Quick facts about Enviratron

Within three years, a team of ISU faculty members hope to control several different growing environments and collect plant growth data with a robotic arm on a rover.

Kelly Schiro
October 20, 2014

Six quick facts about the Enviratron project

  1. New system to help researchers collect data about plant growth.
  2. The plants remain stationary while sensors move.
  3. There are eight chambers that can each have their own environment.
  4. A robotic arm is on a rover that can collect data.
  5. The system is intended to monitor the effects of climate change on plants.
  6. A prototype with one chamber and a robot are to be finished by next year.

To find out more about Enviratron click here.