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W&M students’ invention started as a way to keep houseplants alive. Now, it’s grown to help those with dementia.

What started as a way to keep houseplants alive in a William & Mary dorm room over winter break slowly grew into a way to support people living with dementia, its creators say. Their invention, MindBot, is a semi-autonomous countertop greenhouse now in use at the Williamsburg Landing retirement community.