Berkeley Ridiculously Automated Dorm (BRAD)
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- Опубліковано 29 кві 2012
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During my freshman year at UC Berkeley, I set out to create the most ridiculously automated dorm room in the school ever. Three months and several hundred dollars later, BRAD has been completed!
Derek is an engineer and entrepreneur. He was named in Business Insider’s 9 Most Poachable College Students in Tech, and has been featured in TIME, Forbes, CNN, The Guardian and TechCrunch. Derek studied Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UC Berkeley. He knows how stupid writing a third-person bio of himself can be.
FAQs!
That party music?
Avicii - Levels & Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso - Calling W/ Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike - Generation X
My screen went crazy during the strobe lights. What kind of black magic is this?
The camera records at 29.97 fps, slower than the frequency of the strobe light.
Why does the motor make my ears bleed?
It was designed to move drapes up to 35 lbs. - Наука та технологія
Imagine you think a guy is really cute and smart and he takes you back to his room and shows you all his cool gadgets and then all of the sudden he shouts “Brad, romantic mode” and then you hear the deafening mechanical screech of his blinds closing as he stares at you waiting for your reaction
Nothing puts a lady at ease like a gentleman telling a robot 'romantic mode', causing the lights to turn off, a giant disco ball to start flashing, and The Lion King soundtrack to start playing. "Um, excuse me, I just remembered I have an important exam in the morning..."
Don't forget the curtains closing. Unwanted privacy.
These stuff can be tweaked. That is just a presentation. And ladies come in all type of packaging, some enjoy such stuff :)
But at least they wont turn you down, you know, because the implication.
Such an inappropriate joke! Does the fact that the guy had the idea for to renovate a room like this and had put in the effort to make it happen impresses you so little that you feel necessary quip about what's probably satirical joke mode instead?
Your comment fails to possess the criteria of a yes or no question on the basis of bad grammar.
while this seems pretty standard today, three years ago home automation was in its infancy, furthermore it seems everything used is quite price sensitive as would be for a student. dope stuff.
romatic mode = super bright fluorescent light on a disco ball and a lion king song by elton john....
Stop, you're turning me on!
This video came out as I finished high school, and was what originally motivated me to become an electrical engineer. Thanks BRAD (and Derek)!
"Ridiculously" had to be added to the name to not make it BAD eh? :)
omg this room is the floor above me....
really?
If curtains wouldn't be so noisy, it'd be perfect.
Great job anyway!
emergency party mode ftw
Very impressive. Found this your train blog article very informative as well.
+Michael Chernoff I just read that too - great read.
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+Michael Chernoff yes! i just read that!
I am planning a cross continental trip and a friend recommended your blog to me.... I really loved your story and pictures dereklow.co/across-the-usa-by-train-for-just-213/#.WL9BCGU0gKs.facebook
Party mode a.k.a "trip your ass off and fuzzy studying for a week"
Home Alone 3. :D
just read your posts about the Suites Class experience on Singapore Airlines, WOW. then see this vid. WOW dude!!!
Best dorm room ever! love party mode! haha!
rollababe2008 Same, great stuff.
HAHHAHA im also here bacause of that
2 yrs after it happened to you... here I am, watching this video because of his Suites Class experience on Singapore Airlines experience :)
@@celia-ov6rm Aaandd 2 years after you here I am for the same reason doing the same thing :)
@@emmaleez :)
Just goes to show how amazing Berkeley students are. :)
LOL! Can you imagine walking by and seeing the dorm room flashing like that while the others are not? Imaginations would run wild thinking that a mad scientist or an Avenger was transforming in the room. 😂
Who will not be annoyed of a Justin Bieber alarm clock? nice touch :)
My guess is Old Derek never got to use the "romantic setting" rather just the "crysturbation setting"
Don't be mean. I'd kill to be in his position.. he's loaded.
dereklow.co/what-its-like-to-fly-the-23000-singapore-airlines-suites-class/
So rich kid bought stuff and is celebrating being a rich kid by posting travel blogs all for conspicuous consumption.
oh my god the sound of the curtain it kills me lmao
Love the party mode BRAD.....hope you dance up a storm in there! :)
it's one thing to do something like this in a regular room, but to pull this off in a triple in one of the units is phenomenal!
great work dude
:D
When all else fails, press the Emergency Party Button
A blacklight in a college dorm room? Baaaad idea buddy.
His sheets are blinding in such low lighting. Weird..
James Calver y
FANTASTIC!! Party mode is AMAZING
This is awesome! Great idea and implementation!
came here from gmm!
i went from gmm to his blog to this
I watch GMM but I didn't see this from that...I searched this cuz I'm going to college in like half a month
Wachi Wachtenheim oh god sorry idk what episode this was so long ago
DMAN D oh I was actually just about to ask u what episode...I'm currently looking for it, searched "GMM best dorm room" but all I found is their episode on a mobile dorm...is that the same one?
Wachi Wachtenheim idk im trying to find if 4 u
The first and last time romantic mode was ever used
Did you end up becoming the go-to party room after posting this lol? U threw your room info in on the end haha
amazing man! good job !
Proud Golden Bear (Your video is definitely not Unit 3 where I was at lol), just wanted to drop my 2 cents on awesome work. To the negative comments below, sorry but most people who can do the things this guy did are the rich and successful ones. Keep up the good work brother.
i would have a forever alone mode
That is ridiculously AWESOME! I am 100% jelly, bro.
I hope you enjoyed your flight, looked amazing :-)
Epileptics beware.
I came from GMM. :-)
Me2 haha
same
anchio! :D
You are all that is awesome. Keep building man.
This is amazing! I wish I had rigged something like this up my freshman year...instead I had a tiny dorm with a horrible roommate. Kudos to you for being so awesome!!
Douchebag roommate pressed the Button every day. :D
Yeah, this kid needs a Romantic Mode.That's rather optimistic, don't you think?
Don't be mean. I'd kill to be in his position.. he's rich..
dereklow.co/what-its-like-to-fly-the-23000-singapore-airlines-suites-class/
prinny714 did you read the first parte where he wrote he used the miles he earned from his job right?
Fine.. he's not rich, but he's very well off. He's graduated from Berkeley with some sort of engineer related degree. He's definitely at the VERY minimum making 6 figures, but most likely this guy is making around mid 6 figures.. Sorry, but that's a lot of money. Also he's won many awards for innovation and other things. I'm pretty damn sure that he's gotten offers from many large tech companies.
prinny714 man, even being an engineer you dont have nothing sure, im an engineer and i've had no work offers (even though i got graduated with good notes) good thing i already had a job lol, sad but true
davidhg117
I guess it depends on where you're from and how you go about it when you're in school. I'm not an engineer unfortunately..compared to my cousin that graduated from Berkeley with a CS degree. I got mine in business. Took a lot longer and had to work a lot harder to find a job and even then I don't even make half the amount he makes -__-..
Incredible!!! My daughter hung a "clamp" study lamp to the exposed water pipe in her dorm at UNC Chapel Hill & earned her first violation. LOL. I'm very impressed to have witnessed a college student with more initiative than to just play online games & PS3. You're my new hero!
One of the coolest things I've seen at Cal. Awesome job, man.
So well designed room yet autofocus not working first few minutes of video. -_-"
Romantic Mode : Forever alone.
Party Mode: Forever alone.
What a shame.
Lol what a waste jk
Really awesome man!!
Derek this is awesome! We need one of those emergency party buttons at the office!
LOL "romantic mode"? That geek ain't getting any lol
^obviously can't/couldn't get into Berkeley / doesn't know how Berkeley level colleges are...
Brad A.
I logged-in just so that I could upvote your comment and down-vote NuBmeathax 's. This is the 21st century dude.
Dude thanks, CAL is a great school. I chose GA Tech over it due to personal reasons, but yea he obviously doesn't know how the things that happen at these schools. Even us geek's have to have fun now and then when we arnt preparing to make solid money
This video can serve well in a resume. Take your talent as far as it will go my friend.
the screech of the auto-curtains will drive me nuts. LOL
"Romantic mode!"
SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEECH
My history teacher showed me this in eighth grade, if I remember right. Coolest thing ever. Got me into EDM, actually. I graduated high school in 2019 and came back to this for the first time just to feel the nostalgia.
OMFG That's gotta be the best room EVER. Congratz dude.
I'm forever indebted to you for introducing me to Bibio around 5 years ago, upon landing on this video. I'd thought I'd come back to personally thank you. :) P.S. That's a pretty sick dorm you had.
The best customised dorm ever....keep it up
haha niiiice! The start to party mode was epic!
Dude, you are an inspiration! I think I'll be making a few changes to my apartment after watching this.
excellent work many congratulations to you !
looool emergency party button... im in the middle of my exams but afterwards I'm gonna come over and push that button and party it at your high tech dorm!
I'm impressed!!!! Amazing job!!!
that room is AMAZING!!
This is VERY time worthy, but also pretty hard. Especially the party and the voice control.
Panpan bamboo You had to be technically very advanced, in order to really appreciate the difficulty of the project.
I Love what you have done with the space!
I am currently working on version 2.0
I swear, this is amazing. =) Good job man!
Really cool.... The remix at the end even better ;-)
Dude! That's awesome!
Looks awesome!
Way too cool =) I loved that "Emergency Party Button"
dude you are amazing this is sooooooooooo awesome perfect job!!!!
LOL! Good way to release some stress! PARTY mode with Avicii
"Sleep Mode"
curtains: BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
wow, very cool! awesome room
"Romantic Mode!" *awkwardly waits while the curtain closes*
Oh my goodness that is fantastic
Awesome! I'm so impressed! Can you share your awesomeness by posting a guide on how you did all this?
Loved the emergency party button! :D
Spent a year in Unit 3 in the 90's as a freshman, in a triple room.
I never saw anyone using a dresser as a nightstand. Brilliant.
that party mode is amazing
that romantic mode made me lol. good job my friend
That was awesome!
Nicely done, I just hope you've soundproofed the room :P
I bet all the tech firms are lining up to hire this dude. Only a freshman and already doing this. Do I hear a signing bonus?? GG my friend.
I am super impressed if you are not an engineer! Geekdom has a new meaning at Cal!
Yours,
Joseph Y. Lee
Bachelor of Arts
Physics and Applied Math
University of California at Berkeley
That's great, glad to hear it.
the sound of the curtain would really get on my nerve. Apart from that this is awesome!
Your going viral buddy! Hope the electrical inspection doesn't shut you down!
great job derek..i am also from spore but living and working here now. u have a great future at the silicon valley.
good alarm music choice
Knew about this because a NYP lecturer shared it during lecture. Thumbs up! Singapore's pride!
I want one! haha awesome room, you have a real talent!
This room needs the computer and the bed attached to robotic arms.
"Computer, come here" or "Bed, party mode"
This is awesome.
Lol if I saw a window with a strobe light in it, I would be like, "dafaq are you doing man?!"
"RomanticMode" took a little bit too long to get goin... ide be smoking the cigarette by the time Eltons tune came on !
I love the emergency party mode.
The only feature I'd think about adding is the control "open the door, BRAD" to which it would respond "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that."
Your amtrak story led me here. I used a Pabst PBR neon light in my dorm window for party mode...it also served well for romantic mode and sleep mode.
I wish also my room would do what I decide^^
Nice job!
this is amazing. now all thats left to do is learn to focus that friggin' camera
Romantic mode: him lying alone on a bed listening to a song from The Lion King, looking at a disco ball. haha.
That's amazing!
3:00 Lol. You're a funny guy.
Continue doing great things like that. Maybe start your own business?
I am in the middle of automating my home. I was wondering if were are using wireless technologies?
What apps and specific items used. I'm surprised there's no list in description. Is there a how to video by chance?