Today we hosted the first-ever WILDLABS Edge Computing Group meeting, bringing together more than 25 participants from around the world — spanning Central America, East Asia, North Africa, North America, and Europe! 🌍

We kicked things off with a community quiz to get to know one another, and the results were as fun as they were insightful:

• 🐘 Elephants, 🦋 butterflies, and 🐢 turtles topped the list of favorite animals (not including birds! 🦜)
• 🎥 Camera traps and 🎧 bioacoustic sensors were the most popular tools to work with, closely followed by citizen science and environmental sensors.
• 🌐 Participants joined from across five continents — showing that edge computing for conservation truly is a global effort!

After the quiz, we headed into breakout rooms to share challenges, resources, and collaboration opportunities. Discussions ranged from deploying AI at the edge to integrating drones, sensors, and data pipelines in field projects — all aimed at pushing conservation tech forward.

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Thank you to everyone who joined today’s launch — your energy and ideas are helping shape this new global community at the intersection of AI, edge computing, and conservation. Stay tuned — more events coming soon! ⚡