HEROES Workshop in Advancing Open Science Hardware Ecosystems
Recently in January 19-21,2026 in Geneva🇨🇭 , Seeed Studio was present at the HEREOS workshop: Advancing_Open_Science_Hardware held across CERN, the University of Geneva (SDGs), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) at UN-Geneva.
The workshop brought together researchers, policymakers, and open-source leaders to explore how OpenScienceHardware (OScH),AI, and physical scientific tools can work together to enable open, reproducible, and impactful science.
At Seeed Studio, we believe the most powerful tools are co-created through open collaboration. We shared how our open_hardware_platforms, rapid_prototyping tools, and edge_AI_Sensing_technologies are helping communities move from ideas to field-ready solutions, even in resource-constrained environments.
During the sessions, we contributed by highlighting SEEED Studio’s support for research and innovation in open hardware, including access to open-source tools, rapid prototyping platforms, and community-driven ecosystems. This contribution was well received, as it aligned strongly with the participants’ need for practical and scalable hardware solutions.
We also presented several concrete use cases demonstrating how open hardware and AI-enabled sensing solutions can be applied to scientific research, environmental monitoring, and data-driven experimentation. These examples helped bridge the gap between theory and implementation.
We also had the opportunity to share our impacts and ongoing activities we do in our community using open source hardware tools we use to organise workshops, building usecase projects to address to most pressing challenges.
We met game changers across the ecosystem including Arduino ’s co-founder (David Cuartielles ), representatives from the UN and ITU, as well as policymakers, researchers, and scientists.
These discussions are already shaping the next steps toward a UN Open Source Week, focused on climate & environmental_monitoring, wireless_sensor_networks, participatory science, and inclusive open innovation areas where Seeed Studio can play a key enabling role.
Grateful to the Open Science Hardware Foundation, CERN, the University of Geneva, and the United Nations, and special thanks to Violet SU , Ying Cai , Alison Yang , Francois Grey , Shannon Dosemagen and Jason Griffey
our goal is to develop new case studies in the area of AI for Open Science and the SDGs. We hope researchers and scientists will be interested in using Seeed products in their projects/applications, and we will do our best to support this by sponsoring free hardware where possible.
This is how we build open, ethical, and globally impactful science.
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