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Chicken Wire
it's a hexagonal metal wire grid
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Copper tape
enough to cover the inside of the plant's mouth
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Hot glue gun
makes it a whole lot easier to attach things to the chicken wire, but it's not entirely necessary
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Panasonic PIR sensor or similar
https://www.digikey.ca/en/product-highlight/p/panasonic-electric-works/mp-motion-sensor-napion
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Soldering iron or crimping tool (or tape if desperate)
to connect wires from the Arduino board to the motors/copper tape/PIR sensor
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Servo motors (4.8 kg*cm or better)
https://www.creatroninc.com/product/full-rotation-servo-motor-48kgcm/?search_query=servo&results=44
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Hand saw
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Paper mache mix (paper, glue, water, bowl)
look online for a simple recipe
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Bendable metal rod
about 1/8 inch in diameter (make sure it's at most half the diameter of the wooden dowels)
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A bit of twine
don't need much twine - just a few small sections
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Electric drill
drill holes in the dowels to insert the motors (motors spin the dowels)
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Acrylic paints
choose whatever colors you want...you're the artist!
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Arduino Uno or similar
anything with 2 digital pins for capacitive touch sensing, 2 digital pins for the motors, 1 digital pin for the PIR sensor
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Bag/box of jumper wires
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9V battery
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9V battery box with slide switch
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Bag/collection of wooden dowels
about 1/4 inch in diameter or so
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Bag/collection of Popsicle sticks
cost depends on how much ice cream you eat
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