Rooted
Fall 2026 | 5 weeks
Background
Create a functional, smart object for users that integrates technology and design. Rooted is meant for people with busy lives who can easily forget to water their house plants, or they don’t know when plants need to be watered because they are new to having plants. It alters the user when a plant needs to be water through soil moisture sensor and lights.
Natural, Warm Fluid
Vivid, Eccentric, Lively
Two inspiration boards with differing ideas
Human Machine Interface Flow
Design Iterations
Creating the model in Fusion 360 lead to lots of changes including proportion, overall design, and how the circuit would fit inside.
Creating the first prototype via 3d printing, caused some problems to be discovered
