Production Update

About a month ago we wrapped up the final changes to the FarmBot hardware design, reviewed the final sample components, and gave the go-ahead to our partner factories and suppliers to produce 350 FarmBot kits. As of this writing we have ordered 97% of the components that will go into the final boxes and we hope to have the remaining few components on their way to us by the end of next week. So far we have not encountered any serious supply chain issues that will cause a delay in shipment, indicating that we're on-track to send the first batch of FarmBots out towards the end of February! Check out the photos below of some of the production components: The motor kits (above) include four custom laser engraved NEMA 17 stepper motors with pre-mounted rotary encoders and fully assembled wiring harnesses. The photos below show bulk quantities of extrusions, springs, v-wheels, spacers, and custom cardboard boxes. Some of the plastic parts in the FarmBot Genesis kits will be injection molded out of gray plastic. The sample white Seed Bin pictured below was the first one to come out of the mold!

What's Next

Once we receive all of the components at our headquarters in California, we will be assembling a few complete FarmBots to make sure everything goes together smoothly. If we find that anything needs to be changed, we will have a few weeks to order additional parts or make the required modifications. Then we will complete the final quality assurance checks for all the kits, pack everything up, and send them out the door! Note: Before we ship anything out, we will be in touch with all of our customers to ensure we have your correct shipping address.

We're all sold out! (sort of)

About a week ago we pre-sold the last available FarmBot Genesis Kit as part of our first production run of 350. That means that any pre-orders placed now and into the future will be part of our second production run and ship later than February. We're still working out the timeline for the second run, but a conservative ship date is in July. Pre-order your FarmBot.