This paper introduces ELUA, the Ecological Laboratory for Urban Agriculture, a collaboration among landscape architects, architects and computer scientists who specialize in artificial intelligence, robotics and computer vision. ELUA has two gantry robots, one indoors and the other outside on the rooftop of a 6-story campus building. Each robot can seed, water, weed, and prune in its garden. To support responsive landscape research, ELUA also includes sensor arrays, an AI-powered camera, and an extensive network infrastructure. This project demonstrates a way to integrate artificial intelligence into an evolving urban ecosystem, and encourages landscape architects to develop an adaptive design framework where design becomes a long-term engagement with the environment.

翻译：本文介绍了ELUA（城市农业生态实验室），这是一个由景观建筑师、建筑师以及专攻人工智能、机器人学和计算机视觉的计算机科学家合作的项目。ELUA配备了两台龙门式机器人，一台位于室内，另一台设在一栋六层校园建筑的屋顶上。每台机器人均能执行播种、浇水、除草和修剪等园艺任务。为支持响应式景观研究，ELUA还集成了传感器阵列、AI摄像头以及庞大的网络基础设施。本项目展示了如何将人工智能融入不断演化的城市生态系统，并鼓励景观建筑师构建一种适应性设计框架，使设计成为与环境长期互动、持续演变的过程。