FarmBot Genesis is an amazing piece of engineering, and also the digital technology behind it is really inspiring. This “polycrop” farming machine can plant, water and take care of multiple plants throughout their lifetime while keeping the process nature- and human-friendly.

You can setup, control and configure it just with a simple tap on your phone or any other device. The Drag & Drop Farming designer allows you to graphically design layout of your plants in a video-game style while selecting different individually-planted crops and their growing regimens. This allows everyone to grow a variety of crops in the same area and at the same time.

Yet, probably the most impressive thing about the FarmBot is the fact that it is a 100% open-source farming machine, so every costumer can design and adjust the bot in a way it suits them the best – adjusting it to their small or larger gardens. You can get all the information and materials, including CAD models, prices, quantities, suppliers, and tech specs for each component, here. Have a look at a brilliant 3D model of the FarmBot with detailed description of each part below.

With the universal tool-mounting system and magnetic coupling, users can choose various electrical connectors and liquid and gas lines. So far, the company has developed a seed injector, watering nozzle, soil sensor and weeding tool to cover the basics of food production, and now is in search of more resourceful and innovative people to help them create a perfect open-source CNC farming machine. If you would like to know more about CNC machining, you can have a read here.

Moreover, the company behind The FarmBot also decided that each year, they shall contribute 1% of their revenue towards furthering The FarmBot Project’s mission to “grow a community that produces free and open-source hardware plans, software, data, and documentation enabling everyone to build and operate a farming machine.” In case you like their efforts or are a farmer yourself, you can pre-order your #FarmBot at the company’s website.

Credits:
FarmBot Inc.