A gardening robot has raised more than $312,000 on Kickstarter despite its owners setting a goal of $120,000.
Led by the inventor of the Roomba, the Boston-based Franklin Robotics is currently raising funds for their first release – a solar-powered, robotic weed-killer for home gardens.
Named Tertill, the 2.5-pound, disk-shaped robot patrols the garden and intelligently identifies – and whacks – unwanted plants. [Read more…] about Gardening robot raises more than $300,000 on Kickstarter