Hexaseed - The seed of the future
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Hexaseed - The seed of the future

Hello everyone! Do you have plants at home? How often do you come home so tired that you don’t even remember that you have plants to take care?

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    33 backers

  • 20/05/2019

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Hello everyone! Do you have plants at home? How often do you come home so tired that you don’t even remember that you have plants to take care?

Home planting sounds a lot of fun, but it also has its demands. Don't worry, Hexaseed is here to solve it all!!

Hexaseed is a fully automated watering system based on a hexagon module capable of delivering fresh herbs and small vegetables to the consumer. But how will it do that?

The hexagonal’s hollow structure allows the water to flow through the hexagon while dripping some of it on the soil. The module’s unique design also contains both male and female exits so you’re able to connect with other hexagons. This way, you can build your own watering system that can be placed on the surface of any flowerpot (vase).

The water flow is controlled by a smart valve, outside of the vase, where the user can specify the type of plants, the shape and the size of the vase, which will define the watering conditions. The system will water each type of plant differently, according to their class.

In the middle of the module, there’s an empty space that is filled with a capsule filled with enriched soil and some seeds covered in a thin soluble plastic layer. So, when you place the capsules and the water starts flowing, the plastic will dissolve and the seeds will start growing.

Once the plant is fully developed and harvested you can pop the old capsule out and place a new one.

Plant - Grow - Eat - Repeat

About the author

We are a team of three engineering students from Instituto Superior Técnico.

João Alves, Biomedical engineering student, is the project manager, being the most connected to the business and commercial area.

João Trindade, Mechanical engineering student, is great at using Solidworks, being in charge of not only the modeling of our prototype, but also of all our graphic design area.

Afonso Ravasco, Eletrical engineering student, is the main programmer and is also in charge of all the electronic components of our product.

In spite of that, we all worked on several other tasks that were completely different from the ones we expected to be doing, because more than engineers we are entrepreneurs and an entrepreneur does whatever needs to be done to ensure his project’s quality.

Budget and due dates

First investment:

  • Product development:
    • Final tests of the prototype: 140 €
    • Web page development: 100 €
    • Mobile app development: 100 €
    • Inicial production costs: 200 €
  • Marketing:
    • Social networks: 300 €
    • Flyers: 50 €
  • Domain registration: 17.75 €
  • Total: 907.75 € + 92.25 € = 1000 €

 

If you're interested in what's next, this is the budget for the second fase:

  • Company and brand registration: 500 €
  • Adapt the product to other markets (i.e.: decorative plants): 500€
  • Production costs for the first sales: 3000€
  • Invest with
    2€ or more

    Every drip counts!

    Thank you for believing in us and the project! We'll keep you posted on new developments!

    17 backers

  • Invest with
    5€ or more

    First roots!

    Credits and thanks in Hexaseed's facebook page!

    5 backers

  • Invest with
    10€ or more

    It's not expensive to show your face!

    Credits and thanks in Hexaseed's facebook page + Foto in the donors' wall!

    9 backers

  • Invest with
    25€ or more

    Go with the tide!

    All previous rewards + Participation in the draw for a 3-day pass for the "Marés vivas" festival!

    3 backers

  • Invest with
    50€ or more

    We want to plant back!

    All previous rewards + Since we can not just receive, for each donor Hexaseed commits itself to allocate a person to volunteer in the ambit of environmental sustainability, as well as to enable those who have donated to join us!

    1 backer

  • Invest with
    100€ or more

    Who sows hope, reaps Hexaseed!

    All previous rewards + Meet the team + Integrate the list of the potential free testers of the product!

    No backers yet. Be the first one!

Tue, 19/11/2024 - 03:35

20/05/2019

Campaign ended

The campaign failed to raise the total amount

Mon, 22/04/2019 - 22:00

First five backers

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Campaign launched

22/04/2019

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