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SproutBot: The Pioneer

A Wooden Robot That Waters Plants and Learns From Them

The first SproutBot. Built from a Raspberry Pi, a few wires, and a lot of 'what if'. My first home-made garden robot that started it all.

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The Origin Story

I wanted to build something tangible. Not another AI wrapped tool in the cloud but something with a body, a purpose, and a job. That's where Sprout came from.

I started with a basil seed, a leaking reservoir, and no formal training. And now? It waters itself!

My journey began when I noticed my plants wilting while I got lost in projects. But instead of just setting reminders, I thought: 'what if the plant could take care of itself?'

So here it is. A robot that lives with the plant and helps it thrive.

How It Works

Hardware

Raspberry Pi 4, soil moisture sensor, peristaltic pump

Logic

Moisture threshold → triggers pump → logs timestamp

Software

Python running locally, ML for watering predictions

Logging

Local CSVs, no cloud

Housing

Hand-cut popsicle sticks, hot glue, stained finish

Power

5V adapter

What I Didn't Know (But Learned)

See It In Action

Watch SproutBot V1 in action - monitoring and watering the plant automatically

What's Next?

SproutBot V1 proved the concept works. Now I'm building SproutNode with remote logging and multi-plant support.

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