Green Bite Robotics was an entrepreneurship-driven engineering project that I designed to combat food deserts where farming output can be volatile.

The project used a decommissioned shipping container converted into a fully automated, climate-controlled, off-grid microgreen farm. The goal being “plug-and-play” for urban centers, off-grid communities, and even military applications where food supply chains impose potential danger.

Technical Aspects:

• Robotic Integration: a x-y-z robotic gantry system-similar to a 3d printer- is used to automate seeding, misting, and harvesting of microgreens

• Controlled Environment: Engineered a self-contained ecosystem within a shipping container to mitigate external volatility and ensure consistent poke-yoke output

• Systems: Integrated sensors and automated actuators to manage light, nutrient, humidity, and placement of seeds to optimize and collect data on growth

• Prototyping & Funding: Grant funded to develop LLC and proof-of-concept
  

Entrepreneurship & Leadership:

• Market Analysis: Identified stakeholders, customers, and logistics/data of urban developments to create a scalable business model for farming

• Success Competitively: Presented the technical and business framework at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference, after winning at the State level, demonstrating the projects feasibility to a panel of industry experts and investors