growBot

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My fiancee and I have had a mixed record with house plants. The other day she found a wooden frame box with a grow light in it. It seemed like a nice looking way to bring plants indoors while still getting them light.
Why stop at a light? Why not a timer? Irrigation? Simulated wind? Etc.
So a new project begins. First up, building the box.

A trip to the hardware store, a bit of modification to some brackets, and a little time later I had finished the skeleton.
I could clamp the light to the frame and call it a day, but where’s the fun in that? The sun doesn’t stay in one spot, so neither will our light.

This should wrap up much of the wood work, I’ll be firing up the 3D printer and working with electronics for the next steps. Check out my blog below for the full story and my other projects.