The TeleGarden is an art installation that allows web users to view and interact with a remote garden filled with living plants. Members can plant, water, and monitor the progress of seedlings via the tender movements of an industrial robot arm.

If that undertaking weren't impressive enough of a concept, keep in mind that this experiment took place between 1995 and 2004; the Internet was so young! There's video of it and it looks straight out of Jurassic Park.

via 2087