These Arduino bots move plants to sunny and shady spots

What do you do when you want your plants to grow but you lack a green thumb? Give them wheels and the ability to seek out sunny and shady spots on their own. This was media artist Kathleen McDermott has done. The aptly named Sunbot and Shadebot are robots that help houseplants tour the outside world. Sunbot uses photocell (light) sensors to look for sunny places to rest, while Shadebot employs the same sensors to locate shadowy spots. Both platforms are made out of a recycled fan case and wood, along with an Arduino, DC motors, rechargeable batteries and solar panels. See them in action below! This entry was posted by Arduino Team on Friday, August 12th, 2016 and is filed under Arduino, Featured, Robots. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. You must be logged in with your Arduino account to post a comment. How to control Arduino board using an Android phone Arduino IDE 1.6 is released! Download it now DIY less-expensive Thermal imaging camera Send in the clones My open-source, do-it-yourself cellphone (built with Arduino). Welcome Arduino Yún – the first board combining Arduino with Linux Microsoft and Arduino: new partnership announced today A low-cost robotic hand (tutorial) mirroring your own fingers Arduino IR Remote Control Nice drawings of the Arduino UNO and Mega 2560 David Cuartielles (Spanish) MAKE: Blog’s Arduino archive Tom Igoe’s PComp Site