MICO: The Massive Interspecies Communication Observatory
MICO: The Massive Interspecies Communication Observatory

MICO: The Massive Interspecies Communication Observatory

The Massive Interspecies Communication Observatory (MICO) is a nonprofit-university- industry partnership aimed at enabling rigorous study of communication between the earth’s species.

MICO is designed to enable blind, randomized, and controlled studies of interspecies communication behavior at scale, in naturalistic environments.

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Roadmap

2024

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Partnerships with key partners

2025

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MOU with nonprofit fiscal sponsor

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Definitive partner agreements

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Pilot Researchers Onboarding

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Platform development and testing

2026

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Platform public launch