Seeed Studio
Seeed Studio (Seeed Technology, based in Shenzhen) is an open-source hardware provider. Its official about page describes the company as a leading open-source hardware provider focused on emerging technologies such as edge AI, robotics, and smart sensor systems, with the vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted hardware incubation platform” (official About page). The shop footer’s copyright notice traces the company back to 2008 (seeedstudio.com).
Business and main product lines
Per the official shop and the About page, Seeed’s business follows a “modules → devices → integrated solutions” path:
- Development boards and modules: the XIAO line of tiny boards (RP2040, ESP32, and nRF52840 variants) and Wio wireless modules.
- Sensors: Grove sensor modules and SenseCAP environmental monitoring and LoRaWAN devices.
- Edge AI hardware: reComputer edge computers built on NVIDIA Jetson, and the reCamera open AI camera.
- Audio: the reSpeaker line of microphones and wearable recorders.
- Hardware services: Fusion PCBA/SBC customization and small-batch manufacturing.
Seeed is also a notable participant in Shenzhen’s maker ecosystem: it has run the Chaihuo Makerspace since 2011 and helped organize Maker Faire Shenzhen (now the Greater Bay Area International Maker Summit) since 2012 (official About page). Developer documentation starts at the official wiki.
Discussion in the show
In Weekly #001’s chapter “Microduck 为什么一夜走红” (“Why Microduck went viral overnight”), the hosts discussed the small MicroDuck robot published by Hugging Face. Introducing it, Yang Pan said “look at this MicroDuck — it went viral overnight, and it is actually made by a Chinese company called Seeed” (Chinese transcript). Note that “made by Seeed” is a participant’s claim: neither the Microduck project’s official pages (Pollen Robotics) nor Seeed’s own materials mention such a manufacturing relationship, and no official source supports it. See the Microduck entry for the official picture.
Frequently asked questions
What is Seeed Studio?
Seeed Studio is an open-source hardware provider in Shenzhen, tracing back to 2008, offering development boards, sensors, edge AI devices, and hardware customization services for developers and businesses; its official positioning is a hardware incubation platform (official About page).
What products does Seeed Studio sell?
Main lines are the XIAO small development boards, Grove sensors, SenseCAP IoT devices, reComputer edge AI computers and reCamera, reSpeaker audio devices, and Fusion hardware customization services (official shop).
What is the relationship between Seeed Studio and Microduck?
In Weekly #001, host Yang Pan said the MicroDuck robot was made by the Chinese company Seeed. Neither the Microduck project’s official pages (Pollen Robotics) nor Seeed’s own materials mention this relationship, and no official source supports it. Official Microduck information is in its entry.
What is Seeed Studio’s official website?
The official shop is seeedstudio.com, and developer documentation is at wiki.seeedstudio.com.