Automated Arduino-based Zen Garden Project
Find your inner peace with a little maths and maker hardware.
In this project, we build a self-contained and fully automatic Zen Garden using an Arduino Uno, stepper motors and a handful of electronics.
It contains a small ball bearing that is magnetically drawn through the fine sand, leaving intricate patterns in its wake. After a pattern is drawn, it is erased by drawing over the top of it and a new one begins.
See how we made it on page 7 of Issue 67 and page 62 of Issue 68, or on our website.
Issue 67: https://diyode.io/067ttgf
Issue 68: https://diyode.io/068cppg
Note: Video shown here is 125x normal speed (1 frame every 5 seconds).