A self-managing hydroponic rack that watches every plant with a camera and keeps water, nutrients and light in range automatically. Built on its own Arduino VENTUNO Q. No experience needed to join.
Indoor growing fails from missed watering, nutrient drift, and disease spotted too late.
Grow two full lettuce and basil cycles with automated pH, nutrient and water control, and flag stressed plants from images before a person notices. How it uses the VENTUNO Q: an overhead camera measures leaf area and yellowing per plant; the MCU runs pumps, lights, and pH/EC control loops in real time; a local LLM keeps a daily grow log and answers "why are the leaves yellow?" from sensor history. Safety: water near power. 12 V pumps and sensors, GFCI outlet, drip loops, lights on a timer with thermal cutoff. No experience needed. If this sounds interesting, join anyway: every role pairs newcomers with someone who can show them the ropes, and learning as you go is the point.
Build and integrate an existing multi-material unit using hardware already available in the lab. Print required components, assemble the mechanism, install/configure firmware, integrate it with a printer, calibrate filament handling, and produce successful multi-material prints.
Build and test a system that converts PET bottles into usable 3D-printer filament. Print and assemble the required components, connect electronics, test different bottle preparation and processing methods, and develop a repeatable production workflow.
A bench-top imaging station that counts bacterial and yeast colonies in seconds and logs results by voice, with all lab data kept on the device. Built on its own Arduino VENTUNO Q. No experience needed to join.
