flower as capacitive touch sensor for #arduino @Science.Buddies

Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Use a living plant as a capacitive touch sensor to make your own bio-hybrid robot! New to Arduino? Check out our full tutorial series here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlBVuTSjOrclb0iCMSRpS_H1lSrlSVeEm&si=fKyoI1aB9iRW98yT

Positional servo tutorial: youtu.be/qJC1nt_eJZs

Capacitive touch sensing tutorial: youtu.be/sya89Et3Go0

Parts list and circuit diagram for this project: sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Robotics_p071/robotics/bio-hybrid-robot?ytid=YHa9bm5BTn8&ytsrc=description

Science Buddies also hosts a library of instructions for over 1,500 other hands-on science projects, lesson plans, and fun activities for K-12 parents, students, and teachers! Visit us at sciencebuddies.org/?ytid=YHa9bm5BTn8&ytsrc=description to learn more.

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