# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Mothbox: An Open Science Tool for Automated Insect Monitoring - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 26 Jul, 2026 at 04:30 pm – Sun, 26 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm - **Event Description**: A Free Talk by Dr. Andy Quitmeyer highlighting his most recent open-source invention!About this EventAre you curious about your environment and excited about DIY tools to explore it? Join us for this fascinating presentation by Dr. Andy Quitmeyer.The Mothbox is a low-cost, high-performance insect monitor. Its power-efficient and lightweight design allows field biologists to deploy it anywhere, even in the depths of the jungle. You can build your own for very little money to study the biodiversity at your home or across an entire landscape! All the physical plans, electronics schematics, Pi Scripts, and insect-IDing Artificial Intelligence are provided free and open source, so you can build, share, and improve on the design.Andy's talk will highlight the need for landscape-scale insect monitoring, explain the open design of our tool, and teach you how to use it.About the SpeakerDr. Andy Quitmeyer designs new ways to interact with the natural world. He has worked with large organizations like Cartoon Network, IDEO, and the Smithsonian, taught as a tenure-track professor at the National University of Singapore, and even had his research turned into a (silly) television series called “Hacking the Wild,” distributed by Discovery Networks. Currently he spends most of his time volunteering with smaller organizations and recently founded the field-station makerspace, Digital Naturalism Laboratories (Dinalab) In the rainforest of Gamboa, Panama. Dinalab blends biological fieldwork and technological crafting with a community of local and international scientists, artists, engineers, and animal rehabilitators. Andy also advises researchers as an affiliate professor at the University of Washington.www.mothbox.org - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/long-island-city/the-mothbox-an-open-science-tool-for-automated-insect-monitoring/100001991326867265 - **Event Categories**: science-fair, it, art, volunteering, artificial-intelligence - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: all_ages - door_time: 2026-07-26T20:00:00Z - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: Biotech Without Borders - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Long Island City - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Biotech Without Borders - **lat**: 40.7501835 - **long**: -73.94559420000002 - **full address**: Biotech Without Borders, 43-01 21St, Long Island City, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Mothbox: An Open Science Tool for Automated Insect Monitoring - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/60720de264802723e06c8d6743255ee3a04356794aef1d4178a8bca9b99ac497-rimg-w1200-h1600-dc303319-gmir.jpg?v=1781649964 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Mothbox: An Open Science Tool for Automated Insect Monitoring being held? - **A:** The Mothbox: An Open Science Tool for Automated Insect Monitoring takes place on Sun, 26 Jul, 2026 at 04:30 pm to Sun, 26 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm at Biotech Without Borders, 43-01 21St, Long Island City, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing The Mothbox: An Open Science Tool for Automated Insect Monitoring? - **A:** The Mothbox: An Open Science Tool for Automated Insect Monitoring is organized by Biotech Without Borders. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** The Mothbox: An Open Science Tool for Automated Insect Monitoring is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Long Island City, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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