For those who have problems taking care of their plants in their homes, the Play Coalition, a group of techies who like to design things just for fun, have invented the PlantBot. PlantBot is a four-legged gadget that holds your plant and is designed to seek out the sun. It moves toward the sunlight and plops itself down wherever it feels had an adequate amount of sun. As our planet continues to be taken for granted and deforestation continues to occur, how will we get our oxygen? PlantBot could be your solution, but the Chonnam National University in Korea has created their own solution. They have created a robotic plant that emits oxygen and moisture. It is four-feet tall and includes a pot and a stem. It bends toward you as you approach it and begins to bloom. When voices are raised, it shakes in response and it also responds to music and light as it opens and closes its petals, dancing to the music. Though these contraptions are fun, they are kind of creepy and I can't help but to think of the dystopian views of technology.
Sophia Oyama
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