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  • Bring Food Back to the Backyard
    August 13, 2024

    Bring Food Back to the Backyard

    Watch our newest video for a sentimental look at what the FarmBot brand and mission really stand for: bringing food back to the backyard, together. Behind the scenes "I started this new video hoping to better convey the feeling of our brand and...

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  • FarmBot Customer Showcase
    May 30, 2024

    FarmBot Customer Showcase

    In this post we're going to show off some photos we've recently received from some of our customers. Check out what's growing in their FarmBot gardens: Pictured above and below are a FarmBot Genesis system in the Netherlands. Ian says "I made...

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  • May 9, 2024 Software Update
    May 9, 2024

    May 9, 2024 Software Update

    Today we released a new version of FarmBot OS. Here’s what’s new: utc() and local_time() Lua helpers We’ve added two new Lua helpers to make it easier to get the current time (or a component of it) in both UTC...

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  • Putting FarmBot Express and Express XL on hold
    May 6, 2024

    Putting FarmBot Express and Express XL on hold

    We introduced FarmBot Express and Express XL in July of 2019 with the hope that by offering a more affordable and easier to use FarmBot, we would make our technology accessible to many, many more people and unlock the next phase of growth for our company. In...

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  • FarmBot Featured on The Third Angle Podcast
    May 2, 2024

    FarmBot Featured on The Third Angle Podcast

    FarmBot founder Rory Aronson was recently featured on The Third Angle podcast, discussing how FarmBot works, who uses it, and what our long term vision encompasses. Listen now to FarmBot: A journey into digital gardening with Apple Podcasts. About the episode: “FarmBot...

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  • New Video: Laser Weeding Prototype 💥
    April 28, 2024

    New Video: Laser Weeding Prototype 💥

    A senior design team at the Liberty University School of Engineering partnered with FarmBot Inc to design and prototype a laser weeding tool. Watch the video to learn about the team's design process and to see a demonstration of their prototype design...

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  • April 24, 2024 Developer Documentation Updates
    April 24, 2024

    April 24, 2024 Developer Documentation Updates

    FarmBot is 100% open-source and has an openly accessible API so that everyone is empowered to modify and expand upon their FarmBot's abilities with custom code and contributions. But making source code and API endpoints available often isn't enough. That's...

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  • April 9, 2024 Software and Documentation Update
    April 9, 2024

    April 9, 2024 Software and Documentation Update

    Today we deployed a new version of the web app. Here’s what’s new: Updated default settings Changed the default MOTOR CURRENT to 90% for the X-axis for all Genesis bots to reduce the potential of stepper driver overheat protection kicking in during...

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  • What you can grow with FarmBot
    March 27, 2024

    What you can grow with FarmBot

    So what can you grow with these machines anyways? FarmBot is best suited to growing a polycrop of many common garden veggies at the same time. Think: carrots, onions, leafy greens, fresh herbs, squash, tomatoes, peppers, and more. But you're not limited...

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