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  • Bring Nature to Your Desk, Effortlessly

    Fully Automated Terrarium. Sensors, app, and controls craft a calming desktop oasis with less guesswork. 🌿
    pre-order now on kickstarter

    Ark Smart Planter is a fully automated terrarium that takes the guesswork out of plant care. With built-in sensors, environmental controls, and a companion app, it creates stable conditions so your plants can thrive on your desk. Set it up in minutes, then watch a calming micro-ecosystem reduce stress, boost focus, and bring a touch of nature to your day. A cohesive kit helps you plant, maintain, and clean with ease, while replaceable parts support long-term use. From mist to light to cycle timing, it handles the routine while you enjoy the view or step in when you want to. Bring nature closer, without the worry. Back it on Kickstarter.

    About

    I'm Adam Ostroff, creator of Plantelligence and founder of ARK Designs. For 20+ years, I've worked at the intersection of industrial design and engineering - taking ideas from sketch to shelf for big-box retail, Amazon, and direct-to-consumer brands, and earning 20+ patents along the way. I'm a hands-on builder who lives in CAD, prototypes with advanced 3D printing, and sweats the details from PCB to packaging. Plantelligence is the product I've always wanted to own: a sleek, app-connected terrarium that automates light, humidity, airflow, and watering so plants thrive without guesswork. My mission is simple - make living with plants effortless and beautiful, a calming “desktop oasis” anyone can enjoy. With your support on Kickstarter, I'm excited to move from refined prototypes to production, expand our plant kits (from bonsai to carnivorous), and deliver a dependable, joy-to-use smart terrarium to your home or office.

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    Reviews

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