Genesis slides along tracks installed alongside the garden box, with the main arm also shifting left and right
and popping down into the soil to perform its various
functions. Once given instructions, FarmBot can be left
to its own devices to follow the planting and watering
schedules you picked until the veggies are ready to
harvest.
FarmBot is controlled via a web app that uses a
Farmville-esque visual grid, letting you drag and drop
the kind of plants you want into your digital garden.
Genesis has 33 common crops loaded into its software
so far and it automatically spaces the varying plants
appropriately, taking the guesswork out of having a
diverse garden. The app can be accessed from a computer, phone, or tablet, so you can adjust your plan
from anywhere and send it to your backyard ‘robotic
gardener’.
Genesis is the first commercial version of this autonomous gardening idea, allowing for planting spaces up
to 2.9 meters × 1.4 meters, with a maximum plant
height of 0.5 meters. It’s an all-in-one kit with nearly
everything you need to get started, including all the
metal and 3D-printed pieces—the nozzles, motors,
belts, and pulleys—a Raspberry Pi 3 computer, and
plenty more. You’ll need to build your own planter bed
following the specifications, as well as provide the water, electricity, and Internet sources. Programmer or
engineering know-how not required: The kit comes
with a step-by-step guide.
At the time of publishing, the kit could be purchased at
a special pre-order rate of $2900 and an international
shipping flat rate of $250 https://farmbot.io/pre-order/
Acknowledgements:
https://farmbot.io/
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