<s>
FarmBot	B-Device
is	O
an	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
precision	O
agriculture	O
CNC	O
farming	O
project	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
Cartesian	O
coordinate	O
robot	O
farming	O
machine	O
,	O
software	O
and	O
documentation	O
including	O
a	O
farming	O
data	O
repository	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FarmBot	B-Device
is	O
an	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
project	O
allowing	O
hardware	O
,	O
software	O
and	O
documentation	O
modifications	O
and	O
additions	O
from	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FarmBot	B-Device
project	O
was	O
started	O
in	O
2011	O
by	O
American	O
Rory	O
Aronson	O
whilst	O
studying	O
mechanical	O
engineering	O
at	O
California	O
Polytechnic	O
State	O
University	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2013	O
Aronson	O
published	O
a	O
white	O
paper	O
outlining	O
the	O
goals	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
"	O
Grow	O
a	O
community	O
that	O
produces	O
free	O
and	O
open-source	B-License
hardware	O
plans	O
,	O
software	O
,	O
data	O
,	O
and	O
documentation	O
enabling	O
everyone	O
to	O
build	O
and	O
operate	O
a	O
farming	O
machine.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Firmware	O
developer	O
Tim	O
Evers	O
and	O
software	O
developer	O
Rick	O
Carlino	O
later	O
joined	O
the	O
project	O
as	O
core	O
developers	O
and	O
the	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
community	O
Farmbot.cc	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2014	O
Rory	O
Aronson	O
created	O
the	O
company	O
Farmbot.io	O
to	O
provide	O
hardware	O
kits	O
and	O
software	O
services	O
and	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
funding	O
source	O
to	O
maintain	O
the	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
and	O
2015	O
FarmBot	B-Device
was	O
entered	O
into	O
the	O
Hackaday	O
Prize	O
where	O
it	O
became	O
a	O
finalist	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Farmbot.io	O
began	O
preorders	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
commercially	O
available	O
version	O
of	O
FarmBot	B-Device
,	O
the	O
FarmBot	B-Device
Genesis	O
,	O
the	O
ninth	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
in	O
July	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FarmBot	B-Device
Genesis	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
plant	O
over	O
30	O
different	O
crops	O
including	O
potatoes	O
,	O
peas	B-General_Concept
,	O
squash	O
,	O
artichokes	O
and	O
chard	O
in	O
an	O
area	O
of	O
2.9	O
meters	O
×	O
1.4	O
meters	O
with	O
a	O
maximum	O
plant	O
height	O
of	O
0.5	O
meters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
estimated	O
that	O
the	O
FarmBot	B-Device
Genesis	O
produces	O
25%	O
fewer	O
carbon	O
dioxide	O
emissions	O
than	O
standard	O
US	O
food	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Farmbot	B-Device
Genesis	O
can	O
perform	O
almost	O
all	O
processes	O
prior	O
to	O
harvesting	O
including	O
sowing	O
,	O
mechanical	O
weed	O
control	O
and	O
watering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FarmBot	B-Device
Genesis	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
gather	O
data	O
to	O
take	O
into	O
account	O
factors	O
such	O
as	O
age	O
of	O
the	O
plant	O
and	O
local	O
weather	O
conditions	O
from	O
both	O
local	O
sensors	O
and	O
external	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FarmBot	B-Device
Genesis	O
performs	O
different	O
tasks	O
through	O
automatically	O
attaching	O
different	O
tools	O
to	O
a	O
universal	O
tool	O
mount	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
seed	O
injector	O
,	O
a	O
watering	O
nozzle	O
and	O
a	O
tool	O
to	O
bury	O
weeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FarmBot	B-Device
Genesis	O
is	O
controlled	O
through	O
a	O
web	O
based	O
interface	O
allowing	O
remote	O
access	O
from	O
any	O
location	O
on	O
most	O
internet	O
enabled	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Farmbot	B-Device
Genesis	O
is	O
an	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
hardware	O
machine	O
and	O
is	O
designed	O
around	O
reproduce-ability	O
and	O
availability	O
of	O
components	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
using	O
common	O
tools	O
and	O
processes	O
meaning	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
reliant	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
supplier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FarmBot	B-Device
Genesis	O
uses	O
a	O
belt	O
and	O
pulley	O
system	O
including	O
NEMA	O
17	O
stepper	B-Algorithm
motors	I-Algorithm
with	O
rotary	B-Algorithm
encoders	I-Algorithm
,	O
GT2	O
belts	O
and	O
OpenBuilds	O
V-Slot	O
®	O
extrusions	O
and	O
wheels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Farmbot	B-Device
Genesis	O
electronics	O
stack	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Arduino	O
Mega	O
2560	O
with	O
a	O
RAMPS	O
1.4	O
shield	O
and	O
a	O
camera	O
to	O
record	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
for	O
the	O
FarmBot	B-Device
Genesis	O
runs	O
through	O
a	O
web	O
interface	O
allowing	O
the	O
machine	O
to	O
be	O
controlled	O
on	O
most	O
internet	O
enabled	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
software	O
is	O
available	O
under	O
the	B-License
MIT	I-License
license	I-License
and	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
documentation	O
for	O
FarmBot	B-Device
Genesis	O
consists	O
of	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
documentation	O
,	O
a	O
farming	O
database	O
and	O
support	O
forums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenFarm	O
began	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
FarmBot	B-Device
but	O
has	O
become	O
its	O
own	O
independent	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
