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Farmbot. First Open Source CNC farming machine

Jose CerrejonLess than 1 minuteRaspberry PIRaspberry PI

Farmbot: First Open Source CNC farming machine

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Farmbot is a gigantic machine similar to a 3D printer, but its use is specific to plant seeds is a terrain. You can choose what type of seed you want to grow through multiplatform software and once the process has begun, you will be planting seed to seed.


The pieces are made of aluminum and use a Raspberry Pi and Arduino MEGA to program the process and develop the movement of the engines respectively.

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In the video that accompanies the article, you can see the contents of the Kit sent to you detailing what each part serves. Its price is $ 2,595 and international shipping costs about $95 due to its large dimensions. You also have the possibility to build the project yourself. All the software you need is at Githubopen in new window.

Link: farmbot.ioopen in new window