About

About Genesis XL v1.8

Genesis XL v1.8 uses an overhead Cartesian gantry to move a tool head across a three-by-six-metre growing area. The robot positions itself over individual plants and automatically exchanges tools for seed injection, watering, soil-moisture measurement and rotary weed cultivation.

FarmBot’s web application manages the garden map, planting sequence, schedules and manual commands, while the open-source hardware and software allow users to add sensors, tools and custom routines. Weather-resistant electronics and fixed-bed geometry support repeatable outdoor operation. The system is sold as a complete kit for research, education and small-scale food production.

Capabilities

Source-backed capabilities

Crop and field operations
Claimed - The v1.8 tool documentation covers seeding, watering, soil sensing and rotary cultivation.
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Supply

Supply / Components

FarmBot Genesis XL v1.8
Embedded Compute - Compute & Control - Raspberry Pi - FarmBot includes a Raspberry Pi 4 computer in Genesis XL v1.8 - source: farm.bot
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FarmBot Genesis XL v1.8
Adi Trinamic Tmc2130 For Farmbot Genesis Xl V1 8 - motion_control - Analog Devices - FarmBot Genesis XL v1.8 uses Trinamic TMC2130 stepper drivers in its Farmduino controller - source: farm.bot
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Timeline

FarmBot begins shipping Genesis and Genesis XL v1.8 kits
2025-06-18 - Product Launch - The v1.8 packaging reduced shipment weight by about 20% from v1.7. Hardware changes simplified assembly and reduced component weight and part count. FarmBot published updated bills of materials, CAD models and assembly documentation under its open-source model.
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