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Tech-Advanced Intelligent Plants

The BonsAI's Aim is to Connect People & Nature Through Technology

— April 1, 2018 — Tech
BonsAI is an intelligent plant, which can hold conversations and asks to be watered. This groundbreaking innovative development combines horticultural techniques, refined and meditative aesthetics, as well as artificial intelligence by TDK Corporation.

The high-tech bonsai is not only autonomously mobile, but it also is able to take care of itself. The intelligent plant favors sunlit areas and has a tendency to move toward them. When basking in the sun, the BonsAI communicates comfort with LED lights. In addition, the vegetation reminds owners to water it when its soil is dry.

However, the most impressive feature of the intelligent plant is that it can converse with humans and offer contemplative and extensive knowledge in different fields, including philosophy and literature.
Trend Themes
1. Intelligent Plants - The development of intelligent plants like BonsAI offers disruptive innovation opportunities for creating new forms of interactive and educational plant experiences.
2. Horticultural Technology - The integration of horticultural techniques with artificial intelligence in innovations like BonsAI opens up disruptive innovation opportunities for automating and enhancing plant care and cultivation.
3. Nature-tech Interaction - The emergence of nature-tech interaction through products like BonsAI presents disruptive innovation opportunities for bridging the gap between technology and natural experiences.
Industry Implications
1. Agriculture - The agriculture industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by incorporating intelligent plant technologies like BonsAI to optimize crop growth and automate farming processes.
2. Indoor Gardening - The indoor gardening industry can capitalize on disruptive innovation opportunities by leveraging intelligent plant advancements like BonsAI to create engaging and low-maintenance plant experiences for urban dwellers.
3. Education and Entertainment - The education and entertainment industries can tap into disruptive innovation opportunities by utilizing intelligent plant technologies such as BonsAI to provide interactive and educational plant-based experiences for users.
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