Scoutbots is a social enterprise and community that uses open technology to promote transparency and collaboration among individuals, non-profits, companies, universities, and governments. They focus on developing open hardware technologies to explore and protect the oceans, including sensors for plastic, oil, and radioactivity. By sharing intellectual property, Scoutbots aims to maximize impact and create a greater good. Joining the Scoutbots community allows for collaboration on the development of innovative technologies such as Protei, the shape-shifting sailing robot for ocean data collection.