Roko Farming provides modular vertical farming containers with integrated full‑spectrum LED lighting, automated climate control, and IoT sensors, enabling indoor growers and research labs to produce leafy crops in tight spaces with consistent yields. The system streams sensor data to a cloud dashboard and API for real‑time monitoring, analytics, and remote management, while a subscription model covers software services and optional consulting.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Commercial growers and research labs often lack scalable, space‑efficient solutions for indoor cultivation, leading to inconsistent crop performance, high energy waste, and lengthy setup times for experimental trials. Traditional greenhouse setups are costly, hard to standardize, and provide limited data integration for precise environmental control.
Solution
Roko Farming delivers modular vertical farming systems that can be assembled in tight indoor spaces and reconfigured for different crop cycles. The ROKO‑Container provides a plug‑and‑play grow module with full-spectrum LED lighting, automated climate regulation, and built‑in IoT sensors for temperature, humidity, CO₂, and nutrient flow. The xFactory smart test unit extends this platform for research applications, offering programmable environmental profiles, real‑time data logging, and API access for custom experiment scripts. A cloud‑based monitoring dashboard aggregates sensor streams, applies analytics, and alerts users to deviations, while optional consulting services accelerate system integration and optimization. Together, the hardware and software stack enable consistent yields, reduced resource consumption, and rapid iteration of crop trials.
Target Audience
Primary customers are commercial indoor growers seeking high‑density production and research institutions or scientific labs that require precise, repeatable controlled‑environment experiments.
Features
- Stackable, modular grow containers (ROKO‑Container) with sealed chambers and adjustable shelf spacing for microgreens, herbs, and leafy greens
- High‑efficiency, dimmable full‑spectrum LED arrays with per‑zone intensity control and spectral tuning
- Integrated environmental control loop (temperature, humidity, CO₂, airflow) managed by edge‑level microcontrollers
- IoT sensor suite (thermal, hygrometric, CO₂, EC/pH) feeding data to a secure cloud platform via MQTT/HTTPS
- xFactory smart test unit: programmable climate recipes, rapid cycle switching, and built‑in data logger for experimental reproducibility
- Web dashboard with real‑time visualizations, KPI alerts, and exportable CSV/JSON reports; REST API for ERP or LIMS integration
- Remote firmware updates and diagnostics through OTA (over‑the‑air) mechanisms
- Consulting package covering layout design, system calibration, and SOP development for commercial or academic users