[Product introduction] FarmBot: Open source automatic vegetable garden robot

A 100% open source automatic vegetable garden robot "FarmBotpage has been added.

FarmBot is an automatic vegetable garden robot manufactured by FarmBot, a company founded in San Luis Obispo, a city in southern California, USA.From building, operating to growing agricultural machinery, there are open and accessible hardware plans, software, data and documentation that help everyone grow food.

Application field

It is suitable for multicropping of general horticultural vegetables (simultaneous cultivation of multiple varieties), and can be used by a wide range of users, from home gardens, research purposes, and prosumers (producers).
FarmBot provides openly licensed and freely available educational resources for teaching FarmBot technology and related subjects (including information coming soon).

• mechanical : Materials, Construction, Injection Molding and 3D Printing of FarmBot Parts
• sequence,Scheduling,coding : Programming and Controlling FarmBot
• Agricultural technology : greenhouse, hydroponics
• plant biology : seed skits, seed dissection
• soil science
• Supply chain : farms, farm workers
• Climate change

• life cycle analysis

What is FarmBot?

It is an automatic vegetable garden robot that can be easily assembled and expanded according to needs. Through the FarmBot dedicated app, you can set up and control the FarmBot and manage the growth of your crops.
For example, an on-board camera and computer vision software can measure soil height across a raised bed to help with seeding, soil moisture measurement, weed control, and more.In addition, by placing climbing crops and irregularly shaped crops on the edge of the raised bed and adjusting the growth direction of the cultivated crops to face the outside of the raised bed with FarmBot and a dedicated app, plants can grow as needed. area can be easily doubled or tripled.

FarmBot Features

• Low cost and 100% open source
• Quick setup
• Customize freely to meet your needs
• Supporting cultivation with a dedicated app
• extensive documentation

Learn more about FarmBot from the manufacturerWeb page (Documentation).

FarmBot Type of

Easier assembly with fewer parts 95% pre-assembled, 100% open source, plug and playFarmBot Expressand 100% open source, DIY and highly customizableFarmBot Genesis(FarmBot's top model) is lined up.
FarmBot's kit includes everything you need in one box.

FarmBot Express

There are two models, a standard size model suitable for small gardens, greenhouses, classrooms and laboratories, and an XL size model suitable for families, large spaces, multi-class school use and larger research and development.

FarmBot Genesis

From growing food to performing complex experiments with the highest level of precision.A top-of-the-range FarmBot that can be easily modified and extended to do more.

FarmBot's Software

You can find videos and documentation to help you set up the components required for FarmBot.

A dedicated web app also allows you to easily control and configure FarmBot from your browser using your laptop, tablet or smartphone.It features real-time manual control and logging, a sequence builder for creating custom routines for FarmBot to run, and a drag-and-drop farm designer that allows you to graphically design your cultivation plans (such as plots and interplanting).

hardware

• Robust and corrosion-resistant aluminum (extrusions, plates, brackets)
• Parts in UV-resistant injection-molded plastic
• Equipped with stepping motor
• Corrosion-resistant stainless steel fasteners suitable for outdoor environments

FarmBot has dedicated parts, so you can adjust and expand FarmBot.

• Drivetrain (drive train/drive train)
• Electronics and Wiring (Electronic equipment and wiring related)
• Extrusions (Extruded product)
• FarmBot Genesis Tools (FarmBot Genesistool)
• Fasteners and Hardware (Fasteners/Clasps and Hardware)
• Partial Kits (partial kit)
• plastic parts (plastic part)
• Plates and Brackets (plate and bracket)
• Tubing (tube)
• Upgrades (tool bays, upgrade kits, power supplies, etc.)

Details of each partManufacturer WEB site.