Israel-based Seedo is partnering up with several well-known hip hop artists in the United States (though their names have not been released) to market a robot that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to autonomously grow marijuana plants at home.
The company’s fully-automated device allows consumers to cultivate cannabis seeds in a special casing and then monitor the plant’s growth via a smartphone application.
The app then notifies the individual when to harvest the product.
CEO of Seedo, Zohar Levy, said to The Media Line, “It’s an artificial intelligence algorithm that manages the entire process [of growing] autonomously, which means there is no need for human intervention.”
Levy has also said that the robot can grow fruits and vegetables and is being marketed for personal use in countries worldwide.
“In the unit, there is a camera that takes a snapshot of the plant every few hours and this photo is sent to a command center, whereupon the algorithm analyzes the picture to determine the condition of the plant. With this information, the AI changes the parameters in the cultivator to maximize [output], Levy explained.
“We are working with Interscope Records and are now in the process of [negotiating] with hip hop artists who will represent our company in the U.S. and Canada,” Levy said. “Hip hop artists are recognized as supporters of the cannabis industry and they are familiar with it.”