Computational Fabrication of Self-watering Pot Systems
Mengjia Zhu
MAT 594X Computational Fabrication instructed by Prof. Jennifer Jacobs
I’ve always wanted a self-watering pot system because I always forgot to, or overwater my plants. The goal of this project is to convert any daily objects to self-watering pot systems with minimal design efforts. My design consists of an outer water container, an inner carved soil container, and a water-absorbing cotton string for water distribution. A scanned object is used to construct the outer water container. With mesh editing tools, a pit could be constructed on the scanned object. Rhino and grasshopper are used to construct the inner basket. The ideal structure of the design can generate scalable artifacts of the same basket with minimum effort. Holes on the bottom of the basket are designed for water-absorbing fabrics to go through.
The detailed design and process is published and FEATURED on Instructables. Instructatbles.
