wbic16/farmbot

Farm Bot Prototype

Farm Bot

Farm Bot is a set of utilities for a raspberry-pi robotics platform.

Getting Started

To use farmbot, you will need a robot, a raspberry pi with 8 GB RAM (4B or 5), and some free time.

Core Equipment

• 8GB raspberry pi5
• SD Card: 64 GB Micro SDXC
• SSD: 1 TB SATA SSD
• Battery: 640 Wh LeFePO4
• Robotic Arm (3' extension)
• 400 watt electric motor
• Battery Life: 90 minutes

You can order the parts for a Farm Bot separately, or simply order one from Phext, Inc. here: https://phext.io/products.html

Plant Selection

Farm Bot is designed to assist harvesters with keeping track of which plants are ready to harvest.

Strawberry Growth Model

Revision 1 targets strawberry plants exclusively. We plan to offer more plants in the future.

• 300,000 plants per acre
• low-power managers - hourly patrols to monitor berry readiness
• high-power pickers