Building a Tactile Button-Box for a Toddler

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  • Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
  • This DIY busy box was a huge hit! It's made with a bunch of random electronics, a wedding box, and an Arduino.
    Source Code:
    github.com/Hac...
    Music:
    Blue Dot Sessions - "Highride"
    Cambo - "Coffee"

КОМЕНТАРІ • 616

  • @ToeManJon11
    @ToeManJon11 4 роки тому +2189

    I just want to see how high that number is in a year from now

    • @cupofdirtfordinner
      @cupofdirtfordinner 4 роки тому +116

      well it would either reset or be stuck st 999999

    • @Spu7Nix
      @Spu7Nix 4 роки тому +64

      i doupt he would click it that many times

    • @giin97
      @giin97 4 роки тому +217

      @@Spu7Nix you underestimate how much toddlers enjoy pushing -their parent's- buttons.

    • @kjyhh
      @kjyhh 4 роки тому +21

      2:36 405+??
      Till the button dead?

    • @barmetler
      @barmetler 4 роки тому +32

      @@Spu7Nix Do you remember that egg crack app where you need to tap the egg a Million times?
      He'll definitely overflow the counter.

  • @cod3lta
    @cod3lta 4 роки тому +2298

    What a lucky boy he is

    • @firstnameiskowitz8493
      @firstnameiskowitz8493 4 роки тому +19

      Neural*

    • @anuel3780
      @anuel3780 4 роки тому +57

      nah you need a billion lucky boys to get an effective neural network
      wait

    • @cod3lta
      @cod3lta 4 роки тому +8

      @@firstnameiskowitz8493 shows well my potato english. Thanks

    • @Denshi
      @Denshi 4 роки тому +29

      He kinda *is* a neural network... When you think about it...

    • @hueban1643
      @hueban1643 4 роки тому +8

      @@Denshi well that is what a brain is made of...neurons

  • @committedcoder3352
    @committedcoder3352 4 роки тому +99

    “Just grabbed whatever looked interesting”
    I see you got into a good mindset for making a child’s toy.

  • @grivar
    @grivar 4 роки тому +1319

    Toddlers are basically untrained AI anyway. Gotta train it to solve stuff.

    • @ther701
      @ther701 4 роки тому +20

      Lmao

    • @RESULT_OF_A_BROKEN_CONDOM
      @RESULT_OF_A_BROKEN_CONDOM 4 роки тому +26

      'Artifitial' Intelligence. You literally 'make' baby with your human partner, right?

    • @imfromwikipedia
      @imfromwikipedia 4 роки тому +12

      @@RESULT_OF_A_BROKEN_CONDOM r/wooosh

    • @jetaddict420
      @jetaddict420 4 роки тому +35

      @@imfromwikipedia r/ihavereddit

    • @grivar
      @grivar 4 роки тому +13

      Let's not.

  • @songarakram
    @songarakram 4 роки тому +1125

    Man forget a board for toddlers, I wanna play with this thing and I'm 30.

    • @Tuxfanturnip
      @Tuxfanturnip 4 роки тому +53

      It's so charmingly retro!

    • @amirdahan5660
      @amirdahan5660 4 роки тому +10

      You guys like this ? or is this some kinds of joke and i am about to be r/woooshed ?

    • @badusername9903
      @badusername9903 4 роки тому +47

      i could honestly just screw with a control panel hooked up to some lights and a camera or some shit and be entertained for hours

    • @Recroomsniperpro
      @Recroomsniperpro 4 роки тому +6

      I feel like a dj now

    • @williamsmith6921
      @williamsmith6921 4 роки тому +1

      Me_irl

  • @CloudLadder-c7e
    @CloudLadder-c7e 4 роки тому +265

    It was pretty funny when he tried to start hitting the small buttons, missed like 6 times then went to something else. Having some smaller buttons and switches is probably a good idea, trains dexterity and possibly patience since he has to slow down to be able to hit them.

    • @TheAechBomb
      @TheAechBomb 4 роки тому +29

      I like this, I'd probably have something recessed too so he couldn't just slap it

  • @Flowtail
    @Flowtail 4 роки тому +99

    I can just imagine the joy he'll feel many years from now when he goes back and realizes how cool this little toy was

  • @carsten.
    @carsten. 4 роки тому +160

    Your son will look back on this in 20 years and still think it's cool.

    • @ObjectsInMotion
      @ObjectsInMotion 4 роки тому +11

      but in 10 years he will think its the lamest thing ever.

  • @TheNathannator
    @TheNathannator 4 роки тому +32

    As my mom told me:
    I had something similar to this when I was around the same age. I think it was my grandpa that made it for me: it was an old network(?) switchbox thingy with a bunch of additional switches and lights in it. I LOVED that thing. I think I remember being told that when it stopped working, I took it apart and put it back together and it worked again and I would keep playing with it until it happened again, and then I would do it again.
    My memory of it isn't very clear (given that I haven't seen that thing in years; I was probably around 3-4 when it got lost or I stopped playing with it, not sure which), but I can distinctly remember the front panel switches and that some of the buttons made sound.
    I would do nearly anything to have that thing back.

  • @JackSassyPants
    @JackSassyPants 4 роки тому +39

    Not only is this adorable but the impulse to slap that big green button is exactly what i would do as well. this is such a lovely build!

  • @1337Unlucky
    @1337Unlucky 4 роки тому +538

    Legend says he had a kid only to build this gadget.

    • @lainarte
      @lainarte 4 роки тому +3

      Alex ahahahahaah

    • @pdd5793
      @pdd5793 2 роки тому +2

      that kid is just an npc

  • @jc84com
    @jc84com 4 роки тому +277

    Toy in the shops are designed for the lowest common person to interactive with And to pacify them. I like what you have done here. Excellence

    • @drone_better7757
      @drone_better7757 4 роки тому +23

      Babies rise up.

    • @rich1051414
      @rich1051414 4 роки тому +11

      My earliest memory is being bored and using my toys to annoy my parents to ease my boredom. I was probably 3.

    • @susususu6778
      @susususu6778 4 роки тому +4

      Such is the case with entertainment media in general.

  • @ExplodingWaffle101
    @ExplodingWaffle101 4 роки тому +250

    anyone else thought this guy would be like, some college student? maybe i've been watching too many other coding and nn youtubers :DD

    • @FlyingOctopus0
      @FlyingOctopus0 4 роки тому +31

      I think that youtuber being a college student is reasonable assumption. Usually people, who have enough time to work on youtube are students.

    • @CodeParade
      @CodeParade  4 роки тому +122

      Quite the opposite. I never had time for a UA-cam channel in college.

    • @joeyknight8272
      @joeyknight8272 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah

    • @joeyknight8272
      @joeyknight8272 4 роки тому +14

      @@TMinusRecords i do

    • @delofon
      @delofon 4 роки тому

      (Y) S ame
      I had a huge "WOW" at the start of this video

  • @Le_Codex
    @Le_Codex 4 роки тому +110

    Congratulations, you made Cookie Clicker IRL for your son

  • @simone6605
    @simone6605 4 роки тому +312

    The industrial switches and white paint feel very dystopian, like "baby learns how to work at the plant"

    • @badusername9903
      @badusername9903 4 роки тому +54

      yeah id say industrial or utilitarian but not dystopian. for that he'd just have to put ominous labels over all of the lights

    • @harrisongilbert
      @harrisongilbert 4 роки тому +13

      uhh, he just wanted a board for his baby to fidget with? this is no different from one of the button pushers you get get from Walmart just without the animal pictures.

    • @ethandandu
      @ethandandu 4 роки тому +15

      It is a lot less confusing than getting kids to play with fake plastic versions of these things...

    • @smooooth_
      @smooooth_ 4 роки тому +16

      when the kid gets a little older he can give them some crayons or finger paint and they can doodle on it

    • @simone6605
      @simone6605 4 роки тому +7

      @@smooooth_ I like that

  • @WangleLine
    @WangleLine 4 роки тому +751

    CodeParade? More like CodeParent

    • @iIO_OIi
      @iIO_OIi 4 роки тому +26

      It was a typo this whole time!

  • @duaneantor9157
    @duaneantor9157 4 роки тому +28

    I was going to build something like this for my son. I have all the parts but never assembled it. Now that he's 28 I need more buttons and knobs.

  • @16BitBench
    @16BitBench 4 роки тому +5

    I learnt very quickly that the reason people buy toddler toys and dont make them is because anything no matter how much love it has can be a five minute wonder. nothing like taking a week or two to build the perfect toy for your kid only to have them pick it up, turn it over, poke it twice and wander off to play with something else.

    • @Mecharnie_Dobbs
      @Mecharnie_Dobbs 3 роки тому

      Yeah but then CodeParade can modify it or reprogram it and note which modifications hold his child's attention the longest and work out the pattern. He likes setting himself such projects

  • @cypresstwist
    @cypresstwist 4 роки тому +3

    You kid is very sweet and your idea of entertaining him with analog buttons and switches is great.

  • @johanrojassoderman5590
    @johanrojassoderman5590 4 роки тому +45

    2:45 at this moment I became unsure of whom the box was for
    Next: non-euclidian box

  • @dgramop
    @dgramop 4 роки тому +12

    Excellent contraption! When you're doing stuff that involves a lot of lights, it helps to multiplex. That way, you don't have to run out of GPIOs but you can still have the same effect with the lights.

  • @timgehrsitz3267
    @timgehrsitz3267 4 роки тому +3

    Knowing that CodeParade is also a father to a one year old now gives no excuses for not pursuing these passion projects. Thanks for inspiring me

  • @Kimmie6772
    @Kimmie6772 4 роки тому +4

    I don't know why but your son's reaction to it is the cutest thing ever.

  • @untrust2033
    @untrust2033 4 роки тому +16

    Wish we had electronic stores like that here in the UK.

  • @fntthesmth423
    @fntthesmth423 2 роки тому +2

    My mom always had a rule against toys that made sound--you're a brave man

  • @diby1555
    @diby1555 4 роки тому +9

    When you shop for electrical components like you’re out shopping for vegetables

  • @duaneantor9157
    @duaneantor9157 4 роки тому +2

    I have an audio recording console with over 1000 buttons, knobs and lights. I love it and I'm 63.

  • @soulchorea
    @soulchorea 4 роки тому +12

    this was way cute. I love how you made it look like something he knows he's not supposed to play with, which I'm sure makes it even more enticing :) great job!

  • @Nerdopedia
    @Nerdopedia 4 роки тому +315

    I didn't know that you had bebe

  • @revenevan11
    @revenevan11 4 роки тому +5

    Man I wish that I had a store like that *anywhere* near me!

  • @Clara_Page
    @Clara_Page 4 роки тому +2

    That's awesome, as he grows up that kid is going to play with it in so many imaginative ways from, train controls, spaceship & a computer just to name a few off the top of my head

  • @mikelowery6732
    @mikelowery6732 4 роки тому +74

    Imma have to stop you at "Vintage Radio Shack"... Where do I find that?

  • @commanderboreal1343
    @commanderboreal1343 4 роки тому +3

    CodeParade is a damn good programmer ....
    But he’s an even better parent!!
    Couldn’t stop smiling through this video :)

  • @jumbledfox2098
    @jumbledfox2098 3 роки тому +3

    That On-Off switch looks fun!

  • @lilyrooney
    @lilyrooney 4 роки тому +4

    had a few thoughts for some kid friendly busy widgets since you mentioned maybe adding more to it as he grows.
    You could have a square of led's and 4 buttons surrounding. In basic mode it could just make a wave from that direction when you hit a button, in advanced mode it could be a "control the dot" type thing.
    also if you give them all basic aesthetic symbols like "the triangle buttons" or something, then you could possibly have a sort of 'bop-it' system where he has to manipulate the board to make it match, but that's probably much later on
    I think you should also try to incorporate some more physical things like servos and sensors, as time goes on. A servo modded to have its potentiometer makes a good and safe slow motor and you could have it do different things based on whether music is playing, how far his hand is from a sensor, the mode, or even might be able to make a lego attachment to it and try to nudge him into that kind of robotics.
    This is a really cool project and I'm sure he's in more than capable hands
    oh also one of those "useless machines" that turn themselves off when you activate the switch would probably make a good module

  • @EmilySucksAtGaming
    @EmilySucksAtGaming 4 роки тому +3

    Thanks for the idea! I have a feeling my nephew will love his! He's a little young for it now (4 months) so I will have plenty of time to play around with it myself, getting Doom to run on a volt meter.

  • @filippe999
    @filippe999 4 роки тому +110

    interesting to see what happens when a programmer procreates

    • @drone_better7757
      @drone_better7757 4 роки тому +23

      We call it progration.

    • @lucasarmas9198
      @lucasarmas9198 4 роки тому +35

      This is the first iteration of his new neural network

    • @gazelle1467
      @gazelle1467 4 роки тому +10

      Bold of you to assume the child wasn't the direct result of pure programming

    • @billul1
      @billul1 4 роки тому +13

      "i teach my neural network how to walk"

    • @ivanadriazola1991
      @ivanadriazola1991 4 роки тому +1

      Wait until you see the next generation

  • @brandoncastaneda2467
    @brandoncastaneda2467 4 роки тому +6

    This is so wholesome, parent of the year

  • @Pope_
    @Pope_ 6 місяців тому +1

    When he turns older you could set it up as a simple programing language with an input and each button and switch changing the output, with a bit of thinking you could come up with something a kid would really enjoy and if you are lucky it will stimulate the curiosity part of his brain and get him thinking about logic in an intuitive way.

  • @retro3188
    @retro3188 2 роки тому +1

    Oh yeah. Love those things! Hence my love for keyboards and controllers.

  • @JoelMurphy77
    @JoelMurphy77 4 роки тому +3

    This puts me in mind of when I was a kid and one friend, or another, would have a toy I thought was really fun but they thought it was boring. I imagine, by the time your kid is 5, this toy'll be that toy for some kid in the neighborhood.

  • @sebastian9090123
    @sebastian9090123 3 роки тому +1

    Glad to see there is still some good parenting in the world.

  • @Oscaragious
    @Oscaragious 4 роки тому +1

    I'm glad you added a counter because that's probably what I would've done too.

  • @mn3zx
    @mn3zx 3 роки тому +2

    Looks like an LA-2A and I love it!

  • @glaives6783
    @glaives6783 4 роки тому +1

    this is the nicest thing I have ever seen, youre a good father

  • @blanktester
    @blanktester 4 роки тому +1

    So cute! What a lucky lil fella.

  • @SunroseStudios
    @SunroseStudios 4 роки тому +2

    we want something like this but more complicated... this is like the world's best fidget cube

  • @Hacktuber
    @Hacktuber 4 роки тому +25

    Be sure that I will build too
    Regards M

  • @danielpirone8028
    @danielpirone8028 4 роки тому +2

    My dad made me one back in the early 70’s - since LEDs where new / spendy then, he used neon power indicators - and it had an internal 90volt batt array - when it died, a lot of the fun did too.

  • @saggre
    @saggre 4 роки тому +6

    What a cool dad he has

  • @Wheagg
    @Wheagg 4 роки тому +1

    The most dad thing ever I love it

  • @redchilli450
    @redchilli450 Рік тому

    Well made busy board and well made video. Thanks for sharing the code. I am glad someone agrees that putting plugs, sockets and seat belts into a busy board is not a wise idea.

  • @DOCTOROCTAGONAPUSS
    @DOCTOROCTAGONAPUSS 4 роки тому +1

    Brand new father here and collector of wayy too many industrial buttons and switches. Amazing idea.

  • @moth.monster
    @moth.monster 4 роки тому +33

    Up next: how to potty train a neural network

  • @nicktids
    @nicktids 4 роки тому +2

    Wish I had a store like that near me. The vintage stuff looks great

  • @thewhatchies9550
    @thewhatchies9550 4 роки тому +3

    This is the dad i've dreamed of

  • @jlucasound
    @jlucasound 2 роки тому +1

    That is awesome! Thank You for sharing your build. The layout and component selection was well planned. Your son will cherish this his whole life!

  • @khloes8734
    @khloes8734 4 роки тому +1

    this would be so fun for my online classes while listening. I have ADHD and fidget a lot

  • @AunoDoesStuff
    @AunoDoesStuff 4 роки тому +1

    It's so adorable the way he immediately was eager to press these buttons.

  • @retro3188
    @retro3188 2 роки тому +1

    You’re an awesome dad, sir.

  • @xyzheng9672
    @xyzheng9672 4 місяці тому

    This is the cutest project I've ever seen

  • @KaneinEncanto
    @KaneinEncanto 3 роки тому +1

    I'd love an electronics store like that near me... *drool*

  • @chipio
    @chipio 4 роки тому +3

    You're setting the bar for toddler toys. And I want one.

  • @ktvx.94
    @ktvx.94 4 роки тому +1

    Top level parenting. I want to make games for my kids too when I grow up (more?)

  • @charlesm.1638
    @charlesm.1638 4 роки тому +1

    What a great idea, I shared this with my brother-in-law as his son just turned 2 years old.

  • @FreeRangeHuman4083
    @FreeRangeHuman4083 4 роки тому +16

    "I like to eat food"
    Don't we all

  • @jimmyjimjam7209
    @jimmyjimjam7209 4 роки тому +2

    I enjoy the idea of never telling anyone about the Simon says function to see if the kid discovers it entirely on his own

  • @AB-these-handles-are-stupid
    @AB-these-handles-are-stupid 4 роки тому +1

    Have a 3 year old and I remember, very recently, hearing that 'cow in the triangle's line over and over with that you. Just made me shudder a little.

  • @csabahalasz1540
    @csabahalasz1540 4 роки тому +2

    Ooh that's cool. I've built a similar one to my 1yo boy. He uses it as a chair.

  • @thehandleiwantedwasntavailable
    @thehandleiwantedwasntavailable 4 роки тому +1

    I love all of your projects, but this easily the best! You’re an awesome Dad.

  • @nazarosetrov63
    @nazarosetrov63 4 роки тому +1

    it looks like something i would play with

  • @beedslolkuntus2070
    @beedslolkuntus2070 4 роки тому +1

    Wow, when I was young, I also wanted to poke around switches and all. Sadly my parents were never good enough like you did for your child!! Wow! Amazing work

  • @ts4gv
    @ts4gv 4 роки тому +2

    You're gonna be the best god damn dad there is. Congrats.

  • @rasnick1
    @rasnick1 4 роки тому +2

    Everybody gangsta til the toddler get's access to the nucealer control.

  • @SirMorNo
    @SirMorNo 3 роки тому +3

    im surprised you have easy access to a electronics store, kinda jealous, lol, great project I was thinking about something like this for my niece

  • @khatharrmalkavian3306
    @khatharrmalkavian3306 4 роки тому +2

    My dad built something like this (but all analog) for me when I was a kid. Except he put a flashbulb in it and showed me the button and said, "If you push that button there will be an earthquake an we'll all die."
    He was so disappointed three weeks later that I hadn't pushed the button that he got one of his friends to push it instead even though I didn't want them to.
    That was how I learned what kind of person my dad was.

  • @adammichna5175
    @adammichna5175 4 роки тому +1

    This is so awesome! Great dad!

  • @whatevernamegoeshere3644
    @whatevernamegoeshere3644 4 роки тому +2

    Parent of the year award nominees look shiny this year

  • @theomiado7954
    @theomiado7954 4 роки тому +1

    Dude you are a really good father

  • @ethanmadets
    @ethanmadets 4 роки тому +1

    You are literally the best parent I have ever seen

  • @user-yw8sr3uj1w
    @user-yw8sr3uj1w 4 роки тому +1

    I need more places like your local electronics store

  • @fumpledump
    @fumpledump 4 роки тому +244

    Nobody
    Absolutely Nobody
    Kids toys: *Teaches kids how electrical outlets work*

    • @drone_better7757
      @drone_better7757 4 роки тому +32

      Kids' toys: *Teaches kids how to undo seatbelts.*

    • @alwinpriven2400
      @alwinpriven2400 4 роки тому +28

      @@drone_better7757 kid: *undoes seat belt while driving*
      kid: "not like the simulations"

    • @R3lay0
      @R3lay0 4 роки тому +4

      It's like touching the stove, children have to find out themselfes that it is bad.
      _plsdonttakethisasadvice_

  • @thatguy3750
    @thatguy3750 4 роки тому +2

    That looks really satisfying,man i want that

  • @eskoevtyukov4764
    @eskoevtyukov4764 4 роки тому +3

    This is just insanely wholesome

  • @overengineer7691
    @overengineer7691 3 роки тому +1

    man you are so lucky to live next to a store like that. I built one of these and had to source everything brand new or very expensive on eBay

  • @jamesliu8095
    @jamesliu8095 4 роки тому +1

    Now this is what I'd get if I ever had a kid

  • @dancoulson6579
    @dancoulson6579 4 роки тому +2

    1:03 - As someone who does electronics, I'm sure a lot of people will agree, there's nothing like coming accross a bag of vintage looking LED's.
    I remember picking up a bag before. Strangely enough, it had what looked like standard 5mm red led's. But when powered up, the chip was green... Why would someone possibly design a green led encapsulated in a red diffused 5mm housing?!
    Wish I had kept hold of them. Never found any since. Might have been rare for all I know.

    • @CodeParade
      @CodeParade  4 роки тому +1

      In my bag, I found an LED with the little notch on the positive side instead of ground. I guess they do have misprints! That must be why they end up in the discount grab bags in the first place.

  • @BlueDotSessions
    @BlueDotSessions 4 роки тому +1

    Your projects are so cool! Thanks for having us.

  • @prof_hershel_layton
    @prof_hershel_layton 4 роки тому +1

    That is really nice!
    The companies who produce common busy boards could learn from this!

  • @DeathAlchemist
    @DeathAlchemist 4 роки тому +1

    This is so wholesome, your such a good dad!

  • @user-ed7gm7ol8k
    @user-ed7gm7ol8k 4 роки тому +2

    "soo many buttons ligth, 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙩" said my inner child.

  • @dylanwhitmer5325
    @dylanwhitmer5325 4 роки тому +2

    he may not learn how to plug something into an outlet, but now he knows the launch sequence for all of the trident nuclear missiles in Wyoming

  • @angiemendoza1323
    @angiemendoza1323 4 роки тому

    This is adorable. What a cute project

  • @wetlettuce4768
    @wetlettuce4768 4 роки тому +7

    When you want your kid to grow up to be a nuclear power plant engineer.

  • @bendtherules0
    @bendtherules0 8 місяців тому +1

    Awesome idea and build. Will build this someday. Now you can even teach him how to change what each button does by changing the code 🤓

  • @steveplayzytreal
    @steveplayzytreal 4 роки тому +1

    I low-key want this for myself

  • @strbourne
    @strbourne 4 роки тому +43

    Is it wrong that I really want that for christmas?

  • @Ghaz002
    @Ghaz002 4 роки тому +1

    cant wait to see the speedrun

  • @lapezcreeper2676
    @lapezcreeper2676 3 роки тому +1

    Honestly I would love it if this man designs basically a real-world representation of the game don't touch anything for his kid

  • @CosmiaNebula
    @CosmiaNebula 4 роки тому +2

    Kickstart this
    I'd play this even if I don't like toddlers at all.