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.
October 21, 2014
Six quick facts about the Enviratron project
- New system to help researchers collect data about plant growth.
- The plants remain stationary while sensors move.
- There are eight chambers that can each have their own environment.
- A robotic arm is on a rover that can collect data.
- The system is intended to monitor the effects of climate change on plants.
- A prototype with one chamber and a robot are to be finished by next year.
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