vue - Open-source automated precision farming | Rory Aronson | TEDxUCLA
Rory Aronson talks about an innovative idea that can change the entire farming industry. He is a mechanical engineer and social entrepreneur working to help solve big social and environmental challenges. Currently he is focused on FarmBot, humanity's open-source automated precision farming machine, and OpenFarm, a free and open database for farming and gardening knowledge. TEDxUCLA was organized by UCLA Extension Visual Arts http://visual.uclaextension.edu In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
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wow
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Are you kidding? Farmbot? How about Flowerpot bot? This is obviously NOT a solution for any scale larger than a very small garden to grow very small plants or flowers. Built by engineers that obviously know little about farming, this is a good example of misleading marketing. I built one because I was curious and it failed as soon as a simple leaf blew onto the track causing the gantry to jam on day 2. If you dislike gardening, you'll hate Farmbot. If you like gardening, you'll hate Farmbot. Get a sprinkler, you'll save about $3500.
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Rory! you rock bro! Definitely will get involved in this movement
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Agriculture is the results of many years of domesticated plants, at the end of the day you have to fertelize your crop, not matter if it is a monoculture, polyculture, agroforestry, organic or conventional system, if you want a good yield you have to fertilze.
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Farmbot.io is the url, pre-orders are open, they cost 4k
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I want to see it in action. What is it actually capable of doing in reality as opposed to theory?
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How is it powered? I would think it would be more resource efficient if it were more like a cable car powered by overhead wires and used tracks or many wheels rather than the gantry system. Add extendable legs and it could farm along the contour of hills thus reducing water runoff.
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Check out +Douglas Mallette and +Cybernated Farm Systems . Investigate a resource based economy.
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How much do the tracks cost? How does it work in not flat fields? Just thinking that it would be good to show tricky things too and not only list the potential positive sides.
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This should also be solar. No reason to waste electricity on something like this that sits outside all day....
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