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Prototype

A prototype plant health monitor from PlantSense. The top contains sensors for recording sunlight; the lower part is for soil analysis. The company has licensed technology from the same people who created the soil sensors for the Mars rovers. The company hopes to release the product in a year or so.

Published: October 19, 2006 -- 15:00 GMT (08:00 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith

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A prototype plant health monitor contains sensors for measuring factors that contribute to plant health.

Prototype

A prototype plant health monitor from PlantSense. The top contains sensors for recording sunlight; the lower part is for soil analysis. The company has licensed technology from the same people who created the soil sensors for the Mars rovers. The company hopes to release the product in a year or so.

Published: October 19, 2006 -- 15:00 GMT (08:00 PDT)

Caption by: Andy Smith