• What’s next?

FarmBot Genesis has been designed to be a platform for growing plants in any way you want. What comes out-of-the-box is just the beginning of what is possible. In the following documentation pages we share just a handful of ideas for what more you can do with your FarmBot. Go ahead and explore!

This FarmBot has been augmented with a weather station

Modify at your own risk

Please note that the following pages contain ideas for how to modify your FarmBot. They are not necessarily complete instruction sets or guaranteed to work, and may not satisfy your needs. Please use these pages as inspiration only. If you would like support in modifying and adding on to your FarmBot, consider posting in the community forum.

What’s next?

• Tool Spec

• Capture and Use Rainwater

  DIY instructions for installing and using a rain barrel in conjunction with FarmBot

• Turn FarmBot into a Weather Station

  DIY instructions for adding weather station capabilities to your FarmBot

• Monitor Resource Usage

  DIY instructions for monitoring the water and electricity your FarmBot uses

• Power FarmBot with Solar

  DIY instructions for powering your FarmBot with a dedicated, off-grid solar energy system

• Use FarmBot as a 3D CNC Camera Rig

  Use FarmBot to move a camera around in three dimensions for fun videography!

• Complete the Cycle with Compost

  DIY instructions for using a dual chamber compost tumbler with FarmBot

• Add a Webcam to FarmBot

  DIY instructions for adding a webcam to your FarmBot + usage examples

• Control Lights with FarmBot

  DIY instructions for installing and controlling LED or grow lights with FarmBot

• Bees, Worms, Chickens, and More!

  Supplement your home food system with these other open source kits

• Take Time Lapse Plant Photography

  DIY instructions for using FarmBot to control camera equipment for time lapse photography of your plants growing

• Put FarmBot in a Greenhouse

  Combine FarmBot with an affordable greenhouse for year-round food production