The future of home farming is Farmbot, a small scale robotic farming tool to grow fresh produce all year round, all at home. The robot can detect and kill weeds with the weeding tool and onboard camera, seed with the seeder tool, water with the watering tool, and take soil quality measurements with the soil sensor. The four tools, depicted in the top left corner, combined with the user’s growing preferences, weather, and data on the plant, can optimize growth of the user’s plants. The robot moves on the x, y, and z axes, depicted on the right, to plant where the user specifies using the game-like app, depicted in the bottom left corner.
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It can be green by running on solar power and recycled rain water. It will reduce food waste because it is designed to grow enough for 1 person all year long. It can reduce waste from large scale farmers and grocery stores who feel they should throw out produce with an unappealing appearance. It will reduce the use of harmful pesticides and fertilizers. It will improve health by making fresh food more available to those who want it. On the flip side, using a robot to farm will take away jobs from farmers and can cause a lower work ethic by those who use robotics to do everything for