"Hot" News: Swiss start-up develops irrigation solution for smart gardening

Designed in Italy and engineered in Switzerland, the product of One Drop One Solutions called ODO is composed by a controller, a gateway, sensors, sprinklers and managed through a mobile app. With 4 independent irrigation lines that can be dedicated to exclusive cultivations, it can meet every gardening need. It works on an innovative and proprietary low frequency data transmission protocol - with low battery consumption - that is 5 times more effective than WiFi in terms of coverage. The system constantly monitors weather forecasts through its connection to One Drop One cloud services and compares retrieved information with embedded sensor measurements. ODO collects data from its sensors to improve watering efficiency and to monitor the health status of your plants. It is able to detect air temperature and humidity, atmospheric pressure, temperature, soil fertility, humidity and ambient light. This extensive technological equipment, allows ODO to know both when and how to irrigate your plants: at the right time, with the minimum amount of water.

Powered by a high efficiency solar cell able to work in dim light, it is completely autonomous. It is completely flexible and fits with every existing irrigation system and most common faucet threads. The app allows you to easily set-up the system and you will constantly be able to monitor the health status of your garden, wherever you are.

Led by a core team of top scientists and entrepreneurs (previously CERN, CNR, Bocconi University, LUISS, and IED), One Drop One Solutions specializes in designing, engineering and producing the smart and sustainable gardening solutions of the future. The company is headquartered in Geneva and is supported by the State of Geneva’s start-up incubator Fongit.

Yesterday the company has launched a Kickstarter campaign to seek funding for its ambitious project.