During the COVID-19 Pandemic, germs everywhere, especially on trash cans. If you have to throw away a used tissue, you would need to lift the lid of the trash to throw a used tissue away. That is why I have created a "No Touch Lid" using my Arduino Starter Kit, to minimize the spread of germs.

Supplies

Step 1: Making a Box

Cut out 6 5x5 squares from the poster board with an exacto knife
Hot glue 5 of the squares together, leave one of the squares aside and the top of the box opened

For the top of the box, use duct tape to make a hinge for the lid on the box.

Step 2: Writing a Program

Using Chat GBT, ask it to write a Program:

"Write a code using a sor4 ultrasonic detector and an uno microcontroller with a sg 90 servo motor, have it rotating at 90 degrees when an object is detected less than 5 inches when the object disappears the servo should rotate back to 0"

Chat GBT should give you a program that you will need to copy and paste into your Arduino IDE (The code is very important, so you know how to do all the wiring.)

Step 3: Follow the Program

Now you will need to grab your tools (Arduino Uno Controller Board, Breadboard Jumper Wires, Female-to-Male Dupont Wires, Tie-Points BreadBoard, USB Cable, Ultrasonic Sensor and Servo Motor SG90)

Using the USB Cable, plug it into the Arduino Uno Controller Board and your Computer

Step 4: Wiring the Ultrasonic Sensor

Grab the Ultrasonic Sensor and Female-to-Male Dupont Wires
Take the yellow wire and connect it to the Ultrasonic Sensor in the "Trigger" slot
Take the other end of the yellow wire, and plug it into the Control Board in pin 2
Then, take the orange wire and plug it into the Sensor in the "Echo" slot
Take the other end of the orange wire and plug it into the Control Board in pin 3

Then take the red wire, and plug it into the ____ Slot
Plug the other end into the Tie-Points Breadboard, on the red side
Then Take the black wire, and plug it into the "GND" Slot
Take the other end and plug it into the Tie-Points Breadboard, on the Blue side

Step 5: Wiring the SG90 Servo

Grab the SG90 Servo and Breadboard Jumper Wires

Take an orange wire, and connect it to the orange wire that is connected to the Servo
Then take the other end of the wire into the Control Board in pin 9

Take a red wire, and connect it to the red wire that is connected to the Servo
Then take the other end of the wire and plug it not the Tie-Points Breadboard on the red side

Take a black/brown wire and connect it to the black/brown wire that is connected to the Servo
Then take the other end of the black/brown wire and plug it not the Tie-Points Breadboard on the blue side

Step 6: Wiring the GND and 5V

Grab a red and white Breadboard Jumper Wires

Take one end of the red wire, and plug it into the "GND" on the Control Board
Then, take the other end of the red wire and plug it into the blue side of the Tie-Points Breadboard

Take the white wire, and plug it into the "5V" on the Control Board
Then, take the other end of the white wire and plug it into the red side of the Tie-Points Breadboard

Step 7: Finishing the Box

Take your Box, Exacto Knife, Ultrasonic Sensor, and SG90 Servo

Attach the Ultrasonic Sensor to the front of the box/the opening angled up a little bit

Take the Exacto Knife, and cut a little opening for the Servo to fit in, on one side of the box
Tape down the Servo into the slot you made to make sure it is secured

Step 8: Verify and Upload

Copy and paste the program Chat gives into the Arduino IDE
Once the program is in the IDE, click on the green check mark in the top left hand corner to verify the code
After the code is verify, click on the green arrow in the top left hand corner to upload the program to the Arduino Uno

Step 9: Testing the No Touch Lid

Lastly, test the final product

Place your hand in front of the Sensor (The lid should go up and stays up)
After the lid is up, then remove your hand from the Sensor, which will close the lid

If it doesn't work, go back and follow the steps and program again to make sure you did it correctly!

Introduction: No Touch Lid