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Drag and Drop Farming
Graphically design your farm by dragging and dropping plants into the map. The game-like interface is learned in just a few minutes so you’ll have the whole growing season planned in no time.
Farm from Anywhere
The FarmBot web app can be loaded on any computer, tablet, or smartphone with a modern web browser, giving you the power to manage your garden from anywhere at any time.
Using the manual controls, you can move FarmBot and operate its tools and peripherals in real-time. Scare birds away while at work, take photos of your veggies, turn the lights on for a night time harvest, or simply impress your friends and neighbors with a quick demo.
Completely Customizable
Our easy-to-use sequence editor allows you to completely customize the way your FarmBot operates. With new support for variables, you can spend less time configuring and more time enjoying the fruits of your FarmBot's labor.
Best of all, no coding is required; simply drag and drop basic commands into your desired order, adjust the parameters, and save.
Premium Hardware
We've gone through great lengths to design, manufacture, and source only the highest quality components for our kits.
And because everything is made from aluminum, stainless steel, and UV resistant ABS, FarmBot will last for years in outdoor environments.
Pre-assembled
Every FarmBot Express and Express XL kit will ship 95% pre-assembled in a single box. This makes setup a breeze, even for non-technical people.
The Nuts and Bolts
Motors
FarmBot Express and Express XL are powered by four powerful NEMA 17 stepper motors, GT2 timing belts and pulleys, and a stainless steel precision leadscrew.
Electronics
Our custom electronics board features Trinamic TMC2130 stepper drivers with built-in stall detection, while the Raspberry Pi Zero W serves as the web-connected brain.
Plates and Brackets
The plates and brackets are stamped and machined out of 6061 aluminum. Then they are tumble polished, sandblasted, and anodized to achieve a premium aesthetic and feel.
Motors
FarmBot Express and Express XL are powered by four powerful NEMA 17 stepper motors, GT2 timing belts and pulleys, and a stainless steel precision leadscrew.
Electronics
Our custom electronics board features Trinamic TMC2130 stepper drivers with built-in stall detection, while the Raspberry Pi Zero W serves as the web-connected brain.
Plates and Brackets
The plates and brackets are stamped and machined out of 6061 aluminum. Then they are tumble polished, sandblasted, and anodized to achieve a premium aesthetic and feel.
What our customers are saying (and growing)
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@fuufu_otto — FarmBot Genesis v1.3 owner
"I am off the grid! (with the backup)"
@etcipnja — FarmBot Genesis v1.3 owner
"The Garden Robot has been working hard! Nothing like fresh carrots right from the ground. 🥕 #farmbot"
@4dam1ove — FarmBot Genesis v1.2 owner
"One student 👨🌾 tunes up #FarmBot while others tag 🌱 with labels for observers. We end the day with a 💧 sequence. Another day on the farm. #pbl #farmtotable #STEMed #STEM #STEAM"
@reginius214 — FarmBot Genesis XL v1.4 owner
"I cheated with starter plants, but now that they are in the soil, farmbot is keeping them nice and moist! Just harvested my first breakfast saute. Couldn’t be happier!"
@steffan — FarmBot Genesis v1.2 owner
"Yes, I planted too close together. Oh well, learning!"
@novojon — FarmBot Genesis v1.3 owner
"West Hollow students & @reginius214 are featured in a documentary called "Farming For The Future" by @RedHat. The students use open source software like @arduino and @GetPiTop to program their @farmbotio & @getMARSfarm to automate their farming. #HHHCSD"
@OfficialHHHCSD — FarmBot Genesis XL v1.4 owner
"Farmbot is looking a bit Christmassy this evening. 💡💡💡We had a few issues this week but she seems to be working fine again now."
@victorx — FarmBot Genesis v1.3 owner
"@OfficialHHHCSD students from West Hollow harvested and donated 20lbs of 🥬 🥦🥒to @IslandHarvest from our #FarmBot. Our future 👨🌾👩🌾 have worked all winter for this! 👍🏻 #communitygarden #farmtotable #LearningByMaking #STEMed"
@reginius214 — FarmBot Genesis XL v1.4 owner
"Congrats to our team who won the NTT DATA Gobal #hackathondream with their farmbot.io idea to feed the world! #futurefarming #farmbotNetwork"
@itelligence_NL — FarmBot Genesis v1.3 owner
"I’m often asked why we choose to automate a farm that could easily be cared for by a human. The answer becomes more clear when the 🌱 👀 like this after 11 days without a 👩🌾! #FutureofFood #futureofwork #pbl #STEMeducation"
@reginius214 — FarmBot Genesis XL v1.4 owner
"My plants 🌱🍓🥦 feeling very healthy today. Happy Farming 🌿#farmbot #FarmbotNetwork @itelligence_de @roryaronson"
@FarmbotB — FarmBot Genesis v1.3 owner
"Estamos no @agrobitbrasil com a primeira horta robótica do Brasil! .. #farmbot #agrobitbrasil #agrotech"
@navisdt — FarmBot Genesis XL v1.4 owner
"Last day of work for 2018 & the @ballarattechschool @farm.bot is up and running with water sequence, photo mapping all set so we can keep an eye on it over the hols. #precisionagriculture #precisionfarming #automation #futureoffarming"
@l.s.mudge — FarmBot Genesis v1.3 owner
"#farmbot #project connected with #Slack so user can interact with #farmbotfreddy"
@farmbotfreddy — FarmBot Genesis v1.2 owner
"Check out this great article on InnovateLI about @reginius214 & our students at West Hollow who are working with their new FarmBot to grasp a deeper understanding of alternative agricultural practices and the future of food! #HHHCSD"
@OfficialHHHCSD — FarmBot Genesis XL v1.4 owner
At 1.2m x 3m in size, FarmBot Express is perfect for installing in a classroom, research lab, or small backyard. Using our mobile raised bed design, you can easily move FarmBot down hallways and in-between the indoors and outdoors.
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Make fresh food the centerpiece of your yard with FarmBot Express XL. Measuring 2.4m x 6m in size, Express XL covers 400% the area of our smaller Express bot, giving you the ability to grow enough veggies for you, your family, and even your neighbors.
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We've shipped over 1,000 FarmBots worldwide
Where will you grow?
At home
Grow food for yourself, your family, and your community by installing FarmBot on a raised bed, urban rooftop, or in a small greenhouse at home. Fully automated, hyper-local food production has never been so attainable.
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Expected to ship Nov, 2019
In class
Over 400 educational institutions have purchased FarmBot kits to engage and inspire the next generation of farmers, engineers, plant scientists, and coders.
By tapping into our global community of schools, universities, DIYers, and professionals, your students will gain first hand experience working in a 21st century collaborative development workflow. Join us and bring this cutting-edge STEM-based learning and research experience to your students.
More Applications
What you can grow
FarmBot is well suited to growing a polycrop of many common garden veggies at the same time. Crops we've had success with include Bok Choy, Lettuces, Radish, Beets, Chard, Arugula, Broccoli, and much more.
By placing vining and other indeterminate crops near the ends of the bed and training them outwards, you can easily double or triple the area your plants can utilize while still being maintained by the FarmBot.
Yield
By our estimations, FarmBot Express can grow all of the veggies needed by one person, continuously, for less cost after 2 years than shopping at the average US grocery store. Meanwhile, Express XL can serve a family of four with an ROI period of just 1 year.
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FarmBot vs the Grocery Store
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FarmBot is 100% Open-Source
Hardware
Our CAD models, schematics, and BOM are freely available so you can build your own parts.
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Software
Help build features, fork the code for your own mods, or host the app locally for off-grid independence.
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Documentation
Know FarmBot inside and out with our step-by-step assembly instructions and complete tech specs.
READ THE DOCSAugment FarmBot to suit your needs
Designed by a global team
Founded in 2016, our small company has grown to include members in California, Oregon, Illinois, Canada, and Belgium. To date, we've shipped more than 1,000 FarmBot kits to customers in over 65 countries, giving this project a truly global reach.
Built to respect your freedom
You are free to use FarmBot as you wish, repair it, change it to suit your needs, and share your modifications in order to help others. We believe these freedoms are vitally important for everyone to have and exercise because they are what empower us to take back control and regain true ownership of our food system.
READ MORE ABOUT YOUR FREEDOMSWhich FarmBot is right for you?
Choose one of our Express models if you want to get your FarmBot set up as quickly as possible and only need it to do the basics. Express has been designed for the everyday user in mind and efforts have been made to make this product line as affordable as possible.
Genesis models offer enhanced capabilities, service larger areas, and have a greater ability to be customized and upgraded. They are designed for prosumers and enthusiasts willing to pay a little more to have every feature and capability at their disposal.
Tech Specs
| NEW! | NEW! | |||
Express v1.0 |
Express XL v1.0 |
Genesis v1.4 |
Genesis XL v1.5 |
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| Max machine area | 1.2m x 3m | 2.4m x 6m | 1.5m x 3m | 3m x 6m |
| Max service area | 1.1m x 2.7m | 2.3m x 5.7m | 1.4m x 2.9m | 2.9m x 5.9m |
| Max machine height | 1.5m | 1.5m | 1.5m | 1.5m |
| Max plant height | 0.5m | 0.5m | 0.5m | 0.5m |
| Raised bed interface | Rolls directly on wood | Rolls directly on wood | Aluminum extrusion tracks | Aluminum extrusion tracks |
| Percent pre-assembled | 95% | 95% | 10% | 50% |
| Time to assemble | 1 hour | 1 hour | 30 hours | 20 hours |
| Extrusions | Silver anodized aluminum | Silver anodized aluminum | Silver anodized aluminum | Silver anodized aluminum |
| Plates | Silver anodized aluminum | Silver anodized aluminum | Silver anodized aluminum | Silver anodized aluminum |
| Plastic parts | UV stabilized gray ABS | UV stabilized gray ABS | UV stabilized gray ABS | UV stabilized gray ABS |
| Hardware | Stainless steel and aluminum | Stainless steel and aluminum | Stainless steel and aluminum | Stainless steel and aluminum |
| Tool head | 3-in-1 tool head | 3-in-1 tool head | Universal tool mount | Universal tool mount |
| Interchangeable tooling | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Seeder | Integrated into tool head | Integrated into tool head | Yes, as interchangeable tool | Yes, as interchangeable tool |
| Watering nozzle | Integrated into tool head | Integrated into tool head | Yes, as interchangeable tool | Yes, as interchangeable tool |
| Weeder | Integrated into tool head | Integrated into tool head | Yes, as interchangeable tool | Yes, as interchangeable tool |
| Soil moisture sensor | None | None | Yes, as interchangeable tool | Yes, as interchangeable tool |
| Soil temperature sensor | None | None | None | Included with moisture sensor |
| Custom tool support | None | None | Yes | Yes |
| Camera | IP67 rainproof USB Camera | IP67 rainproof USB Camera | IP67 rainproof USB Camera | IP67 rainproof USB Camera |
| Seed containers | 2x seed troughs | 2x seed troughs | 1x seed bin 2x seed trays |
1x seed bin 2x seed trays 2x seed troughs |
| Tool and seed slots | 1x gantry seed trough holster | 1x gantry seed trough holster | 2x 3-slot toolbays | 1x gantry seed trough holster 2x 3-slot toolbays 3x 1-slot toolbays |
| Computer | Raspberry Pi Zero W | Raspberry Pi Zero W | Raspberry Pi 3 B | Raspberry Pi 3 B+ |
| Real-time clock | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Microcontroller | Farmduino Express v1.0 | Farmduino Express v1.0 | Farmduino v1.4 | Farmduino v1.5 |
| Stepper drivers | 4x TMC2130 integrated chips | 4x TMC2130 integrated chips | 5x A4988 removable modules | 5x A4988 removable modules |
| Motors | 4x NEMA 17 stepper motors | 4x NEMA 17 stepper motors | 4x NEMA 17 stepper motors | 4x NEMA 17 stepper motors |
| Rotary encoders | None | None | Included | Included |
| Stall detection | Yes, via driver chips | Yes, via driver chips | Yes, via encoders | Yes, via encoders |
| Closed-loop positioning | No | No | Yes, via encoders | Yes, via encoders |
| Solenoid valve | 24V, normally closed | 24V, normally closed | 24V, normally closed | 24V, normally closed |
| Vacuum | 24V, diaphragm pump | 24V, diaphragm pump | 24V, diaphragm pump | 24V, diaphragm pump |
| LED light strip | Included, 1.2m length | Included, 2.4m length | Included, 1.5m length | Included, 3m length |
| Extra peripheral plugs | None | None | 2x extra plugs | 2x extra plugs |
| Push buttons | E-stop | E-stop | E-stop Unlock 3x user customizable |
E-stop Unlock 3x user customizable |
| LED indicators | None | None | Sync Connection 2x user customizable |
Sync Connection 2x user customizable |
| Power supply | 150W, IP67 waterproof | 150W, IP67 waterproof | 150W, IP67 waterproof | 150W, IP67 waterproof |
| Input voltage | 110 to 220V AC | 110 to 220V AC | 110 to 220V AC | 110 to 220V AC |
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Software
You control and configure FarmBot using the free FarmBot web application at my.farm.bot. We expect to indefinitely offer free service adequate for home growing needs, though we may charge for commercial or industrial FarmBot usage, for FarmBots larger than 3m x 6m in area, and/or for FarmBots growing large numbers of plants concurrently. You can always host the software on your own server if you do not want to use our service.
Warranty
We’re committed to providing you with the highest quality product. As we continue to develop FarmBot hardware and software, we will make changes. The final product that we ship to you may be different than the one shown in our videos, photos, documentation, and as described on our websites. If anything is damaged or defective, we will replace the parts free of charge within 30 days of delivery of the product. See our limited warranty for more information.
What you need to provide
Planter Bed
All FarmBots must be mounted to a raised bed or similar infrastructure. Neither materials for the bed nor soil are included with the kits because every installation will be different, and shipping lumber and soil would be prohibitively expensive.
Electricity
FarmBot must be plugged into a 110 or 220V outlet. The 30cm (1ft) power cord comes with a standard US 3-prong plug. You must connect this to your own extension cord if needed. Customers outside the US: you must provide a plug adapter if needed.
Water
FarmBot's water system has a 3/4″ female Garden Hose Thread (GHT) connection, meaning you can take a standard US garden hose and screw it into your FarmBot. You will need to provide a hose of the appropriate length.
Internet
FarmBot can only be controlled using the web app, so an internet connection is required. The Raspberry Pi has built-in WiFi, though you may need to reposition your WiFi router or install a repeater to ensure a reliable connection.
Planter Bed
All FarmBots must be mounted to a raised bed or similar infrastructure. Neither materials for the bed nor soil are included with the kits because every installation will be different, and shipping lumber and soil would be prohibitively expensive.
Electricity
FarmBot must be plugged into a 110 or 220V outlet. The 30cm (1ft) power cord comes with a standard US 3-prong plug. You must connect this to your own extension cord if needed. Customers outside the US: you must provide a plug adapter if needed.
Water
FarmBot's water system has a 3/4″ female Garden Hose Thread (GHT) connection, meaning you can take a standard US garden hose and screw it into your FarmBot. You will need to provide a hose of the appropriate length.
Internet
FarmBot can only be controlled using the web app, so an internet connection is required. The Raspberry Pi has built-in WiFi, though you may need to reposition your WiFi router or install a repeater to ensure a reliable connection.
Own Your Food
About Our Company
FarmBot Inc. is a California Benefit Corporation founded in San Luis Obispo
Coded into our bylaws are the following specific benefit purposes
Openly share our products
Our company is founded on the belief that a more open food system is a better one. The following aspects of our products will be openly shared at the time the product is publicly released:
- Hardware designs shall be released in accordance with the Open Source Hardware Association’s definition of open source hardware.
- Software source code shall be released under a permissive license approved by the Open Source Initiative.
- Documentation shall be released under a license conforming to the definition of “open” put forth by the Open Knowledge Foundation.
Openly share our business
We believe that business is a powerful agent for change, and like our products, it can be more powerful when its details are openly shared for inspection, modification, and replication by others. The following aspects of our business will be shared for the benefit of our company, our customers, aspiring entrepreneurs, and the FarmBot community at large.
- Detailed sales and financial information including but not limited to revenues, expenditures, profits, salaries, investments, and taxes.
- Cultural, operational, and strategic insights that we determine important to our growth and success.
- We will default to transparency in all aspects of our business except when there are individual or partnership privacy concerns.
1% for the community
Each year, we shall contribute one percent (1%) of our annual net revenue towards furthering The FarmBot Project’s mission to “Grow a community that produces free and open-source hardware plans, software, data, and documentation enabling everyone to build and operate a farming machine.” Contributions shall consist of cash, products, and services that directly help to maintain and grow the community.
Be good people
We strive to do the right thing in every situation: for each other, our customers, the environment, and all of our stakeholders. We make ethics, integrity, transparency, and community the cornerstones of our business.