Robotic Farming: Using FarmBot in the Classroom
May 26, 2020
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TOPIC
Today we are talking about the FarmBot. What is it? What does it do? And what can I learn by using it? We are answering these questions and more with FarmBot’s CEO & Mechanical Engineer Rory Aronson and Night Owl Bay’s Chief Technology Officer Chris Jaramillo.
About Rory & Farmbot
Rory Aronson is a mechanical engineer and social entrepreneur focused on large scale social and environmental challenges. He aims to benefit humankind and the environment by taking ideas into action via engineering, design, entrepreneurship, and personal lifestyle choices.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
FarmBot is an open source project allowing hardware, software and documentation modifications, and add-ons from users. The FarmBot project was started in 2011 by American Rory Aronson while studying mechanical engineering at California Polytechnic State University.
In March 2014 Aronson began working on the project full-time, funded by a grant from the Shuttleworth Foundation This allowed him to create the company Farmbot.io. The company provides hardware kits and software services while serving as a funding source to maintain the open source community. This precision agriculture CNC farming project later added Firmware developer Tim Evers and software developer Rick Carlino as core developers and the open source community Farmbot.cc was created to support the development of the project.
The project aims to "Create an open and accessible technology aiding everyone to grow food and to grow food for everyone."
GROWING HOPE PROJECT
The Growing Hope Project is a collaboration between San Bernardino City Unified School District, San Andreas High School, Technical Employment Training, Inc. and Night Owl Bay.
