Studio Fusion is a global one-stop online platform for PCB manufacturing & assembly, and hardware customization. Whether you need prototyping, mass production, custom solutions for open-source products, or the transformation of your creative ideas into profitable products, Seeed Studio Fusion can meet your requirements.

Contact us by fusion@seeed.io, follow our Twitter channel to explore more latest news and projects.