Open a box with the flick of a switch!

Have you ever given something to someone and wished that the box you gave it in opened automatically? No? Well neither have I (well, maybe) :D. However if you have, this is the guide for you! With just a flick of a switch the box will open automatically!

Step 1: Tools & Materials

Materials:
- A Box
- A Continuos rotation Servo (Mine's from parallax)
- Spare cardboard
- Two Limit switches (From RadioShack)
- A Metal Coat Hanger (From Laundry Places)
- Perfboard (From RadioShack)
- Wires (From RadioShack)
- Resistors (All 10K)
- Headers (From HSC Electronics)
- An Arduino (From Italy :D)
- A power switch (From an old Power Supply)
- L brackets (Cardboard works to)
- Some thread

Tools:
- A Hot glue gun
- A soldering iron
- Solder
- Heavy duty wire cutters
- Pliers

As you can tell, you can pretty much recycle everything, or find in around the house.

Comments

[Cyberscann54]

with the parts alone not the Arduino just the switches and the servo and some wire the exact same open and closing of the box can be done. this needs so much more beyond just a better box the Arduino has almost limitless possibilities as it is now is just a waste.

just a few ideas gps, proximity sensor, tone sensor, light sensor, biometric sensors tilt sensors temp sensors, rfid, bluetooth wifi, solar to name just a few possibilities.

[mymixed]

Defiantly... It started as a box I could open for a present, but then would add some more to it later. I have a lot of ideas to come, and thanks for all the suggestions!

[Kelzzy]

Cool box, but are you going to like fix it up (give it more space)
other then that its awesome

[mymixed]

Version 2 will have a bunch more features.

[Electronics Man]

cool project. if I built this I would upgrade to a wooden box and a remote control to open it. Great idea! :)

[mymixed]

There's so many possibilities!

[mcnator]

You better win... best i've seen yet

[mymixed]

Thanks! That would be really cool!

[cloudifornia]

You could use this to really freak somebody out! ;-O)

[mymixed]

You totally could! I got to try that :D.

[cloudifornia]

Oh the possibilities. Tell your friends that you think you've got a ghost. You could really punk them good with this.

[mymixed]

I could make it use a photo resistor and as soon as I put my hand in a certain place on the box it opens! Awesome!

[cloudifornia]

I like the way you think. What a riot! ;-O)))

[brunoip]

Great work !!!

[mymixed]

Thanks, you too!