{"id":83226,"date":"2023-08-21T10:52:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T02:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/?p=83226"},"modified":"2023-08-21T11:13:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T03:13:33","slug":"elementor-83226","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/21\/elementor-83226\/","title":{"rendered":"Fab23 Bhutan: Igniting a Sustainability-Native Tech Ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"83226\" class=\"elementor elementor-83226\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e755bd0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e755bd0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-225dd44\" data-id=\"225dd44\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a0bbe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a0bbe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a3b901bb3bdc\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" effect = {} split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p>Eric Pan, the founder and CEO of Seeed Studio, is a longtime member of the global Fab Lab community. He joined the highly anticipated Fab23 Bhutan last month as a keynote speaker as well as hosting a pair of cutting-edge workshops. <strong>During Eric&#8217;s stay in Bhutan, Sam Peterson, the Communications &amp; PR Coordinator of Fab Foundation, had an interview with him to learn more about his story.<\/strong> Below is what Sam wrote after their conversation.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8560023 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8560023\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6df33cb\" data-id=\"6df33cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b17f5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b17f5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a3b901bb53bb\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" effect = {} split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u56fe\u72471-1030x635.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-83247\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u56fe\u72471-1030x635.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u56fe\u72471-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u56fe\u72471-768x474.png 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u56fe\u72471-1536x947.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u56fe\u72471-1024x631.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u56fe\u72471.png 2001w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b8d0fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b8d0fa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c1558a\" data-id=\"9c1558a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6fb1e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6fb1e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a3b901bb61cd\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" effect = {} split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p>Eric Pan is a longtime member of the global Fab Lab community. He has been a committed partner in much of the work that we\u2019ve done over the years in research, innovation, and entrepreneurship. He has also played a crucial role in supporting many of our educational programs.<\/p><p>The founder and CEO of Seeed Studio, Eric Pan is dedicated to providing open technology and promoting innovation around the world. He is a maker, a doer, a teacher, a friend to all with a curious mind, and he appears to be in possession of a never-ending supply of productive energy and optimism. We managed to catch him during a brief intermission at <a href=\"https:\/\/fab23.fabevent.org\/\">FAB23 Bhutan<\/a> to learn more about his story.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4af6796 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4af6796\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3aa35d3\" data-id=\"3aa35d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d8301d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d8301d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a3b901bb701f\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" effect = {} split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fab Foundation: <\/strong>How did you first become involved with the maker movement? And how did that lead to your work with the Fab Labs?<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Eric Pan:<\/strong> I\u2019ve been involved since I was at university, but we didn\u2019t call ourselves \u201cmakers\u201d at that time. I was an engineer by training, working on electronics and embedded systems. I worked for Intel on chipsets, and after about a year of performing somewhat repetitive tasks, I felt like I needed to go out and do something on my own. But I really didn\u2019t know what I wanted to do.<\/p><p>One day, I encountered an art installation\u2014I think it was the first interactive art exhibition in Beijing. People were using Arduino and Antronics to make art, which was really shocking to me. It was then that I saw how the maker movement was really lowering the barrier for people to use technologies beyond the engineering world, doing something more explorational. Since I was a trained engineer, I felt I could provide technical expertise and modules. That\u2019s when I decided to join the movement.<\/p><p>In 2008, I started Seeed Studio. From the very beginning, what we did was provide open source hardware to makers all over the world. Then, we created a makerspace in 2011. I met Sherry and Neil in 2014, when they were preparing for the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/waag.org\/en\/event\/fab-12-shenzhen\/\">Fab Lab Conference in Shenzhen<\/a>. Our makerspace soon became part of the Fab Lab network, and we began recruiting students for the first run of Fab Academy.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Fab Foundation: <\/strong>Since that time, you\u2019ve become an invaluable member of the network\u2014organizing the global community, providing components to prevent interruptions to education during the pandemic, and partnering directly with Fab Foundation on a number of other programs. In fact, you\u2019re a key partner in FAB23 Bhutan. What excites you most about this event?<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Eric Pan:<\/strong> Bhutan is a real frontier for digital transformation. The lack of industrial foundation and commercial influences are a meaningful context for us to rethink alternatives\u2014learning from sustainable mindsets, rather than building on top of consumerism. It is an honor for my team to work with local pioneers to understand real challenges and create practical solutions, thus igniting a sustainability-native tech ecosystem.<\/p><p>Thanks to the Fab Lab network and open source material, the tech barrier between cultures and regions is minimized. It\u2019s fascinating to see how fast technology resources can travel to even the most remote regions; progress in Bhutan is a marvelous example! I&#8217;m super respectful of the Bhutanese people&#8217;s approach to technologies.<\/p><p>I think it&#8217;s perfect timing to start pioneering digital transformation in a region like Bhutan. And this event is such a wonderful chance to work with and learn from innovators from the whole planet\u2014a great opportunity to exchange insights on shared critical topics like climate, economy, and culture from different perspectives and backgrounds. I\u2019m proud to contribute something valuable in return for what we learn from others. I\u2019m very encouraged, and my team has already begun thinking about next year&#8217;s workshops.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Fab Foundation: <\/strong>Can you share a bit about what you\u2019re planning for <a href=\"https:\/\/fab24.fabevent.org\/\">FAB24 Mexico<\/a>?<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Eric Pan:<\/strong> There are many great ideas we\u2019ve discussed, which we might want to amplify. For example, can we make a device to upgrade (almost) anything? Fab Labs could share the design and turn existing machines\u2014tractors, elevators, ovens, generators, etc.\u2014into more modernized digital ones, an easy upgrade of local industries without creating extra waste.<\/p><p>Or, can we make electricity? We might form micro-grids for carbon offsets, to power isolated dwellings, or for battery management. These could be low-hanging pervasive fruits that Fab Labs are capable of producing.<\/p><p>We may also look into hazard response. As some folks 3D printed masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, Fab Labs could become a source for local response to climate and economic hazards. This may even involve supply chains and logistics routed through local Fab Labs.<\/p><p>We\u2019ve helped millions of makers around the world turn their aspirations into real projects. We\u2019ve been working on more solutions surrounding agriculture, energy, and transportation, among others. Ultimately, we want to keep exploring how to bring people from possibility to productivity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0104611 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0104611\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24b87fb\" data-id=\"24b87fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7afbae elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b7afbae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a3b901bb82fb\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" effect = {} split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b29c592 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b29c592\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c0bc11\" data-id=\"4c0bc11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-793f120 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"793f120\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a3b901bb90c5\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" effect = {} split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to being a Keynote Speaker during our Technology (R&amp;D) Symposium, Eric Pan\u2014along with his colleague Violet Su\u2014hosted a pair of cutting-edge and deeply engaging workshops at FAB23, which attracted a capacity crowd:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Understanding and Building an Advanced Perception System<\/strong> &#8211; a journey to understand the importance of data, learn accurate collection methods, and build an advanced perception system for creating a more resilient future.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>How to Add Machine Learning to Almost Anything<\/strong> &#8211; an exploration of machine learning applications on a very popular embedded AI device: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/XIAO-ESP32S3-Sense-p-5639.html?queryID=270a881e68d676257c9d018a2247d3e3&amp;objectID=5639&amp;indexName=bazaar_retailer_products\">Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32S3 Sense<\/a>, a tiny yet powerful tool to get started with intelligent voice and vision AI.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb95df4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb95df4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cfd9f6\" data-id=\"3cfd9f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc8267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bfc8267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a3b901bba87d\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" effect = {} split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seeed-studio-workshop-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-83229\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seeed-studio-workshop-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seeed-studio-workshop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/seeed-studio-workshop.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-161ae31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"161ae31\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-063a3ab\" data-id=\"063a3ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04663e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04663e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a3b901bbb6a1\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" effect = {} split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p>We feel truly privileged to have such a generous and enthusiastic partner in this important work. We can&#8217;t wait to see what Seeed Studio has in store for us at <a href=\"https:\/\/fab24.fabevent.org\/\">FAB24 Mexico<\/a>!\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The article was originally publsihed at: <a href=\"https:\/\/fab23.fabevent.org\/media\/technology-r-and-d\">https:\/\/fab23.fabevent.org\/media\/technology-r-and-d<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b34bda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b34bda\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0a3954\" data-id=\"f0a3954\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3496803 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3496803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a3b901bbc4b2\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" effect = {} split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Pan, founder and CEO of Seeed Studio, is a longtime member of the global Fab Lab community. 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