Bring life to
the built
environment.
We design intelligent hardware and software that keeps living installations thriving. Closed-system, self-sustaining, and built to last.
Our Approach
Plants belong in the places where people spend their lives. We build the infrastructure to make that permanent.
Biotic Instruments designs and manufactures modular plant systems built for permanent commercial installation. Every product is engineered around the reality of maintenance: automated irrigation, integrated lighting, and remote monitoring so living installations stay alive and thriving.
Operational Efficiency
Reducing overhead.
Traditional interior plantings run on constant manual labor and get replaced when they decline. Our systems automate the care, adapt to changing conditions, and protect the installation you paid for, so the investment keeps paying off long after install day.
No watering rounds
Automated irrigation replaces the daily walk-around with a watering can, freeing up staff and site visits.
No guesswork
Our sensors can decide exactly when to water. No one judges soil moisture by hand, and nothing sits thirsty or drowned.
Adapts on its own
The system responds to seasonal and environmental shifts automatically — dialing watering up or down as the space changes.
Protects the investment
By preventing the over- and under-watering that kill plantings, it protects the installation you paid to build.
Less to manage, and a self-sustaining ecosystem that thrives on its own.
Verdant Ascent · New York
One year of
growth.
What happens when you leave plants alone for a year? This sculptural stair planter in a high-floor office incorporates automated care. Drag to see the same installation on install day and twelve months later.
No replanting, no daily watering — just a system doing its job while the ferns fill in.
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1 year later
InstallOur clients include
Turner
Biotic OS
The operating system
for living architecture.
Monitor every device, automate irrigation based on real-time sensor data, manage multi-site teams, and track system history — all from one app.
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