Grow Pod Solutions announced that it acquired a facility for a new assembly plant in California. The company has also secured acreage where it will conduct field testing and R&D. Additionally, the company is introducing its next generation automated cultivation environments. Researchers at the facility are building automated farms, which, like Grow Pod, can grow three to four times faster than traditional farming methods. However, in contrast to the MIT system, Grow Pods are portable and can be placed virtually anywhere. The system features cloud-based management so operators can control the growing environment from anywhere using a computer or cellphone.