Development

From working prototype to field pilot.

Name: FlavoRotor
Brand: FlavoRotor

FlavoRotor is now in full development: physical prototypes, controlled crop trials and pilot preparation. Sign up for progress updates.

Public presentationFinal pitch · 2026

Current stage

System integration and refinement.

The present prototype is being used to improve the structure, lighting, water circulation and control system before crop trials begin.

BuiltPhysical prototype

NowSystem integration and refinement

NextControlled crop trials

LaterPilot installations

Prototype archive

Inspect the current build.

Open any frame to view the prototype in full, then move through the complete photographic record.

Two working FlavoRotor prototypes — 01
**Full-scale prototypes**Two physical assemblies used for system validation

Front view of the FlavoRotor prototype — 02
**Front elevation**Chamber access, plant array and structural proportions

Wide view of a working FlavoRotor prototype — 03
**Cultivation chamber**Rotating plant placement under physical evaluation

Angled view of the FlavoRotor prototype — 04
**System integration**Housing, central module and cultivation chamber

FlavoRotor prototype operating with plants — 05
**Operational study**Plants installed within the current prototype

Iteration log

See the system become physical.

Each entry records one concrete engineering step: what changed, why it changed and what still has to be validated.

First iteration

Establish the core geometry.

2026

The first full-scale build created a physical reference for proportion, access and the rotating cultivation chamber.

Build. Observe. Correct.

Iteration 01 · 00:12

The first physical iterationThe starting point of the full-scale development record

Third iteration

Bring the system together.

2026

The third iteration brings structure, lighting and the cultivation chamber into a more complete working assembly.

Integrate. Test. Refine.

Iteration 03 · 00:19

The third physical iterationA more integrated working prototype

Engineering update

Resolve interfaces before another physical build.

This design pass checks component placement, service access, drive alignment and the central module before the next parts are fabricated.

Exploded CAD view of the FlavoRotor assembly — 01
**Assembly architecture**Housing, rotating chamber, central module and kinetic rings

Current FlavoRotor mechanical layout in CAD — 02
**Mechanical layout**Component positioning and service access

FlavoRotor magnetic drive CAD study — 03
**Drive geometry**Ring gear and magnetic transmission layout

FlavoRotor central module CAD study — 04
**Central module**Lighting, camera and internal structure

Subsystem update

Design the nutrient dosing module.

2026

Four independently driven channelsMeter through replaceable tubing.

Each peristaltic channel moves water or nutrient concentrate through its own tube, keeping the fluid path in the tubing and fittings rather than in the gear transmission.

Flow rate and dose accuracy are not published as assumptions. They will be established by channel-specific gravimetric calibration on the final hardware.

CAD view of the FlavoRotor peristaltic pump — 01
**Pump architecture**Geared stepper drive, housing, tube guide and three-roller rotor

Alternative CAD view of the FlavoRotor peristaltic pump — 02
**Drive integration**External reduction gear train and pump-head interface

Exploded assembly of the FlavoRotor peristaltic pump — 03
**Exploded assembly**Motor, transmission, housing, tube and rotor relationships

CAD study of the dosing module integrated with FlavoRotor — 04
**System integration study**Enclosure, fluid lines and connection to the cultivation system

Interior CAD view of the four-channel dosing module — 05
**Four-channel module**Independent pump channels, stock containers and fluid fittings

Public showcase · 2026

Innovation Labs archive.

FlavoRotor entered Innovation Labs as a working product already under development. This archive documents its public pitch, exhibition and team milestone—not the origin of the product.

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Context

Presented at Innovation Labs.

The programme offered a stage and exhibition setting for an existing prototype. Product development happened independently before, during and after the event.

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