"BOTANICUS INTERACTICUS": Interactive Plant Technology

Botanicus Interacticus is a technology for designing highly expressive interactive plants, both living and artificial. The technology is driven by the rapid fusion of our computing and living spaces. Botanicus Interacticus an interaction platform that takes interaction from computing devices and places it anywhere in the physical environment. In particular we are targeting living plants.

Botanicus Interacticus has a number of unique properties. This instrumentation of plants is simple, non-invasive, and does not damage the plants. It requires only a single wire placed anywhere in the soil. The interaction with plants goes beyond simple touch and allows rich gestural interaction. Examples include: sliding fingers on the stem of the orchid, detecting touch and grasp location, tracking proximity, and estimating the amount of touch contact between user and a plant.

Botanicus Interacticus also deconstructs the electrical properties of plants and replicates them using electrical components. This allows the design of a broad variety of biologically inspired artificial plants that behave nearly the same as their biological counterparts. The same sensing technology is used with both living and artificial plants.
A broad range of applications are possible with Botanicus Interacticus technology: designing interactive responsive environments and new forms of living interaction devices as well as developing organic ambient and pervasive interfaces.

For more information on the Botanicus Interacticus, see: http://botanicus-interactic.us

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[11matt555]

Poor cactus. Nobody will touch it.

[Samantha Patterson]

The cactus should be the required user interface for making youtube comments.

[zana820]

Lol @ 1:50

I'm glad to know that the Disney scientists and researchers still have a sense of humor!

[Jasper Toeli]

Is this for sale somewhere?



[364saga]

Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

- Grass keyboard.

[Michelle Amos]

This is so cool it gives the plants a voice and hopefully now people will think twice before they rip a branch off a tree, they feel too as we are learning

[MrJeremy43]

This is pretty dumb, but seemingly cool. You are able to control something in a non-reproducible manner. Hmmm... seems completely useless from a practical manner. Go-go those with artistic inclinations!

[Madison Torres]

This is a great idea, but I'd be afraid that children would go to one of these exhibits and tear up a plant.

[eepke3]

Plant porn? Come everyone, molest our plants in many different ways and we will make a video about it!

[Infinite101001]

The music part reminds me of pikmin :)