goblinner
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The trossen robotics arm is *finally* shipping tomorrow - that's what the rails are for. We'll teach a model to prune, pluck and pollinate tomatoes to start. Many vegetables later.
Here's an update so far on the automated research pods! Emergency update! So unfortunately, and hilariously I discovered that the in-warehouse ambient CO2 levels are 700! What does this mean for the pilot trial? Well, since pod one was supposed static enrichment - at 700 ppm of CO2 injected that meant that no supplemental injection was needed. And since pod 4 was supposed to be the control - or ambient(420ppm) we got 700! Basically - pod 1, 2 and 4 got *almost* identical CO2 treatments. So 3 controls, and one treatment... Oops! BUT here's the interesting thing. Pod 3. We did validate something with this brief trial from seedling to vegetative. Pod 3 had 1000 ppm CO2 injected, with a par/light level of 100. And STILL has the same amount of growth as the other 3 pods running at basically full hog. That's 57% LESS light energy than the other pods. That's huge cost savings already, where you supplement long light hours in place of CO2. This validates the research done by NC state, Huber et al. 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science (link below) To put it very simply - HUGE cost savings for indoor growing, just by supplementing CO2 in place of light. So what's next? I already have seedlings ready to go, and we'll transfer them for another pilot study - it will be tailored to match the indoor environment of the warehouse itself. These tomatoes will be transferred to the enclosed grow room where they can begin to grow as productive tomatoes. Which is perfect since the leader/follower arm is coming soon, and we'll need plants in there ready to train the act policy. This also lets me work out some kinks in the hardware. Dying serial connections on the Arduino, and some other odds and ends. I'm also excited to share the new upgrade - which will be the camera mounted on a linear actuator. This allows the agent to determine the exact height of the plant, without the parallax effect leading to better observations from the agents, and lighting control that's reactive to the height of the plant. More soon! 🍅🤖🧪🤩
I'm completely devoted to the project. I want to make it completely clear so that it never gets misunderstood. This should never be a doubt in anyone's mind to anyone who holds the coin. I feel like this bears repeating because when the price of the coin drops it always comes into question. I'm a builder - before the coin, when the coin is high, when the coin is low - it doesn't matter. I'll keep building this vision regardless. And the coin is now sustaining the vision - autonomous AI plant research, autonomously managed grow operations, and manufacturing. And now it's my mission to build something real with that, and get to a place where my company can buy back the coin with revenue and funding to support us all. But this place is a mess. Memecoins are admittedly a disaster. Nothing lasts, and it's a constant battle for attention. And I chose arguably the hardest path possible. Not only is there the difficulty of the technical work - like hardware (notoriously difficult, don't let anyone tell you different), but the INSANE difficulty of steering autonomous agents with no human in the loop. ANYONE who has designed autonomous AI systems will tell you how hard of a problem this is. But something tells me if we can get this right - and I think we will - In fact I'm CERTAIN we will. We could completely change the game for what possible here, setting the standard for something entirely new. I have a complete unwavering conviction in what I'm building. You can't fake the funk as they say. Be well, friends of the mato.
When the chips are down, that’s when the truth reveals itself. These are the moments that strip everything back, the noise, the hype, the distractions, and force you to reflect. Don’t misunderstand me - i know it’s not easy. But from where I stand, this was never just another project. From day one, it felt different. There was something real behind it, not just momentum, but meaning. A starting point for something bigger. A shift. A chance to legitimize this space not just as speculation, but as a true avenue for builders and creators. Something that was different and actually fking cool. And at first, it was just a few of us. A small group on this side of the fence watching with curiosity. Over time, people noticed. The bystanders leaned in, and their matching curiosity also became conviction. Before long, that quiet belief grew into something powerful, 20,000 strong. And here’s the thing about belief. It doesn’t just vanish when things get hard. Not real belief. As long as Martin is still putting in 14-hour days, still building, still showing up, just like he has from the beginning, I’m not going anywhere. You don’t walk away from something like that. You match it. You support it. You carry it forward. Because this isn’t the end of anything. And I would bet everything that this side of the fence does not just recover. It grows stronger, louder, and more united than ever before. 🍅
