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Would be interesting if they could get it to work in a circular pattern with multiple layers, where one FarmBot traverses each ring of the garden's "onion". Fo

Would be interesting if they could get it to work in a circular pattern with multiple layers, where one FarmBot traverses each ring of the garden's "onion". For an optimized garden to feed a family, you need 549 square meters[0], which is a circle with a diameter of 26.4 meters (86.7 ft). That's all the vegetables for your entire family, mostly automated. That's a future I would love to see, even though it's way less efficient than industrial farming. [0] https://farm.bot/pages/yield https://farm.bot/pages/yield

_kb 2y ago
That seems like an efficient approach for a commercial scale version. The form would essentially mirror center-pivot irrigation [1] so you can keep a fixed point for delivering energy, water, fertiliser etc and cover larger circular patch with a series of smaller linear robots. Each span could also be modular to adapt to different sizes as suitable for the landscape. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center-pivot_irrigation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center-pivot_irrigation
torlok 2y ago
> That's all the vegetables for your entire family, mostly automated. This thing only drills the seeds and waters the plants.