It all started with a simple question:
When we want to know how a plant is doing, we examine the soil, the weather, or its environment. But why don't we ask the plant itself?
More than 30 years ago, this simple idea gave birth to ECOMATIK. Driven by the vision "Making Your Plants Talk," Dr. Jinchen Liu founded the company to develop sensors that directly measure and clearly reveal the condition of plants.
Over the years, this vision has led to the development of numerous innovative plant sensors. They provide valuable information about a plant's water status, water consumption, drought stress, physiological condition, growth, and yield. Today, our technology helps scientists, farmers, fruit growers, viticulturists, and horticulturists in more than 60 countries better understand their plants and make well-informed decisions—from species and variety selection to irrigation management, cultivation practices, and adaptation to climate change.
Today, all of our sensors are Internet-enabled. What began as "Making Your Plants Talk" has evolved into "Making Your Plants Talk via Internet." Through the Internet of Plants (IoP), we connect plants directly to the digital world, providing secure access to their data anytime and anywhere.
Today, ECOMATIK employs more than ten people and is certified according to ISO 9001.
Even after more than three decades, we remain more convinced than ever of our original idea: the most scientifically sound and economically efficient way to assess the condition of a plant is to ask the plant itself—rather than observing only its environment. This conviction continues to inspire us every day. It drives us to continuously improve our products, adapt them to our customers' needs, and develop new technologies and innovative solutions for both plant research and practical applications.
At the same time, we combine our extensive expertise in plant sensing with modern methods of data analytics and artificial intelligence. Sensors become intelligent systems, and measurement data are transformed into practical, actionable recommendations. In this way, we help people around the world better understand plants and manage them more sustainably, efficiently, and successfully.
We are convinced that the future of plant research and agriculture lies where plants themselves can tell us what they need.
