Final Project, FabAcademy 2015
FabLab Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
2015
The project is a watering system which can be situated indoors or outdoors. It consists of an acrylic kit which works as the nest for a system of 3d printed cases containing the controlling parts, such as the electronics, and a water container that needs to be waterproof. Finally also inside this nest, a small water pump moved by a servo controls the water flow according to humidity values.
Having this two separated systems the user can customise the kit according to water amount that a certain plant needs and the orientation of the sun.
The whole system is powered by solar energy for it can be programmed and will automatically work in case of absence.
Although the programming is very easy, is the crucial part as it involves a direct interaction between the user and its plants. The user will need to know at which values of humidity a specific plant works better with.
