Seads Solution
SEADS provides scalable seagrass restoration by cultivating, harvesting, and replanting Zostera Marina seeds in the Baltic Sea. The company is developing the world's first fully automated harvesting robot for seagrass seeds in collaboration with Scottish start-up Robocean to overcome the bottleneck of manual diving. This innovation aims to make restoration efficient, cost-effective, and scalable for the first time.
- Clean Technology
- Robotics
- Hardware
Funding
Founders
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Product
Problem
Seagrass meadows, which capture up to 50 times more CO₂ than forests and protect coastlines from erosion, are declining. Large-scale restoration is currently limited because harvesting seagrass seeds relies on manual diving—a time-consuming and costly process that prevents scalable restoration efforts.
Solution
SEADS provides scalable and sustainable seagrass restoration by cultivating, harvesting, and replanting Zostera Marina seeds in the Baltic Sea. The company follows a three-step cycle: planting new seagrass meadows, harvesting naturally produced seeds in early July, and returning those seeds to the sea to restore and expand meadows. To overcome the bottleneck of manual harvesting, SEADS is developing the world's first fully automated harvesting robot for seagrass seeds in collaboration with Scottish start-up Robocean. This innovation aims to make restoration efficient, cost-effective, and scalable for the first time, unlocking a natural solution that combines climate protection, biodiversity, and coastal resilience.
Target Audience
SEADS serves environmental restoration organizations, coastal protection agencies, marine conservation groups, and climate-focused institutions seeking scalable seagrass restoration solutions in the Baltic Sea region.
Features
- World's first fully automated seagrass seed harvesting robot, currently in development with partner Robocean
- Machine-based sowing capability for seagrass cultivation
- Complete cultivation-to-restoration workflow: planting, seed harvesting in early July, and replanting
- Focus on Zostera Marina seeds tailored to Baltic Sea conditions
- Naturally efficient CO₂ storage—up to 50 times more than forests—through long-term carbon storage in roots