Heating an insulated box isn’t hard. The expensive autoclaves do it faster and to a guaranteed temperature/pressure - I think a home business grower would be willing to wait longer or accept more risk.

Remember that for heating cooling, this device is already in a regulated environment (indoors). The additional heating/cooling isn’t crazy, and with a semi-sealed insulated box, very doable.

It sounds like you’re working towards “one device to rule them all” - something that works in an office environment, something that works as part of an array in a shipping container. If you’re trying to keep costs down, optimizing for the needs of just one of these will make a significant difference.

I’ve been thinking about this over the last week. I like the idea, but I’m not sure where the value is.

At the prices you mention, I could grab a pair of refrigerator-sized container. A heating element turns one into an extended autoclave. A RaspberryPi, a fan, ultrasonic humidifier, and a couple thermoelectric devices turns it into a perfectly controlled growing chamber. a SWE for a month to program it…

All this for, what, $5-$10k? Maybe a couple grand more to get some expertise from a local mycologist. I don’t see how the SaaS model or 1+2 business models are more profitable if someone wants to go mid-size.

I’m impressed - this is the most detailed write-up I’ve seen on this sub in… well, forever!

I question your ability to sell devices to offices. I don’t see traditional offices buying into the cost + labor required for this, they’d rather buy the product direct.