On a rooftop in the Jewish-Arab Tel Aviv neighborhood of Jaffa, a former military technologist and an ex-journalist sit in a transparent bio-dome where their robot is busy learning how to grow food.
Flux IoT's Eddy, a robot measuring less than a foot tall and resembling a life buoy, is built with military-grade sensors and armed with image-processing technology.
Its inventors intend it to become the industry standard for commercial and amateur indoor farmers who want to grow pesticide-free, water-efficient crops via hydroponics — a method of growing plants without soil. Eddy sits in the growing reservoir, and users can stay updated on their crops' progress via a mobile app, where information gleaned from fellow farmers can help them know when to change the lighting or add nutrients.
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