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  • All FarmBot kits now ship for free within the US
    May 2, 2019

    All FarmBot kits now ship for free within the US

    You read that correctly; free shipping is now available for all US orders containing a full FarmBot kit! Even better: Genesis v1.4 kits are in stock and ready to be at your doorstep in time for the second half of Spring. Order your...

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  • April 19, 2019 Software Update
    April 19, 2019

    April 19, 2019 Software Update

    Hello FarmBot community, On Wednesday we deployed a new version of the FarmBot web app with a ton of usability improvements and a handful of new features. Let’s take a look at what’s new: Mobile friendly pages! The Sequences, Regimens,...

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  • Every Plant, Ever
    March 20, 2019

    Every Plant, Ever

    In celebration of the Spring Equinox, our talented designer Claire Dierksen (maker of all the plant icons you see in the FarmBot web app) has teamed up with Apple Design Award winning developer Ryan McLeod to launch today Every Plant, Ever, a sticker pack for iOS!...

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  • Pre-Order FarmBot Genesis XL v1.5
    March 20, 2019

    Pre-Order FarmBot Genesis XL v1.5

    Earlier this month we sold out of the final FarmBot Genesis XL v1.4 kits, which means we're now accepting pre-orders for Genesis XL v1.5! The new kits will have several to-be-announced improvements over v1.4, but will be the same sized devices with...

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  • Buy FarmBot now, pay over time
    February 15, 2019

    Buy FarmBot now, pay over time

    Starting today, qualified customers can purchase FarmBot now and pay over time with financing provided by Affirm. Simply click the Pre-qaulify now links underneath product prices or on the cart page to get a real-time decision of the financing terms offered. We're very excited...

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  • February 13th, 2019 Update
    February 13, 2019

    February 13th, 2019 Update

    Hi everyone, Here's an update of what we've been up to the last few months and where we're heading: Software Variables The vast majority of our software development efforts since October have been to build out the much-anticipated variables feature....

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  • February 12, 2019

    Parcel, Versatility, Variables, and more!

    This week we released version 7.2.0 of the FarmBot Web App and version 7.0.1 of FarmBot OS. The biggest change in this release was our switch from WebPack to Parcel for Javascript bundles, resulting in build-related bug fixes, faster deploy...

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  • Respecting your freedom
    February 7, 2019

    Respecting your freedom

    At FarmBot Inc, all of our functional work (hardware, software, and documentation) is licensed such that you have the freedom to: Use the work as you wish, for any purpose. Study the work, and change it so it functions as...

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  • Raising the bar of great documentation
    January 26, 2019

    Raising the bar of great documentation

    The importance of the README.md file in open-source software has been well known for years. But what happens when you go beyond software and begin to document your hardware, your community, and your business model too? In this talk at LCA...

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