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Week 6 Digital Storytelling Critique: Meet Farmbot

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This week I wanted to search something combined with "garden" theme and technology. Guess what I found on Youtube? A digital story called “Meet Farmbot.” The video demonstrates humanity’s first open-source CNC farming machine. The FarmBot Genesis, developed by Rory Aronson — which has been taking pre-orders since July — is capable of planting seeds and then watering them precisely. What’s more, all of its plastic components can easily be 3D printed, while its flat connecting plates can be made with either a waterjet, plasma or laser cutter, a CNC mill, or even a hacksaw and drill press.The three-axis machine employs linear guides in the X, Y, and Z directions, which allows for tooling such as seed injectors, watering nozzles, sensors, and weed removal equipment to be accurately positioned. Impressively, FarmBot can cultivate a variety of crops in the same area simultaneously. With all the cool features, I am screaming in my head after watching the video:" I WANT one too!"