Demeter Box / Hardware & growing systems
Project / 2021
Demeter Box
A small environment.
Something living inside.
An early smart growing-box project that brought plants, lighting, electronics, and a physical enclosure into one prototype. These photographs follow the work from a workshop setup to hands-on plant trials and a demonstration in front of judges.
Product
Smart growing box
Medium
Hardware · Plants · Software
Context
University maker project
02 / The workshop
Build it. Wire it.
Try it with plants.
The workshop photograph captures the prototype as a work in progress: a growing tray under a light, loose wiring, a controller board, and a laptop beside it. It shows the physical work behind the project, before the enclosure and presentation came together.
03 / Inside the box
The plants are part of the system.
The enclosed setup brings the plants and supporting equipment into the same space. The photograph records a hands-on inspection under grow lighting, with wiring, air circulation, and water-related equipment visible around the planting tray.
04 / Recognition
A working idea,
out in the world.
Recognition from the 2021 China–US Young Maker Competition.
2021
China–US Young Maker Competition
National Final · Excellence Prize
2021
China–US Young Maker Competition
Suzhou Division · Second Prize