The sensor shown here is essentially two plates mounted side-by-side, attached to an Arduino Nano using ... you need a proximity or touch-sensitive sensor in a project, reaching for the junk ...

A DIY The Wrench maker has built a smart desk dustbin with an automatic iris-style lid, adding both functionality and a ...

[Vishal] used junk to play around with CapSense, the touch sensitive Arduino library ... It certainly makes for a short afternoon project which you won’t feel bad about taking apart later ...