MATE 036 – How artificial intelligence and robots are revolutionising gardening, with Rory Aronson from FarmBot (REBROADCAST of MATE 014)

Rory Aronson revolutionised agriculture when he created the coolest invention ever—FarmBot—an AI robot which farms your veggie patch. Seriously, this autonomous robot plants seeds, waters the garden, checks the soil nutrients and kills the weeds. In this episode of MATE, Rory explains how he built this precision agriculture machine and why it’s going to transform the … Continue reading MATE 036 – How artificial intelligence and robots are revolutionising gardening, with Rory Aronson from FarmBot (REBROADCAST of MATE 014)

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Rory Aronson revolutionised agriculture when he created the coolest invention ever—FarmBot—an AI robot which farms your veggie patch. Seriously, this autonomous robot plants seeds, waters the garden, checks the soil nutrients and kills the weeds. In this episode of MATE, Rory explains how he built this precision agriculture machine and why it’s going to transform the agriculture industry. We also discuss how he hacked the product launch video to go viral and smash the goal on their crowdfunding campaign.

Topics:

What is CNC farming and what are the benefits?
How FarmBot works and how to build one
Who FarmBot is created for
Why Rory decided to make FarmBot open-source
How FarmBot compares to traditional methods of agriculture
Plans to make FarmBot available for under $1,000
Kickstarter’s impact on launching the project
How to make your product launch video campaign go viral on social media
How Rory has dealt with the sudden media attention of becoming an instant celebrity
What’s exciting you right now? Burning Man.

Links:

Rory Aronson’s website
FarmBot website

Sponsors:

Open Universities Australia

Special thanks:

Editing by Josh Armour, from ArmourPod Productions.
Podcast logo cover artwork by Courtney Carman
Theme music from “Ghosts I–IV” by Nine Inch Nails, used under a Creative Commons licence.
Ad music is called “Going Higher” by Bensound, used under a Creative Commons licence.

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