# Smart Ambient Moisture Planters The 'WALTY' Smart Planter Has a Self-Watering Design By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2021-08-21 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/walty-smart-planter References: [yankodesign](https://www.yankodesign.com/2021/08/19/this-smart-planter-automatically-waters-your-plants-by-turning-humid-air-into-pure-water-one-day-it-could-solve-our-water-crisis-too/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+yankodesign+%28Yanko+Design+-+Form+Beyond+Function%29) & [kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/watric/walty-the-smart-planter-that-makes-water-from-the-air?ref=project_link) The 'WALTY' smart planter is a truly advanced way to keep greenery in one's home happy and healthy at all times by incorporating unexpected technology into the mix. The planter maintains a sleek design that can hold an array of plants inside and is equipped with a dehumidifier that will draw in ambient moisture from the environment. This water will then be collected to keep the plants well-hydrated at all times instead of requiring plant parents to perform manual care. The 'WALTY' smart planter has been developed by Karlos Miranda and Kevin Rivera of WATRIC Energy Resources, and can be set to a schedule to water plants as much or as little as required in an [automated manner](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plant-irrigation). This will keep them supported at all times without having to remember to provide essential H2O. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.6/10 - Popularity: 94% | Activity: 93% | Freshness: 10% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Smart Planter Technology:** The development of smart planters with self-watering technology creates opportunities for disruption in the home gardening and interior design industries. - **Sustainable Plant Care:** Sustainable plant care technology is a trend that could disrupt traditional gardening and landscaping industries. - **Ambient Moisture Collection:** The trend of collecting ambient moisture for plant hydration has the potential to disrupt the water conservation industry. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Home Gardening:** Smart planters with self-watering technology can disrupt the traditional home gardening market. - **Interior Design:** The development of smart planters can create disruptive innovations in the interior design industry. - **Water Conservation:** Ambient moisture collection for plant hydration can disrupt traditional water conservation systems and technologies. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Self-Watering Smart Planters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-leafypod.md) - [Smart Self-Watering Planters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tendril-1.md) - [Climate-Controlled Planters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-flower-system.md) - [Futuristic Self-Watering Planters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-klaustrafloria.md) - [Naturalistic Self-Watering Planters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apot-selfwatering-planter.md) - [Water-Powered Planter Smart Lights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/planto.md) - [Self-Watering Desk Planters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/posha.md) - [Modular Automated Indoor Planters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/totam-planter.md) - [AI-Powered Planters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leafypod.md)