PotPet:Pet-like Flowerpot Robot

摘要

PotPet is a flowerpot-type robot that helps people grow plants more effectively and enjoyably. PotPet acts autonomously, as pets do—for example, it automatically moves to sunny places and approaches people when it requires water. PotPet consists of a real plant, several sensors to detect plant status, a robot with wheels for mobility, and a microcontroller to control the above devices. We plan to extend the behavior of PotPet to respond to the types, sizes, and growth phases of the real plants attached to it, and will install PotPet in the garden of an actual house to evaluate its effectiveness.