IoT Based Low Cost Smart Indoor Farming Management System Using an Assistant Robot and Mobile App

摘要

As the population grows and the quality of life of the people improves, leading to heightened demand for salubrious food. As a result, indoor farming has become a very popular day by day and the use of technology in agriculture is noteworthy. The most beneficial feature of indoor farming is that it can produce healthy food using less farmland and workers. In this paper, a system will be acquainted through which it is possible to manage an indoor farm automatically at a very low cost. Whereby it is possible to water the farm plants when required, provide specific light to each plant for photosynthesis, constrain the concentration of CO2 on the farm, which is suitable for the plants, etc. In addition, the whole arrangement can be managed from any location through a mobile app. This system comprises an ancillary robot that provides fertilizer to the farm’s plants and real-time monitoring of the entire farm. The robot permits the user to define its task in advance or users can give instructions from any place at any time by using the app.