My First YouTube Video Changed Everything | Making Version 2
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- It's been a whirlwind of unexpected twists with this project and was a ton of fun taking it this far along the development process. Along with making the new version, I also put together some information on how you can build the original version yourself, details below:
Batch 2 Preorder:
servita.io/
60 page comprehensive build guide:
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Man, I hope Amazon paid you well for that first class service you pulled off. The six week lead time on a product that didn't even exist outside of a prototype was outstanding by itself. Incredible.
absolutely insane pace of development :D
Its still a prototype, just a much nicer one.
Amazon ALWAYS does this.
I hope, when they asked, he did his best Dr. Evil impression and demanded "One million dollars!"
Likely got Amazon gift card credit 🤣🤣
Huge thank you for all the kind comments, really happy to hear the story was clear and interesting! (Not really knowing how to edit made putting this together a brutal but super fun process, and I plan to push on to some other cool projects and videos)
Don't give me too much credit, huge thank you to the individuals mentioned in the video, not only for helping on the project but also teaching me along the way. The six week time frame was tight, but we did know it was likely coming so we were prepared as much as possible to push up our timeline of development of V2 to hit the deadline.
Fun Fact: I left this out of the video as I didn't have footage of it, but also in that final hour, an unforeseen user error caused the bottom of the device to fill with water, submerging a motor and sensor, yet somehow after draining the water, everything was fine! (We have now ensured this cannot be done again)
Bro...... That Lil Kick you did before ship it out, was the MAIN MALFUNCTION reason LOl. Love your work! Kudos!
Do you need an editor? Where can I contact you?
@audax_YT old frame is free to a good home? My home is great! Send’r on over 📦
I would like one please, Thank you ! On the front of mine please print the tagline "Fuck it, We ball!"
A new subscriber here. Wishing you all the best.
Will definitely binge watch your videos. I love this one already. 💕💕💕
Having worked at Amazon, I'm surprised they didn't just have a bunch of their own engineers try to make it in-house. Or maybe they did and they failed so badly they gave up and decided to just have you do it instead.
It was probably just an event manager asking him directly.
And not an Amazon executive that can put engineers in motion.
No, they won't sell it till they watch this video, reverse engineer it and then make it themselves.
@@ShawnChristopher10101 THAT. If Audax didn't sign papers to make sure it doesn't happen, somewhere down the line they make one.
I imagine they asked him directly knowing he’d make more content on it aka free advertising
They wanted his viewership more than anything.
As a software engineer, that "run code to *actually* remove credentials" thing is incredibly frustrating. Things like that happen all the time, and Happens in live environments because you dont think to test it. Props for flying out and getting it working.
the housing and everything is great, but would have been a lot smarter to spend less time on stuff no one is going to see and instead just wire up usb to an outside plug. that way if something goes wrong just have them jam it into a laptop with teamviewer. complete waste of time and lack of forethought flying out there. hell knowing it's a prototype i would throw a whole-ass raspberry pi or something inside it in case it goes down.
also you didn't test it by taking it to another location or using your phone hotspot? i mean c'mon.. everyone has at least 2 wifi networks available to them in most places. also someone else writing the alexa skill and making the pcb? sounds like he farmed out the actual hard parts of the project to 2 other people and didn't so much as credit them.
@@reanimationxp He said himself that he has no idea how to design a PCB nor make something like an alexa skill nor did he have time and BOTH people offered their help but both probably didn't want their names revealed
@@theengineer2017 one of them appeared in the phone call and i find it unlikely they both wouldn't want to be credited for their work. aside from that, if you can code this thing you can write an alexa skill. i've done it and taught a workshop on it. i just think it's a little shitty to not touch on how the project wouldn't be possible without them. don't think he mentioned paying them either. pcb's is actually the same deal, but i get that learning kicad basics might not have fit into the timeframe.
still, basic testing wasn't done, and even then, someone could have simply changed the name and pw on their phone's hotspot and the thing would have connected instantly, no plane flight needed, and even app largely not needed. like i said, lack of foresight and troubleshooting.
all that said, the project is cool. i know i'm being critical but it's because i have experience in this area and would also offer help should he need it for a project this cool again.
@@reanimationxp I am just saying that the very fact he made the prototype completely on his own without help is a pretty big deal for someone on youtube, and he only had two people helping him not an entire R&D Department, so taking something from what was a cool idea/gag to something that needed some refinement and could be mass-produced with only needing the help of two others is something VERY few can pull off, and the PCB designer might be a freelancer so if his name was putout he would get flooded with requests and such so he might not want the publicity same with the Programmer, I self-taught myself everything a small PC Builder/PC Flipper could ever need to know and even than I only do it for friends or family even tho I already built a good dozen pcs doesn't mean i would want to put my name out cause one of my friends used to do youtube a few years ago and had 30k something subscribers and I said i dont want my name being listed cause PC Building is a hobby for me and not a job so i dont want people emailing me or dming me for pc builds
@@theengineer2017 The video shows him writing a text message to someone, asking if they could help write the Alexa skill. He also hired someone to design the first board and had it made somewhere else. Then he found a comment from someone offering to help make the 2nd board.
Dude that feeling of troubleshooting down to the last second and it runs last second is incomparable
This is super cool. And that dramatic tension at the end definitely was scaring me, so good job!
I was having a second-hand panic attack
Facebook comments never fail to surprise me by their pure idiocy, imagine seeing a cool device and letting it outrage because its "lazy" or doesn't support you alcoholism enough 🤣
As a software engineer I just love this projects. Mad props for fixing it on side! Must have been an overwhelming feeling 😅
ikr...
I'm not much the type to get nervous, but... I was incredibly nervous going into the final hour
You mean "on site?"
Mad respect for pulling off that tight deadline and running it on the last second! Years ago I built a drinking game for up to eight people which poured liquor into the current player’s glass in small impulses, while they solved a task. This project reminded me of mine, but with all the professionalism of turning a prototype into a product. Loved watching it and happy to chat whenever you need someone with a somewhat similar skillset.
The story telling, the engineering, all a master piece!
always great to see the youtube community come together, shoutout to that gold hearted pcb designer!
Fuck it, we ball. 😂 You shot the game winning point as the timer ran out. Amazing video, as a tinkerer I love seeing creations like these. I mostly just build my own lithium ion battery packs and put them in things to make them rechargeable
Bro made sure they got an end table big enough for him to fit in, Incase it didn’t work (talking in high voice) “preparing margarita now” worked for the flintstones
This video makes me sad. This deserves millions of views. Instasub for me. As a electronics engineer/programmer/smart home user with esp32/bartender with a big home bar that have had this idea on my mind, it ticked ALL the boxes!
This AND a great video...
Seeing your subscriber number almost makes me angry, you deserve so many more. I will sacrifice a goat to the algorithm that served this video to me! (will not complain at the algorithm for at least a week)
Love the rant about the algorithm!
Much agreed, but just checked out his home page dude just started 11 months ago, and this design is by far the top of the top, I see him going far! If he doesn't stop at this with the money rolling in now haha
~ZJAK
To be fair, he's only got 6 videos up with 8K subscribers. Calm down
@@ZackJacksonAK99654 highly doubt he has much 'rolling in' yet. you'd be surprised how little a deep-pocket company like Amazon will actually pay for something like this. he might eventually make more on the video
Dan... After emailing you, we wanted to know more. We're so glad we found this video. We now understand more about you and the Alexa Bourbon Bartender (Servita).
Thank you so much for putting this video together.
I can't begin to express how impressed I am you did this in under six weeks
Six weeks to live demo is shockingly fast. I sure hope that Amazon compensated you properly (this build, on this timeline, should be about $100k). Honestly, the only weird/crazy thing to me is that you weren't originally intending to show up at the event... everything about this scenario screams "keep the human operator and their laptop within 20 feet".
That's what I said. Bezos has the cash. Psy the guy something already
Wym 100k? If he knew how to sell it himself he'd make over 100k/month profits even starting out
@@yojirex6374 that’s a weird take. Amazon effectively commissioned a maker to build a custom device on a crazy schedule. There’s no indication that he intends to commercialize it as a product, and moreover, he shouldn’t have to to get paid for the amazing work and crazy turnaround he already did.
@@yojirex6374yeah well he wasn’t already making them, he made a prototype and they wanted a working machine so they should pay him for what they asked for
@@paiddj3397 Yeah but probably like a lot of rich people he's rich because he's selfish/greedy. Hope I'm wrong, great dev work and video :)
absolutely stuning. I was watching and feeling the drama, stress and thinking the probably thoughts that you has in this process. Your video for me its a art that i will remember and use as inspiration to continue the development of my app. Thanks for this
One of the coolest stories I’ve watched in while. Had all my favorites, tech, suspense, struggle, innovation and alcohol!
the ending is what gets me. it’s the culmination and idea of actually creating things in a world where people who don’t create anything get to pass judgement on it in a singular moment while having no idea how much goes into it. it’s wild.
That was an amazing story, I've never felt more tension from watching a robot bartender be fixed.
If you think that you can or you think that you can't... you're right. You are the living proof! Brilliant!
Dude the statements you spoke at 9:36 in video is just too relatable as a robotics deisgn engineer to me , and the product you made is just really cool♥
Freakin incredible dude! I'd have guessed you were a EE for sure; you successfully executed more in 6 weeks than most senior design teams do in two semesters.
Stoked to see the views and subscribers you've gotten from this video too. I hope they keep rolling in and the growth helps you on your way to make more awesome projects and videos in the future 🤘🏼
Hey man, I just watched the video and thought it was phenomenal. Please don't listen to anyone who leaves negative comments. Many people who aren't makers have no concept that building something isn't necessarily about its function but the journey you took and what you learned along the way. This is hands down one of the best videos I have ever watched on UA-cam, and it is inspirational for the rest of us who enjoy creative thinking and making. Well done.
Oh waw, amazing man. How it fits that we just published a product design course. Yes, it is late, but never late.
This is why it is a science for itself and it needs preparation. But you did it. Congratulations
Get fuckin' wrecked, Darin. Scrub. This shit is amazing, I frankly want two or three. Any chance that app is gonna get updated with a catalogue function so it can keep track of multiple machines plumbed with different drinks?
Man, you're an aspiration. I've been aiming for this kind of manufacturing skillset for some years and it's a lot.
You've basically been a whole team of specialists for six (I'd guess 70-hour) work weeks.
The part about being stubborn and persistent is really what the maker community is all about I feel like. Just keep trucking till it magically works. Awesome project you did here, hope you got a nice big check outta this one for all the rushed work. Definitely gonna sub 🤙
Well done bro. What a story!!! But it works. And I was really, like really, impressed by your work and how you created the V2 from scratch! 🎉
To be honest, I see that Servita Bartender for other purposes.
My old man, 86 years old, doesn't move a lot. So we can imagine integrating this piece of art to a nightstand in the bedroom or a small table close to his sofa in the living room to distribute WATER. Being hydrated is important for everyone and sometimes you can't afford to have the help you need.
But automation could help old and disabled people as well to get their glass of water when they can't move so much.
I expect to see more about your project so and see your next UA-cam video 😊
Again congrats for this wonderful work and I really hope that Amazon will be a part of this project. I hope this Servita Bartender will come true.
Regards from France 🇫🇷
How is this not viral yet? great video !
cause its not a short q_q
I've never done anything like this, but I think I can relate to that very special kind of stress when you need to get a dang piece of tech to work and you're not really sure why it won't and the sweet, sweet relief of a down to the buzzer payoff. I don't know if this was ever your experience, but working in broadcasting and events as a technician/operator, people tend to treat you like you are the technology that you have to work with and not as another human being. Well done, sir. Good job not letting the stress beat you.
You may not be an official electrical engineer but you have the drive of one. Keep it up I'm investing early 😁
I admire your perseverance. Been there, done that. Was doing a presentation in Panasonic's booth with a Commodore Amiga. The computer wouldn't hook up to the external devices on the show floor so I stayed almost the entire night getting it working. Every time I ran the presentation to test it the computer crashed. I think I rebooted a hundred times that night but in the end I got it working.
This was an incredible video. I haven't been hooked this much into a video for a long time. Props to you. Let's hope this video absolutely blows up.
That last second moment is badass, like something you would see in a goddamn movie o7
That was so fkn good, both an incredible build and some amazing story telling. I swear the view count must be broken wtf
This was such a well documented and relatable (suddenly being asked to do a job for someone or something much larger than yourself) experience. It had me on edge the entire time. Well done and congratulations! 🎊
You deserve none of these haters. This thing is awesome! Great work, I hope it makes you at least a milli.
hands down one of the best videos i have ever seen...you're like "stuff made here" but with an intense storyline
That dude is next level smart. He's gotta be a genuine genius
Very nice video! Great storytelling too and I love how the result turned out!
This is awesome. Thanks for taking the time to make this for us!
Even with the missing high stress last hour video this story is gripping and a fun success. You earned my subscription!
Morale of the story: Attend your first time installs whenever you can, especially if the client is a big one (I'd always cost that in the quote to their benefit).
Great job fixing it, everyone who was involved in the process, and a really nice optimisation of v1. Great vid!
Having done a good bit of work in the software field, that last 10 minutes made me STRESSED. Good for you for going balls to the wall and making this happen. So, so cool!
I deal with Amazon professionally and I can tell you this is exactly how every single one of their projects is run internally too.
What an awesome adventure you must have had. I'm glad everything worked out for you, brother. Cheers!!
Kudos to your design and problem solving skills. You're the man. Not because you are super smart but because (like me) you arent, but put in the hard yards to figure it out.
What an amazingly crazy story and project... 6 weeks lead time for a new product and showing it off on the big stage. 🎉👍
I need one of those as well, this would be the funnest thing for my man cave😎
Who else smied at Bill's laugh at 8:06?
Honestly, that feeling of banging your head against the wall and finally getting exactly what you want is amazing!
It's really about having good gut instinks. He followed his guts in what the problem was without having all the facts/proof upfront even though there were other possible issues causing the malfunction.
I remember my first time programing an arduino and I was getting crushed, I'm not a programmer and I was typing random code that kinda made sense. The feeling when you hit bingo and all functions worked. I made a wood shop routing table that would adjust the bit height and display position in a LCD with a stepper motor. The homing feature was important.
As a product designer working with PCB designers on projects every day this gives me goosebumps. Insane. 6 Weeks. Holy shit
I laughed out loud when you said "I am in fact not a smart guy…" I have felt the same way thousands of times with my own complex projects where I get stuck and get frustrated. I will often talk to myself and belittle myself in those times but usually I recover and manage to finish the task without even realizing how I managed. Hilarious. Congrats on your success
Something in life thats great to learn, asking for help. So many times in my code I don't know whats wrong and someone else just looking at it makes simple mistakes so apparent.
The day we stop asking, is the day we stop learning!
"I'm not a smart guy." OK, that is something we do not hear every often on UA-cam and it did make me almost laugh, well done.
Amazing Job! Don't be encouraged with negative comments. It always needs a dreamer and not a grumpy pessimist to achieve something new!
"AH Perry the Platapuss come in! I've just finished my new creation, the Bourbonator!!"
Yeah that's freaking epic! Totally geeked up 13:43 omg I would've cried seeing it work with all those ppl around
Congratulations for getting it up and running. You are not alone. This is very normal for experiential marketing.
Ah man, I have a loving home for that Aluminum one! Hehe😉
Try a Jack n cranberry. It’s called a “snowbird”. Patented. Best drink ever. Fill it half & half with each & also your liking w/ ice.
Get ready to live.
Just arrived, love your work. Keep the projects coming...
This is what engineering is all about; what a great project!
WOW! Impressed is an understatement. Ur intelligence is fascinating, I could listen to you all day! Rooting for everything and anything you set your mind to!
P.S. cannot wait to see you on shark tank lol
Congratulations on inventing, designing, and perfecting, your awesome bartending bar.
This is an angel story told over and over. An example everyone can relate to, Tucker automobiles.
That is amazing! Allthough I felt stressed watching it, good work my dude!
Wow. Just wow. Be proud of yourself and your invention. So cool to see how the saga unfolded. Liked and subbed. Great job!
Man I watched till the very end I was about to pull my hair out my head with the anticipation!. Congrats man! totally awesome
Congratulations! This video is inspiring and I’m positive it will inspire more to get after it. “We Ball”!
Man gotta love those X1c's. Makes printing iterations so much better.
Amazing Storytelling.
Loved the thrill, the suspense, and even simple explanations for complex topics.
This is so good. I'd watch this again.
10:37 a better way of doing this is by adding some sort of sensor to check if a glass is present,you don’t want to be locking or unlocking the thing any time you want a drink.🥃
That was actually worth watching instead of putting the Phone away and go to bed 😂 What a Gem, fantastic Video!✌️
Thats why I love engineering. Everyone has different perspective and every solution is correct as long as it get the job done.. You did very well and your project is cool. What I will do if I was in your shoes is to turn on an access point from my phone with the same credentials as my home wifi.. That will be a temporary fix for the event.. Oh man I just got flashbacks of all the temporary fixes I did on the last minutes in so many projects
You just restored my motivation and interest in this field. Time to wake up my rpi4 and esp32's.
Thank you
Hats off for pulling this off in such a short time. Loved every sec of it 🫡
From a DevOps Engineer who has a dad that is a Mechanical Engineer... Respect dude. I know you handled some serious crunch time to get that done in that amount of time
This was a fucking emotional rollercoaster to watch towards the end... and all we got was a "yaaaaaaaay" and quick cut to the end. LMAO Well done 🤣
CONGRATULATIONS!!! 🍾🎊 you’re an huge inspiration
Thanks!
Woooooow I am so fucking amazed I have never seen the earlier mentioned video. But I am now understand the meaning of the word stubborn. You didn’t just surrender on the project you just improved it.. hope this device now a patented thing and Amazon won’t steal it from you.
this is great. I make alot of inventions myself and often get down on myself for the amount of failed iterations.. but videos like this really give me a determination buff, so thank you!
You can fail as often as you want, only have to get it right once!
bro blew the opportunity of asking for the first, well deserved drink after the connectivity issues.
Super cool project. Very well made.
You could put a load cell on the tray to detect if someone placed a glass that was too big to go down the hole.
as someone who loves his nightcaps and unlike darin or dipstick whichever it is lol i would love a machine that pours me a drink!! its genius and time saving to all of our spouses or tired over worked people its just one more reason tech is making life beautiful besides the terrors of ai lol well done!!
We techies, whatever the field, ALWAYS face this damn deadline/last minute bugs/survival state mode situations to save our life/job/reputation! 😂
Incredible work doing the job of a team if hardware, software and project managers.Hats off you could achieve this much in such less amount of time.
Pat yourself on the back for a product well done.
If there’s ever been a vid that deserved a like and subscribe it’s this one. Great job from innovation to project customization, and finally project presentation!
Wow what a story! I almost cried when it worked! Good for you keep the dream alive. So inspiring.
Awesome job!
That acidental triggering thing could be solved by a load cell on the platform. Or you could add a small motor that sticks out like a plastic pin near the bottom and if there is no resistance that means there's no glass and it wont pour anything.
First one can fail randomly if it's too sensitive but the second should be good but it will make it go down once before it knows there's not glass there.
MAGIC! Amazing work the only thing i wish for is the baseplate (where you place the glass) to be chilled somehow, a few degrees can do alot or the tube goes thru a chilled process. Ice is to noicy and yes, I need to get up and walk a few meters to grab my own ice.
Great job at getting a prototype up and running so fast. Your determination is first class!!!! GOOD LUCK!!!
randomly stumbled on this video, and it was just the most gripping video ever! my dog woke up when i cheered your final win. this was awesome.
This is so motivating and inspiring. Absolutely love seeing projects like this.
Bravo lad! Your dance with success and failure proved to be both highly entertaining and wholeheartedly rewarding.
Phenomenal video! Started to cry towards the end of the video! Could feel the passion in your voice! 😂🤙🤙
Dude this is amazing! I love that you take an idea like making a drink and figure out how to make it with a machine. This is some Mark Rober level thinking
Hope you're ready for your sub count to explode. This was great, and you deserve it!