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RobotFarm: A Smart and Sustainable Hydroponic Appliance for Meeting Individual and Collective Needs

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Innovative Mobile and Internet Services in Ubiquitous Computing (IMIS 2019)

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The well-known phenomena of pollution and climate warming are increasingly threatening the quality and quantity of food worldwide. Smart farming is expected to be an effective countermeasure, and much research is available regarding the usefulness of applying technology and the Internet of Things (IoT) to agricultural production, including that using the hydroponic method. The aim of this study is to present a synthesis of the literature review on the critical need to improve the sustainable food approach, including the exploitation of advanced hydroponics systems, to then explain the benefits of an innovative ‘automatic hydroponic greenhouse-appliance’, patented under the name of RobotFarm. Features and positive effects of the appliance on micro and macro levels are discussed.

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  1. Department of Economics, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy

    Silvia Angeloni

  2. Ferrari Farm Società Agricola S.r.l, Petrella Salto (Rieti), Italy

    Giorgia Pontetti

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  2. Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain

    Fatos Xhafa

  3. School of Business, University of New South Wales, Canberra, ACT, Australia

    Omar K. Hussain

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Angeloni, S., Pontetti, G. (2020). RobotFarm: A Smart and Sustainable Hydroponic Appliance for Meeting Individual and Collective Needs. In: Barolli, L., Xhafa, F., Hussain, O. (eds) Innovative Mobile and Internet Services in Ubiquitous Computing . IMIS 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 994. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22263-5_26

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