Derek Knodt • Germi

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Germi

2024

School Project

Personal Project

Developing an AI powered plant incubator to grow produce any time, anywhere.

My Role

Industrial Designer
UI Designer
Prototyper
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Team

Derek Knodt
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Duration

2022 - Ongoing‍

Tools

Rhino
KeyShot
Figma
AfterEffects
Photoshop
3D Printing
Python
Arduino

The Problem

Many want to grow their own produce, but the existing products require constant attention, effort, and expertise

The Solution

Germi aims to be the Keurig of home gardening, using AI to seamlessly monitor and adjust growing conditions in real time.
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Lifecycle Design

The Desire

Many want to grow their own produce but lack the time, knowledge, or patience to make it happen.

Existing Tools

Unfortunately, current “Smart Gardens” only function as timers, not assessing plant health.

Misleading Tech

“The so called specialized sensors ended up being just a styrofoam water level detector”

Unhelpful Applications

“The app just records when you first planted the seeds and only offers generic tips and reminders...

...I didn’t end up using the app at all.”

Introducing...

Germi

nate

Personal cultivation in a digital age.

Lifecycle Design

Special Delivery.

Pair, Provision, and Sync

Insert pod

Fill tank

Off to the races

Light Up

Vision

Continuous rotation promotes even lighting,
water circulation, and 3D scanning

Continuous rotation promotes even lighting,
water circulation, and 3D scanning

Easily read your recap

Visualize your progress

See real-time stats

Adjusted in real time

Take a quick glance

Or a long look

Any time, anywhere

Or a long look

Harvest

And enjoy

I created several rounds of
3D Printed prototypes

Powered by Arduino and Python

Exploring Assembly

Rotational Mechanisms

Adaptable Lighting

Iterating form and functionality

each step of the way

To be continued...

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