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Poetree

POETREE IS AN INTERACTIVE SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS PLANTS TO EXPRESS THEIR INTERNAL STATES THROUGH PRINTED POETRY.
EACH PLANT GENERATES A PHYSICAL DIARY ENTRY THAT REFLECTS ITS CURRENT CONDITION, PERSONALITY, AND EMOTIONAL STATE.

project type

TECHNOLOGY & ART

technologies

ESP32 | LLM

Year

2025

Role

DESIGNER | ENGINEER

CONCEPT

Plants constantly sense and respond to their environment, yet their experiences remain largely invisible to us.

POETREE explores a different approach to human–plant interaction: instead of dashboards or charts, it uses AI as an interpretive layer, transforming raw sensor data into poetic language that humans intuitively understand.

Plants constantly sense and respond to their environment, yet their experiences remain largely invisible to us.

POETREE explores a different approach to human–plant interaction: instead of dashboards or charts, it uses AI as an interpretive layer, transforming raw sensor data into poetic language that humans intuitively understand.

Plants constantly sense and respond to their environment, yet their experiences remain largely invisible to us.

POETREE explores a different approach to human–plant interaction: instead of dashboards or charts, it uses AI as an interpretive layer, transforming raw sensor data into poetic language that humans intuitively understand.

SYSTEM

Each POETREE unit consists of:

A live plant
A soil moisture sensor
An ESP32 microcontroller
A thermal printer
A plant-specific AI prompt defining personality and voice

Plant Personality

`Orchid`

Personality: Resilient, composed, quietly defiant

Voice: Chinese modern poetry

Emotional Mapping: Dryness evokes restraint and endurance, while overwatering produces tension and frustration

`Monstera`

Personality: Bold, adventurous, playful, slightly chaotic

Voice: English free verse

Emotional Mapping: Reacts dramatically to extremes, and embraces excess with humor

`Umbrella Tree`

Personality: Gentle, reflective guardian

Voice: Calm, philosophical English poetry

Emotional Mapping:

Seeks balance and stability, responding softly

Plant Personality

`Orchid`

Personality: Resilient, composed, quietly defiant

Voice: Chinese modern poetry

Emotional Mapping: Dryness evokes restraint and endurance, while overwatering produces tension and frustration

`Monstera`

Personality: Bold, adventurous, playful, slightly chaotic

Voice: English free verse

Emotional Mapping: Reacts dramatically to extremes, and embraces excess with humor

`Umbrella Tree`

Personality: Gentle, reflective guardian

Voice: Calm, philosophical English poetry

Emotional Mapping:

Seeks balance and stability, responding softly

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