"[2] The FarmBot project was started in 2011 by American Rory Aronson whilst studying mechanical engineering at California Polytechnic State University.

[7] It can perform almost all processes prior to harvesting including sowing, mechanical weed control and watering[9][10] while accounting for factors such as age of the plant and local weather conditions.

[3] FarmBot Genesis is controlled through a web based interface allowing remote access from any location on most internet enabled devices.

[9] The Farmbot Genesis is an open source hardware machine[9] and is designed around reproduce-ability and availability of components, it can be created using common tools and processes.

[2] Its electronics stack consists of a Raspberry Pi 3 and Arduino Mega 2560 with a RAMPS 1.4 shield and a camera to record data.