"Niwa" which will hydroponically cultivate plants in conjunction with smartphones by automatically performing watering, lighting, temperature control, etc.

Apparatus which hydroponically cultivates plants almost almost fully automatically, "made for people who want to grow vegetables and fruits but want to eat themselves with no time or land"Niwa"is. Sensors andActuatorTo make a suitable environment for each plant, so even people without knowledge of plants can easily grow.

Niwa: Grow the freshest food on Earth right from your smartphone!
http://getniwa.com/

Niwa: The world's first smartphone - controlled growing system by Niwa - Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/435284672/niwa-the-worlds-first-smartphone-controlled-growin

The structure of Niwa and how it actually uses can be confirmed from the following movie.


This is a device that grows plants almost fully automatically in cooperation with smartphones "Niwa"


First set the seeds in the equipment ......


After that I manage it with the application.


The screen of the application looks like the following.


Because the light of the fluorescent light raises plants instead of sunlight, it is possible to grow plants even in places where light does not enter.


Almost fully automated plant grew gently ... ...


After that we just harvest fruit and vegetables are on the table.


Niwa has various sensorsActuatorIt uses temperature, humidity, light cycles, watering, ventilation, etc. automatically to create an optimum environment for growing plants. Moreover, since it is a mechanism to hydroponic cultivate without using soil, it is possible not only to grow plants efficiently but also to maintain a clean environment.


Why can you do this? In other words, Niwa's brain microcontroller has data gathered from agricultural experts over two years, and based on the data "How many times a day should be raised?" "The temperature is enough Whether "Humidity is appropriate", Niwa will automatically adjust it even if you do not know the side that raises it.


By getting feedback using the sensor installed in the main body, we can do care according to the developmental stage, but in order to give more accurate feedback, the user himself / herself app "Flowers are attached You need to answer simple questions such as "Do you have feedback? In addition, it is also possible to take photos of plants in the application so that you can see at a glance how plants grow day by day.


The screen of the application looks like the following. First of all, I would like to choose the categories such as "vegetables" "fruit" "herbs" "tropical plants" "flowers", and set the types of plants that we will grow from now.


Since the progress is recorded in the application as the plant grows up, check that it is time to observe and harvest here. Let's make some feedback by answering the question and cooperate with data collection for proper temperature adjustment and watering.


Depending on the plants, there are also things that require setting such as incubation culture. You can also take an experimental method to share the information on what kind of breeding is good.


The plants that are currently programmed are as follows. Vegetables such as tomatoes and cauliflower, herbs such as basil and mint, southern country plants such as Begonia, fruits are only strawberries, flowers such as daisy petunia, but if you create your own data and share it in the community the choices are It will increase more and more. Also, trays for nurturing root vegetables are also under development.


Niwa has a small mini version, normal version, premium version using anodized aluminum pole, mini version size is 686 mm x 482 mm x 203 mm, standard version and premium version 889 mm x 482 mm x It is 203 mm. Because LED is not suitable for plant growing, it uses fluorescent light, heater is 100W, fan is 80mm in diameter and 12V, main unit voltage is 110V-240V, connect with smartphone via Wi-Fi, the application There are two kinds for Android and iOS.


This is the Niwa prototype.


The inside looks like this. The plant is growing rapidly.


Plants growing in tomatoes etc.


Niwa was developed by a team including Javier and Aga.


Niwa is currently in the process of seeking investment for commercialization, and if you invest 249 dollars (about 25,000 yen) you can get a mini version, but be careful as the quantity is limited. If the mini version of $ 249 is out of stock you can get a mini version of $ 299 (about 30,000 yen), the regular version is over $ 349 (about 36,000 yen), the premium version is $ 399 (about 4 1000 thousand yen) or more in order to get it. Shipping will be in effect from around January 2015.

The deadline is Japan time and it is 2:11 AM on Sunday, June 22, 2014.

Niwa: The world's first smartphone - controlled growing system by Niwa - Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/435284672/niwa-the-worlds-first-smartphone-controlled-growin