KindAura & Hacker
KindAura
Hey there! I’ve been thinking—what if we could turn plants into little stress sensors that send a signal to your code? It sounds wild, but imagine a garden that could help us monitor our own wellbeing, and you could write the app to read the signals. What do you think?
Hacker
Sounds wild, but actually doable. We could tap into plant bio‑electricity, feed it through a sensor array, and stream the data to a simple app that tracks stress levels. Let’s sketch a prototype.
KindAura
That sounds like a beautiful way to blend nature and tech—like giving plants a voice in our lives. Let’s start with a small pot of a friendly, reactive plant like a pothos, attach a tiny bio‑sensor, and have the app log the electrical fluctuations. We can keep the prototype simple, maybe just a few data points per day, and see if the plant’s mood matches our own. I’m excited to help you sketch it out—just remember to keep the plants well‑watered and calm, so they feel safe and open up to us.
Hacker
Cool idea. Get a pothos, wire a cheap galvanic sensor to its stem, connect that to an Arduino with an analog pin. Have the board send the voltage over BLE to a phone app. Log the raw values, maybe normalize them with a moving average, and sync to a cloud file. We’ll see if spikes line up with our stress—just keep the pot in indirect light and avoid over‑watering. Let’s prototype, then tweak the code to filter out noise.We complied.Cool idea. Get a pothos, wire a cheap galvanic sensor to its stem, connect that to an Arduino with an analog pin. Have the board send the voltage over BLE to a phone app. Log the raw values, maybe normalize them with a moving average, and sync to a cloud file. We’ll see if spikes line up with our stress—just keep the pot in indirect light and avoid over‑watering. Let’s prototype, then tweak the code to filter out noise.