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Originally posted by Arcturus451: ↑

Yes, hydroponics has absolutely massive potential. The article required a subscription, so I couldn't read most of it, but the potential goes way, way beyond cannabis and it fits beautifully with BUD because it needs lights and constant monitoring. Hydroponics can help overcome the dwindling supply of new arable land because plants can be grown in 3D, rather than just 2D (ie in a series of vertical tiers). Lighting, water, temperature, humidity and nutrients are all crucial and need to be accurately monitored and controlled to maximize yields and profitability.

We're at a tipping point here where you don't have to be a futurist to see the potential for change. The same applies to the home, where it's not hard to see a home in the near future that has an integrated control and monitoring system that handles/monitors/records/actions everything from lights, appliances, security cameras, door locks, heating and cooling, solar power generation, battery storage and balancing (home and car), power both to and from the grid etc. etc. etc. The mind boggles.

So yes, there will be plenty of competition and plenty of room for constant innovation. An M&A meat market and a graveyard! It will be a wild ride, so buckle up and if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen!

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Re "hydroponics has absolutely massive potential."
Exactly - and re 3D - for example:
"stackable rotary hydroponic garden space" etc is a happening thing; eg an ASX listed Co "is currently completing the first phase of its proposed 40,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art cultivation and processing facility located in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Phase One of the Facility is comprised of approximately 2,000 sq. ft. of grow rooms which XXX expects will be outfitted with XXX Hydroponic Garden Systems (installed inarrays of four units, two high).

The above illustrates the massive scale of commercial 3D hydroponics getting underway, with lighting needed. I agree with your comment, we are at a tipping points in numerous directions, where measurement and control of facilities (often including lighting) is required, beyond homes and buildings.

And by way of further example, the reference to Roots by @Gemmax dovetails into this "factory farming" scenario too, again measurement and control is needed