The creators behind the Bird Buddy smart feeder have taken the wraps off a camera that keeps tabs on the activity in your garden, whether it’s a seed sprouting or a bee visiting one of your flowers. The Petal camera is launching under new Wonder branding and features a bendable stem alongside a universal clip you can attach to different areas throughout your yard.
Bird Buddy’s new camera tracks plants and insects in your garden
The new Petal camera uses AI to identify what’s happening in your yard.
The new Petal camera uses AI to identify what’s happening in your yard.
Image: Wonder
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The 4K, 12-megapixel camera uses an AI system to help identify plants and insects from the accompanying app. You can also interact with an AI chatbot that will tell you helpful information about the activity the camera captures as well as what you can do to help your garden.
1/3The AI “Paul Sunshine” can give you helpful information about your garden. Image: Wonder
Like with Bird Buddy’s feeder, you can use your smartphone to snap photos and view a livestream of wildlife from the camera. There’s an optional solar panel roof you can use to power the device as well.
In case you don’t have an ideal spot to plant your Petal, you can pair it with Wonder Blocks, a modular system designed to house plants and attract insects. You can customize the components you place atop the Wonder Block pedestal, including a plant base, seed tray, bee hotel, butterfly feeder, and a home for bugs, allowing you to track all sorts of activity from one spot.
Petal and Wonder Blocks will be available on Kickstarter in the spring of this year, but there are still no firm details on price.
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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
