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Because he was on holiday for two weeks and had no-one in the block of apartments |
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that he felt he could ask to look after his plants, |
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he devised a simple automatic watering system. |
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Basically, it consists of a container of water, a valve and a humidity sensor. |
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When the humidity sensor detects that the earth in the plant pot is too dry, |
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it causes a valve to open and release a fixed amount of water from the container into the plant pot. |
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As long as the earth is damp, the valve remains closed. |
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We also have in the pipeline a more sophisticated model which can be used all the time, |
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not just when you are away from home. |
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With a range of settings, it allows you to set Plant-carer to deliver exactly the amount of water indicated in the plant care instructions, |
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watering them as they need to be watered. |
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The result is that the average person can care for a plant as an expert would. |