However, these new features are not free and are part of the Bird Buddy Pro subscription, which costs $6 per month. The company believes that the close-up format and high-resolution sensor of their bird feeders make them uniquely capable of capturing the features required for these AI-powered features. The company's CEO, Franci Zidar, expressed excitement about the potential of these new features.
Key takeaways:
- Bird Buddy, a hardware startup, has introduced a new AI-powered feature called Name That Bird, which allows users to name and track individual birds.
- The feature identifies individual birds by distinguishing characteristics that are difficult for humans to spot, using the high-resolution sensor in Bird Buddy's feeders.
- Name That Bird is part of a larger AI-powered feature set called Natural Intelligence, which can also identify if birds are injured or sick and notify users of non-bird animals near the feeder.
- The new features are part of the Bird Buddy Pro subscription, which costs $6 per month.