Available in English, German Current status Active | Website www.koubachi.com | |
Slogan(s) Give your plant a voice! | ||
Koubachi is a free App for houseplant care. The application is based on plant models, developed by professional biologists of the ETH Zurich. The system takes into account the plants' species, the current season, the geographic location, and most importantly the water cycle. After a simple calibration, Koubachi notifies its users when it's time to water, mist or give fertilizer to the single plants. Koubachi is gaining of notoriety since it has been presented at the Schweizer Fernsehen in February 2011. In October 2011 the application won the Swisscom App of the Year Award 2011 for iOS systems.
The Company
Koubachi AG is located in Zurich, Switzerland, and was founded in 2009. Koubachi is a spin-off of the ETH Zurich and supported by the Swiss government’s innovation promotion agency CTI, ETH Transfer and the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) MICS. In November 2010 Koubachi has officially been granted the CTI Startup-Label. The company's goal is to identify the potential of Smart Objects and create new possibilities of use, new services, and a simpler yet more powerful user experience. Their first product, the Koubachi Plant Care Engine provides the information needed to take care of various plant species by simply using the own iPhone or iPad.