Believe it or not this project took me over 600 hours. I love making them, but it does take a lot out of me. If you enjoy these, please consider supporting me on Patreon at patreon.com/stuffmadehere
He's made the 1D auto-hoop. Then the 2D auto-hoop. And now the 3D auto-hoop. Now he needs to make the 4D auto-hoop that can travel back in time and catch that shot I missed when I was 5.
Well it could also catch a shot from the future and even catch a shot from a ball 500km wide because the hoop could widen and could see the future AND the past. Plus it doesnt even take a second.
Next year he's gonna be like: "Last year I made a 3D unmissable Basketball hoop, but I still had to be in my workshop to be able to land a hit. So I made a Basketball hoop drone that follows me around."
@@Yagami913 No. The reason it works so well in a fixed environment is because it’s easy for a computer to get a precise location of the ball when there are several cameras finding it. For a drone hoop, it would have to be aware of its fans and somehow be able to tell a ball apart from a leaf, a person, or a baby’s head. It would also have to know how to get to exactly that spot all on its own, which drones are good at doing if you’ve told it exactly where to go in advance, but I doubt it would be so easy for it to do on the go in an unprepared environment.
“Ever since I made the 3D hoop, I’ve known a 4D hoop was the answer. I’ve consulted theoretical physicists and the next hoop will be incorporating time into the loop.”
There are some creators on UA-cam who are just incredibly far ahead of everyone else in their category. This channel is definitely one like that for engineering projects. The insane concept, the clear but minimal explanations of core concepts and problems, the insane range of applied skills and problem solving, simlpy incredible!
Hes so far ahead of every other "engineering" youtuber its insane. People with full-time teams couldn't do the stuff he does even if they had twice the time.
Honestly, its not engineering. Everyone can study engineering and with some hard work and dedication get a degree. What this dude does? Its another level, we re talking genius levels of creative engineering. Im speechless every video
The fact that he created a special tool to measure to location of the "poulies" shows how much he enjoys what he is doing... There exist lasers to measure distance from a point... But less creative and maybe less precise :)
Identifying potential hazards ahead of time, especially when these things operate near humans, is extremely important and you could get into all sorts of trouble for running a test like that in a professional environment (assuming the OSHA guy caught wind of it)
Just simple mechanical, electrical, computer, and machine learning engineering. I was actually surprised he knew quite a bit about machine learning as an engineer
I’m a mechanical engineer and every single time I watch this guy it puts into perspective how much smarter he really is than 99% of us. I’ve encountered thousands of engineers, some very smart, and I don’t know a single one that could do all of this.
I’m a successful software engineer and just this guy’s abilities in code and ML make me feel like a failure, to say nothing of math, physics, machining, electronics, etc, etc. The casually practical demonstration of 3D gradient descent was amazing.
I just have to be happy, being a caveman. I was a certified Mercedes Benz tech for 7 yrs. Trying to understand the engineering concept of these cars, enough ,to successfully repair, at the garage level, is still caveman dumb, compared to this guy.
ML expert here. Being able to code decent algorithms to get the feedback fast enough in order to have time to move the hoop and saying it could potentially do it twice is already a feat in itself. Not everyone knows how to code it AND code it efficiently enough so it's fast AND do it in a timely fashion. he is a one-man start-up. May I join the cavemen group ?
I watch your videos before bedtime with my 11yo son to inspire him to learn about math, physics, coding, engineering, craft, … and it never disappoints. Keeps him mesmerized for the whole duration of the videos. Thank you! You’re truly amazing.
As an engineering student, I can definitely say that he is a genius. when he says it's simple from there, it's not. I don't know how one person can have all that mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering knowledge and skill. He does things alone that companies hire teams of engineers for. Def. one of the most underrated UA-camrs out there!
Part of why the teams are hired is dividing up the work load to make a project happen much more quickly, or tackle an even larger scale project. But yeah, he definitely is a few sigma above average.
He's got to be getting lit up on linkedin every single day. This guy can single handedly go from concept, design, software design, to product in a month or two in his own home. Ridiculous.
@@bucketfan4life How is that foul? they just said they also liked Jlaser that’s not promoting the youtuber that’s just the person contributing their opinion to a comment
100% Best comment! As an Mechanical/Automation engineer, I'm blown away by his well rounded skill set and troubleshooting prowess. This man is a beast of an engineer and I wish him all the success!
@@weibull760 ok this might be a dumb question but if he’s just finding slope of the parabola to see if it matches gravity why does he need the second derivative
@@jackinzbox. the second derivative is the slope of the first derivative. The first derivative of the camera data is a bunch of flat lines as well as lines of different slopes, a computer processing all the different flat lines and slopes would take a large amount of time and processing. If you use the second derivative you shrink the data you are looking for to one number 9.8 m/s2. And a computer can just derive the data twice and then look for the 9.8 number much faster than a computer looking for a specific sloped line in all the random movements.
This dude, by himself, has the entire collective knowledge base of small engineering firms that employ a team of people. I don't think there's a single more impressive channel on all of UA-cam. Well done, man.
Not to knock this guys talent one bit, but for someone that pumps out crazy projects at fast scale, check out xrobots, James is also mind boggling with the speed and depth at which he does his projects
All of the “stuff” you make is truly incredible, and although engineering isn’t my calling, I can’t help but wish it was due to of all the crazy cool things that people like you can do with it
Truly impressive. I've been in the automation business for over 35 years, the last 25 in doing custom automation. I shudder to think how much we would spend trying to make a flying basketball hoop.
As a mechanical engineer who had some experience with cnc, advanced dynamics and programming I can say that this guy is a mastermind. This is the best engineer on UA-cam easy, the passion and commitment is beyond imagination! I'd love to work with someone like you! Keep up the amazing work
This is a lesson to the future generation - learn to be athletic, or you will spend the rest of your life learning several other disciplines just to make up for it :)
Last year, I made a robot that moves in 3D to help me make every shot, but I still had to exist at the same time as the hoop. That’s why I made this 4D basketball hoop, so I can correct any shot at any point in time
And it can become big and small at the same time and you can shoot the ball in 1967 AND it still would hit. And also you can make the ball not exist at all and IT STILL HITS THE SHOT. being in the future isnt even a challenge for the hoop. It can get a ball shot by your great-great grand children and it STILL would hit. While youre stuck inside space time and stuck forever in eternal void for breaking the universes law it could still hit the shot.
The only way I could see this working is if he made a bot that attached to your body and did the throw using your arms. Sounds like an easy ticket to the hospital.
@The Engineering Mindset, many, many years ago, on the first day of my Mechanical Engineering degree, the Tutor Professor Dr Patrick McAdam asked "What is Engineering?" The response from the students related to "science and technology concerned with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures." He asked again..... "In its most basic form, What is Engineering?" There was silence. Until he said *"Engineering is problem solving!"* then he expanded on his statement...."From the moment that Homo Sapiens first used tools, they've been looking for ways and making a better tool to do the job, this is Engineering! Today with more complex problems, the Engineers need to find more complex and elegant solutions to the problems, but it's still the same Problem Solving!"
@@Benpurple4 You are both wrong. The progression is binary. This is the first time I have seen the wife smile. This man has finally achieved something noteworthy.
I’m just about to finish my MSc in Engineering Physics with a decent programming background so I consider myself reasonably knowledgeable on the approaches you use to complete your projects. But the way in which you interconnect all the subjects making it seem like it’s a really straightforward process just blows my mind. The amount of work you have to put in to achieve this level of problem solving, math and engineering skills is really impressive. Your videos really inspire the engineering nerd in me, thank you Mr. Stuff
I'm a mathematician and i love how simply you're able to explain some pretty complex mathematics. The amount of work that goes into these videos is incredible and immensely appreciated.
“Last year I made a 3d basketball hoop that never misses, this year my plan is to build a 4d model which can travel through space and time to intercept the ball at all conceivable times and realities.”
"But what if I miss the rim?" - Designs curved backboard. "But what if I miss the backboard?" - Designs hoop that moves around the wall. "But what if I miss the wall?" - Designs hoop that moves around the room. "But what if I shoot tomorrow?" - Designs hoop that moves around time. "But what if I don't even shoot?" - Designs hoop that can move around realities.
@@slickstretch6391 this model already does all that, if he shoots tommorow it moves forward in time at a speed of one second per second. If he doesn’t shoot then it already exists in another reality where he shoots
Man the engineering and designs are cool and all, but what constantly amazes me with this channel is his understanding of so many different "disciplines" if you will, especially coding. The combination of all the different skills he has is very impressive.
I've met some pretty impressive people in my life, but I've never met someone that can probably make it as a senior engineer in mechanical engineering, tracking, motion planning, controls, and electronics all at the same time. This man is unbelievable.
Whenever I think about the coding I get this feeling of dread. A friend that I grew up with specializes in fixing coding errors on existing and new projects. I've read about some of the projects he's worked on. He has to be the most patient person I have ever known. Being able to build the machine and then program it is something that most people are not able to do.
1. Curved backboard that guides your shot into the hoop 2. Backboard that tilts to guide your shot into the hoop 3. Entire backboard and hoop that moves on the wall to collect your shot 4. Backboard and hoop that flies around the room to collect your shot 5. Backboard and hoop that materializes from thin air to collect your shot 6. Backboard and hoop that time travels to correct every shot you ever missed
I am a mechanical engineer and I realize how much you minimize the problems you encounter in your projects. It is truly amazing to see how you manage to overcome all engineering obstacles to create something extraordinary. I hope you will continue to create this type of content.
Dude, You are amazing! The way you applied yourself in this project is super cool to see, and the animations to explain everything make it easily understandable. fantastic job!
So incredibly terrifying - never mind the foam board, those wires could slice just about anything if things went wrong and hes just casually standing in the middle
"How did your husband die?" "Oh he was trying to impress me by building a robot basketball hoop and one of the suspension wires straight up decapitated him."
I think its actually so beautiful when his wife is looking as the hoop and says "its so fast" with a glint in here eyes, even tho they kinda bully eachother, this part of the video always reminds me that they are happily married. I love you bro, dont ever stop making these projects
I think the time machine hoop probably didn't happen, unfortunately. Because if it did, we would have not seen him missing any shots in this video :D (Or maybe he will set the hoop's time range differently)
@@samfrancis1873 Much like the 3D hoop is constricted to the space in his room, the 4D hoop will be constricted to a time range. Probably between 2069 and 2420, if I had to make an educated guess.
As always the technical aspects of the project are amazing, however the graphics to illustrate those technical aspects are also amazing. I am sure those take a lot of time and effort and they are getting better with every video. Great Job!
For simpler boards it works ok. The biggest thing that helps is finding good copper boards to start. Cheap boards delaminate easily. Also making the spacing larger so there is more of each trace, also helps. Again, simple boards are good candidates. Yes. I've done it. ~P
It's probably because height diferences around the copper plate. At 0.1 mm scale even the slightest bent make huge height difference. U should take bunch of height measure at bunch of places and make a curved path for ur cut with this readings. There is a already programs to do that easily.
As previously mentioned, it’s best for simple boards. Start with a single layer board with thick traces/pads. Use a thick pcb material so you can have deeper cuts for cleaner routing. Always visually check the cuts for leftover copper before powering on the board. Another option is to order a “barebones” board from someone like “advanced circuits”. They make some good stuff for hobbyists. Have fun!
I tried it a few times and yeah it's not really worth it given the cost of having a fab do it. Plus a proper silk screen looks so awesome if done right.
My jaw actually dropped when I saw the hoop move that quickly and precisely like teams of people get paid full time salaries to make systems like that and he did it by himself for a single youtube video
@@sofienboukerbouker3484 Well, I'm glad I can become a real engineer without having to be all the way up on his level of wizardry! There's still hope for me yet.
If you told me I had two years to design as& get this working or the world would end, I’d tell you that you best get cracking on that bucket list & then I’d go surfing! Not that I wouldn’t want to save the world! But come on? I’m no 🧙♂️
I would personally love to see more of the engineering process and the science and math behind these projects. maybe just like a little live stream or a vod discussing a little bit of the theory and math along with the integration process and troubleshooting. Love the content and your dedication!!
The genius of this guy never ceases to be mindboggling. How can you be this smart and also awesome enough to build things that manages to entertain and educate at the same time?
I am currently finishing my bachelor's degree in Cybernetics and robotics. I think that in this project you used all the impossible knowledge that we were taught. Inverse kinematics, mathematical optimization, calculus, electronics, computer vision, physics. Not to mention the mechanical part of the project. I love it. This is awesome!!! :D
Great - so you are perfect to judge his ability. Could you build something like this all by yourself now or does this require more skills than the bachelors degree what you did?
@@ahaha8 lol, waaaaaay more than bachelors degree. Bachelor degree gives you basically nothing when you dont have passion about the subject and you dont learn by yourself.
Your channel has been a blessing. I’m continuously wowed by what you’re able to accomplish with your engineering knowledge and skills. I’m just finishing my ME undergrad with a minor in CS and these projects seem so cool! They appear so intimidating at first, but somehow you make it look feasible for someone with my background. It’s amazing how many complicated projects you’ve been able to work on and succeed at over the years!
Thanks for making these videos. I’m sure we all appreciate the effort that goes into them. There’s nobody on UA-cam doing this sort of thing quite as well as you and all I can say is that it’s damn impressive!
That brief moment 20:09 that you know you have pulled it off (partly) is a wonderful thing. Best feeling in the world to have those moments when executing new projects.
I'm an electrical engineering student and it's crazy how the stuff I learned is being used in such a unique way. Inverse Kinematics? never thought I'd hear that again after finishing a robotics course.
@@Patatifique 3D animation contains robotics (or vice versa), except that robotics is n-dimensional, not just 3-dimensional. The algebra gets really hard, really fast. I did it as part of a computer graphics specialisation. Ugh. I have no idea what the book is saying, nowadays.
The fact that you edited the reflection of the caveman in the TV at 10:27 really captures the insane degree of effort you put into these projects and videos. Thanks so much for sharing!
I wouldn't be surprised if that caveman video isn't a stock video. At this point, I'd believe it if Stuff Made Here told us that he actually attached a TV to some cave then make fire while wearing a caveman costume just for that clip.
I wouldn't be surprised if that caveman video isn't a stock video. At this point, I'd believe it if Stuff Made Here told us that he actually went back in time and showed a TV to real caveman.
I hadnt noticed until seeing your comment, but looking back its just an overlay of the caveman stock footage on the TV, it isnt even flipped. nice effect though!
@@sarthakjain1824 maybe. I remember he mentioned how another silly little scene he modified from a stock clip in his unpickable lock video took him hours to edit -- It would honestly be understandable if he decided to offset that work to someone else
I don't think many people comprehend just how amazing you actually are. Yeah people see these cool things you make, but honestly........98% of people can't understand what you're actually doing here. From idea, to design, to manufacturing, to software, to parts, to math, to endless other things you actually do..........dude it's absolutely absurd how much knowledge/intelligence you have. Ive been overly impressed with you for years. I love everything you do, and your wife is awesome. If I ever meet you guys that would be one of the most cool experiences in my life.
Engineering and Pure Math Major here. I’m in awe of what you’re able to do. This would already be extremely impressive for an entire team, yet you did it alone. If only people knew the amount of math required to make these things a reality and the patience when everything inevitably breaks.
"Operating at a few percent of its potential." "Same as you?" If this is him operating at a few percent of his potential then I fear for when he decides to take over the world.
The thing I love about this channel is that I have no expectations of when the next video will come but I know whenever it does it has been well worth the wait.
This is ideal youtube and wish how things still worked. The web basically solved this problem ages ago with RSS feeds but now we have recommenders that are designed to addict people and emotionally capture them... sweet... I guess. Isn't AI great?
You are an engineering genius. Please make cheap gadgets that clean the oceans of plastics better than the ones currently being tested! Oh, and figure out the fusion thing when you get a chance.
@@pvic6959 this should be the pinned comment. I teach STEM in a high school, and if my students were ignoring me and watching these videos, I would be proud of them. (Right now they're just wasting time watching fight videos on tic toc...)
His engineering skills and knowledge are way above average I could barely even scratch to know what he is actually doing most of the time As myself studying engineering I will copypaste what other guy said too """" I don't know how one person can have all that mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering knowledge and skill. He does things alone that companies hire teams of engineers for"""
For those who are wondering; No, it is not normal for a human being to know this much stuff. He knows about mechanical engineering stuffs, electrical engineering stuffs, and in addition dude also knows how to do advanced programming and machine learning dev. Literal genius. A team would take literal months in order to do just the machine learning portion of this project. He's making it seems simple.
lmao I literally just sent my friend this video because this dudes an actual genius, super impressive and well made content.. dude is leagues above other engineering/science channels. he does it all, and well. and that's with crazy time constraints. imagine if he dedicated a whole year to some wacky and insane project..
Ok here's the thing though- he's good, but not inhumanly so. If there's a kid out there who sees this and thinks that they want to do stuff like this, they totally can get there. Like, is it easy? No. But nothing that's part of this project is outside what could be learned with a basic college engineering degree. He's just applied it very well.
@@MudakTheMultiplier No, the breadth and depth of knowledge, experience, and talent he applies is simply more than several college degrees worth. He is a genius.
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23:21 - "It is a kid in high school who never applied themselves, operating at a few percent of its potential" - "So it's you" The Wife is killing it !
I watch his videos for her snarky comments. Anytime I introduce someone to this channel I always scrub to the wife parts first, then let them watch the rest of the video.
It’s hard to notice how good your editing skills have gotten since every single aspect of your projects are absolutely mind blowing but we notice that too dude. Gotta be top 10 UA-camr ever at this point.
I never saw “Wife” smile so much! She really is funny and awesome, and her husband is soooo smart and creative that it makes me tear up! The world is a better place with you guys.
If I were to describe you in one sentence to a friend, it would be “he makes super cool things you never would have thought about, and he does it really well”
My favorite thing in these videos is when you say stuff like "This is an applciation of Calculus/Linear Algebra/etc", it's really cool to see tangible ways these math concepts can be used
I love that you still got the energy to put all the little sound effects and details in the video during the editing phase. Thank you! My kids and I love your vids!
This is the first video i have seen on this channel, but dude has a lot of brain power and motivation to do all this and edit a 30 minute video to this high degree and make it interesting and engaging. All the meanwhile consciously filming everything. Man, i wish i had this much motivation!
You are insanely talented. You are the only youtuber I actively search to see if they have a new video. And I can tell you I was getting a little worried I hadn't seen one in so long. After this video I'll be waiting for SpaceX to call you asking for help with their Starship catching launch tower, "Mechazilla".
I love how you approached the various challenges in getting the project to work. For example, you separated the ball's movement in your hands from the ball's movement in the air by the fact that the ball's trajectory through the air follows an approximately parabolic path that has a derivative equal to the Earth's gravitational force at sea level.
@Dan T bro he has 4 million subscribers i'm sure hes happy with how lare he is, he is probably the biggest channel of this type(science/egineering) on youtube.
as a mechanical engineering student who's taken these classes and knows just how much you simplify your explanations, I'm really impressed and you honestly might be one of the smartest mech e's with a focus on multi axis movement
ha, every time he's like "it's really a simple equation"... I'm like no, not for me, at least not when it interacts with the real world constraints he has to deal with!
As someone how works on precision motion control systems for a living, the only suggestion I'd like to make is to the Estop system. Generally it's best practice to make it so the Estop system/brake requires an input to free the brake and any loss of that input should disable the motors and lock motion. For example, if your backboard is moving quickly and you lose power to the system for some reason, that backboard will still be moving because of the inertia left from the move. You'll only have the pulleys and the resistance of the disabled motors as a brake until you can reach and activate your Estop system(assuming you can reach it in time, and is it even works without power). Ideally you'd have the brakes setup so they are normally pressed against the discs, and have something that pull the brakes off the discs when powered, but when not powered can be freely moved. For example, if you use a small DC wiper motor and a spring pushing the brake toward the disc, you can have the DC motor overcome the spring freeing the disc, and when power to the motor is cut, the spring should push the brake back against the disc immediately stopping the cable. The supply for the motors/actuators used for holding the brakes would run through the Estop button and also power relays to that connect the motors to their supplies when in normal operation, and disconnect those supplies when either power is lost, or the Estop is triggered. For a home project it's that that important, but it's good to get used to designing safety systems like you were getting UL and TUV certifications.
Fail safe is the correct term and the first thing I thought about with his brake system. is it's not fail safe. As mentioned above, the brakes need to be held off and any loss of power or control causes the brakes to come on. And come on without using any electrical power.
@@belg4mit At my company we just refer to them as normally open or normally closed circuits to match the terminology of our limit states, because failed open/failed closed can be mistaken for the failed state of a component in a circuit. If you have a diode fail for example, it might become a permanent short causing a "failed closed" condition. it can also blow open causing a ""failed open" condition. Also when working directly with someone who doesn't work on electronic circuits(Wiring or Service departments for example), that terminology won't mean much, so I kind of learned to avoid using those terms to avoid confusion.
@@belg4mit As an engineer he's probably aware of both concepts, but maybe weighted out the time and effort to enhance his design for a fail-closed design. I would assume a working emergency stop for testing was more important, because this beautiful contraption is probably only going to be used for this video (and maybe one or a few further videos) - not a thing that will be in use 24/7 open to the public, which would need higher safety features. But I have to agree though - a sudden power loss with that thing coming at you could be very dangerous. But being surrounded by those cable alone would make me feel eerie - I probably watched too much movies :D
This video made me see how immensely satisfying it must be to design and build a machine that no one has ever made and see the project come together successfully. I don't have the mind for engineering, but it's impressive to see what can be done with the math skills I didn't pay attention to in school.
I'm sure it's also immensely frustrating when it doesn't work for the 1001th time, you bang your head against it for 3 hours straight and then notice the root cause is the tiny error you made yesterday right before you went to bed. Even worse would be if you realise that you went down a wrong path last week and most of your work since then was for nothing.
@@Kenionatus I know people are probably going to go "oh you must be fun at parties" at you but honestly I think you bring up a valid point. I think it's good to assess the pros and cons of something. To be honest those 100 times you get it wrong can make the time you get it right feel even more satisfying. It's all about perspective
if it makes you eel any better, they don´t teach this math unless you take college classes, and not even normal college classes. I´'m talking a major that specifically involves math...like mechanical engineering.
Very impressive! But I'm left with one question. Is there a hoop that can help me make a shot in the past? That's right. I think what we all really need to see is a 4D basketball hoop.
"I had a couple spare Flux Capacitor's from another project I was working on. 88 MPH might be a bit overkill, but lightning doesn't strike the same place twice, so I'm working with what I've got."
@@mydearriley from what I can tell he's quite damn talented. However, it seems crazy that he can achieve all this within the span of a month, including recording, editing, and animating all the footage by himself. Either he's insanely dedicated and spends every waking minute on his projects, or maybe he might have some people to help him with some of the workload. I have until now and would like to continue to believe that he does this completely solo, but some fellow named Freelectron in the comments of this video planted tiny seeds of doubt in my mind: "i think you will find he most definately has a team, and serious funds. kids straight out of college cant afford 500k worshops and houses and land to put it all on. use your deductive reasoning. he has help. lots of it." and thus, I don't know what to think. Regardless, he's still one of my absolute favorite youtubers.
@@Raiden1 oh, right. :D 500k of sponsored or selfmade equipment isn't possible but wheen couple of UA-camrs buy cars to make video about cars and do nothing more then making those videos, is possible? He collected this stuff for years, have sponsors and patrons. Sure. But skill is under no discussion. :)
the montage of him fine tuning it was basically the process of him imprinting his soul onto this system and when it moves it's a reflection of his mind
So freakin scary - i wonder if he will do another vid with its potential as a carving machine - whose wires at that sort of speed you could cut just about anything. I sure woudlnt stand in the middle
Truely amazing! Thanks to you, I've shifted my Engineering degree towards robotics! Today I've finished my first project, creating an accessibility device for blind elders for home appliances that convert simple functions of washing machines, dryers, etc., to audible feedback. Next week I'm installing it for a blind woman that has been struggling for a long time and I gave her a little bit of freedom. You've been my inspiration for that process of making the device from scratch, programming, soldering, 3D printing, and more. Thank you a lot! I hope you'll keep surprising us and be an inspiration for junior engineers like me!!
I know this is ‘just’ a video about a motorised basketball hoop, but on a serious note you are the type of human being that dragged us out of caves and into sprawling cities. The level of engineering and problem solving that goes into your videos is beyond staggering…
how? by doing something that an extremely popular youtuber already did? (mark rober) i am not saying i can do it, but lets not act like this is Tesla when its Edison.
The amount of effort, experience, talent, and knowledge going into each one of your videos is simply astounding. Communication, Video Editing, Animation, Graphics, Math, Mechanical/Electrical/Software Engineering, Physics, and Material Science. All flawless. We're talking more than a few college degrees here. Is there anything you CAN'T do?!?! This is insane. Truly best of the best. Can we see a Mark Rober colab one day
Haven't seen the first test shots - predicting failure in the swiveling pulleys. And I was wrong. Very nice! I was expecting more failures, like with the wall-mounted one, but I guess that one taught a lot of lessons.
The "nerd stuff" is actually really interesting! Have you considered making extra videos explaining all the math behind your projects? (maybe for your patreons?) You could use 3B1B's Manim framework to make some nice visuals, too.
He usually does a long "directors commentary" for Patreon with questions and answers from the community. I think they usually get posted to public a few weeks after. Hopefully we'll get one for this project!
Believe it or not this project took me over 600 hours. I love making them, but it does take a lot out of me. If you enjoy these, please consider supporting me on Patreon at patreon.com/stuffmadehere
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He's made the 1D auto-hoop. Then the 2D auto-hoop. And now the 3D auto-hoop.
Now he needs to make the 4D auto-hoop that can travel back in time and catch that shot I missed when I was 5.
Well it could also catch a shot from the future and even catch a shot from a ball 500km wide because the hoop could widen and could see the future AND the past. Plus it doesnt even take a second.
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Finally dad would be proud
@@magnesiumpi9136 Are ya winning, son?
It could even win the Nets a championship!
Next year he's gonna be like: "Last year I made a 3D unmissable Basketball hoop, but I still had to be in my workshop to be able to land a hit. So I made a Basketball hoop drone that follows me around."
Actually imo it would have been easier to make.
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No. The reason it works so well in a fixed environment is because it’s easy for a computer to get a precise location of the ball when there are several cameras finding it.
For a drone hoop, it would have to be aware of its fans and somehow be able to tell a ball apart from a leaf, a person, or a baby’s head. It would also have to know how to get to exactly that spot all on its own, which drones are good at doing if you’ve told it exactly where to go in advance, but I doubt it would be so easy for it to do on the go in an unprepared environment.
@@BeesQuestionMarkk are you saying that a baby isn't a person?
@@BeesQuestionMarkk Unless, of course, you put the active sensors on the drone itself. That would greatly simplify everything.
@@andrewfowler1406 no, a baby is a baby
“Ever since I made the 3D hoop, I’ve known a 4D hoop was the answer. I’ve consulted theoretical physicists and the next hoop will be incorporating time into the loop.”
give him 15 years, it will be done
It now teleports 😊
"I've made a hoop that not only catches every basketball thrown towards it, but all basketballs that ever have been or will be thrown."
"i made an plane seeking ball"
technically it is a 4D loop because it accounts for time when moving to a future location
There are some creators on UA-cam who are just incredibly far ahead of everyone else in their category. This channel is definitely one like that for engineering projects. The insane concept, the clear but minimal explanations of core concepts and problems, the insane range of applied skills and problem solving, simlpy incredible!
My thoughts exactly.
smart people youtube channel
insane range? more like absolutely unfathomable range
Hes so far ahead of every other "engineering" youtuber its insane. People with full-time teams couldn't do the stuff he does even if they had twice the time.
The depth of engineering in so many disciplines is just impressive.
This is an insane project...
For real, though...
Honestly, its not engineering. Everyone can study engineering and with some hard work and dedication get a degree. What this dude does? Its another level, we re talking genius levels of creative engineering. Im speechless every video
@@nofuccerino6025 still engineering but i get what ur trying to say.
The fact that he created a special tool to measure to location of the "poulies" shows how much he enjoys what he is doing... There exist lasers to measure distance from a point... But less creative and maybe less precise :)
19 minutes in: "it just ocurred to me how dangerous this is"
spoken like a true engineer
19:29 "before it one hit ko's my wife" 🤣🤣🤣
OSHA is typing...
*welding with my feet while holding my mask on with my hands* well I could have thought this through better....
Identifying potential hazards ahead of time, especially when these things operate near humans, is extremely important and you could get into all sorts of trouble for running a test like that in a professional environment (assuming the OSHA guy caught wind of it)
Having almost killed myself with an industrial robot arm, I concur 😂
With how unnoticeable the cable is it looks like magic
My brain is melting just trying to imagine the amount of work and talents needed to do this project.
Pleasure seeing you here Anthony. Been following your lessons for the better part of a decade!
I can do that in a second damn people are dumb
Fr
Just simple mechanical, electrical, computer, and machine learning engineering. I was actually surprised he knew quite a bit about machine learning as an engineer
@@enochlevandovsky8625 the most complicated part of this is most definitely the programming
I’m a mechanical engineer and every single time I watch this guy it puts into perspective how much smarter he really is than 99% of us. I’ve encountered thousands of engineers, some very smart, and I don’t know a single one that could do all of this.
I’m a successful software engineer and just this guy’s abilities in code and ML make me feel like a failure, to say nothing of math, physics, machining, electronics, etc, etc. The casually practical demonstration of 3D gradient descent was amazing.
@@elliottwarkus8643 same, but tbh, you just gotta do what works for you
I just have to be happy, being a caveman. I was a certified Mercedes Benz tech for 7 yrs. Trying to understand the engineering concept of these cars, enough ,to successfully repair, at the garage level, is still caveman dumb, compared to this guy.
Also mechanical engineer, hard agree. This blows my mind.
ML expert here. Being able to code decent algorithms to get the feedback fast enough in order to have time to move the hoop and saying it could potentially do it twice is already a feat in itself. Not everyone knows how to code it AND code it efficiently enough so it's fast AND do it in a timely fashion.
he is a one-man start-up.
May I join the cavemen group ?
I watch your videos before bedtime with my 11yo son to inspire him to learn about math, physics, coding, engineering, craft, … and it never disappoints. Keeps him mesmerized for the whole duration of the videos. Thank you! You’re truly amazing.
To be honest, this message quite touched me.
@@RickertBrandsenlitterly 😘😊
@@squid_inkmc9525🤨
Love your videos, they're absolutely inspiring!
Paid for one of the circuit boards lol
@@aspect3896or one fifth of one circuit board.
As an engineering student, I can definitely say that he is a genius. when he says it's simple from there, it's not. I don't know how one person can have all that mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering knowledge and skill. He does things alone that companies hire teams of engineers for. Def. one of the most underrated UA-camrs out there!
I definitely wouldn't say under rated, they're very appreciated for all the right reasons
Part of why the teams are hired is dividing up the work load to make a project happen much more quickly, or tackle an even larger scale project. But yeah, he definitely is a few sigma above average.
100% agree with your statement. The level of knowledge and skills displayed in just this one video, is “off the charts”.
I work as a design engineer and have a masters in engineering technology, this dude absolutely amazes me every single time.
He's got to be getting lit up on linkedin every single day. This guy can single handedly go from concept, design, software design, to product in a month or two in his own home. Ridiculous.
I can imagine this at a theme park.
"Please stand clear of the flying basketball hoop." in a polite but stern voice.
It’s a theme park, u should expect the opposite
Would definitely be riggeed
You should get Red Shirt Jeff to voice it
@@Rman7012 A 70/30 chance at receiving the 'Wife' ball lol
dude fr he could sell these
Someone who spends, in total, over 25 days of their time to make something cool for a UA-cam video is truly a legend.
It's his job
@@bas17h4 an amazing job
*wife
@@bas17h4 Nonetheless, he is doing a *wonderful* job providing entertainment for all of us!
He said it took 600 hours 😳
You are the most determined, stubborn and amazing man I think I've ever seen.
I agree, and JLaser is also great
@@eftbro9963 foul. promoting other youtubers which is frowned upon. although i agree he’s entertaining.
@@bucketfan4life How is that foul? they just said they also liked Jlaser that’s not promoting the youtuber that’s just the person contributing their opinion to a comment
He is also very resilient. Truly an inspiration.
HEY VSAUSE MICHAL HERE
@@GeckoKiba
Excellent showcase of:
3:00 Engineering Design (Motor mount CAD iterations)
4:00 Manufacturing Processes (Turning, Drilling, Welding)
6:00 Materials Engineering (Foam-fiberglass composite)
8:20 Computer Engineering (Custom controller PCB design)
11:52 Applied Mathematics (Second-Order Differentiation)
14:15 Mechatronics Engineering (Inverse Kinematics)
15:42 Computer Science (Gradient Descent)
18:00 Materials Science (Ductile-Brittle Transition Temperature)
20:43 Workplace safety
21:58 Unsafe workplace practice
You are the most versatile engineer I have ever seen. Well done with this project!
100% Best comment! As an Mechanical/Automation engineer, I'm blown away by his well rounded skill set and troubleshooting prowess. This man is a beast of an engineer and I wish him all the success!
@@weibull760 ok this might be a dumb question but if he’s just finding slope of the parabola to see if it matches gravity why does he need the second derivative
@@jackinzbox. the second derivative is the slope of the first derivative. The first derivative of the camera data is a bunch of flat lines as well as lines of different slopes, a computer processing all the different flat lines and slopes would take a large amount of time and processing. If you use the second derivative you shrink the data you are looking for to one number 9.8 m/s2. And a computer can just derive the data twice and then look for the 9.8 number much faster than a computer looking for a specific sloped line in all the random movements.
@@hexlensespectacles oh okay that makes so much sense. Thank you.
ok
This dude, by himself, has the entire collective knowledge base of small engineering firms that employ a team of people. I don't think there's a single more impressive channel on all of UA-cam. Well done, man.
Not to knock this guys talent one bit, but for someone that pumps out crazy projects at fast scale, check out xrobots, James is also mind boggling with the speed and depth at which he does his projects
@@unperrier why do you say this isnt engimeering
@@gideonhawk Hes just being a gatekeeper. This is absolutely engineering.
@@gideonhawk it is engineering. Unless you don't understand engineering, then you would probably deny this as engineering
@@unperrier Tell me you know nothing about engineering without telling me you know nothing about engineering
All of the “stuff” you make is truly incredible, and although engineering isn’t my calling, I can’t help but wish it was due to of all the crazy cool things that people like you can do with it
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I know the feeling. Engineer would be my dream job if I didnt hate math with a burning passion. Engineers are the coolest people in the world!
Truly impressive. I've been in the automation business for over 35 years, the last 25 in doing custom automation. I shudder to think how much we would spend trying to make a flying basketball hoop.
Just think of the hours spent in meetings alone!
As a mechanical engineer who had some experience with cnc, advanced dynamics and programming I can say that this guy is a mastermind. This is the best engineer on UA-cam easy, the passion and commitment is beyond imagination! I'd love to work with someone like you! Keep up the amazing work
ah yes, machancial engineering
I'm a mechanical engineer too and I feel exactly the same way.
@@velyth9979 I think he meant maniacal engineering.
Imagine if MMX Martin had this level of engineering skill and knowledge. It would've been finished years ago.
Mark Rober is pretty darn good too!
The amount of talents required to do this literally blows my mind. Machining, coding, mathematics, building, just wow!
Not to mention having the ability to make a fun, easy to understand, edited video out of it too
He’s a genius
@@BennyTygohome it blasted my mind
And also then turning it all into a video!
This is a lesson to the future generation - learn to be athletic, or you will spend the rest of your life learning several other disciplines just to make up for it :)
Last year, I made a robot that moves in 3D to help me make every shot, but I still had to exist at the same time as the hoop. That’s why I made this 4D basketball hoop, so I can correct any shot at any point in time
IM WHEEZING
And it can become big and small at the same time and you can shoot the ball in 1967 AND it still would hit. And also you can make the ball not exist at all and IT STILL HITS THE SHOT. being in the future isnt even a challenge for the hoop. It can get a ball shot by your great-great grand children and it STILL would hit. While youre stuck inside space time and stuck forever in eternal void for breaking the universes law it could still hit the shot.
"The flux capacitor kept sending my ball to 1957. Why would it do it that... Oh, my code told it to do that."
The only way I could see this working is if he made a bot that attached to your body and did the throw using your arms. Sounds like an easy ticket to the hospital.
0:39 but, what if you miss the room?
As a 4d being this is relatable
This was so interesting to watch and understand your thought process and the difficulties you faced.
Was thinking the same. The best about this channel.
What's up check mark guy
@The Engineering Mindset, many, many years ago, on the first day of my Mechanical Engineering degree, the Tutor Professor Dr Patrick McAdam asked "What is Engineering?" The response from the students related to "science and technology concerned with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures." He asked again..... "In its most basic form, What is Engineering?" There was silence. Until he said *"Engineering is problem solving!"* then he expanded on his statement...."From the moment that Homo Sapiens first used tools, they've been looking for ways and making a better tool to do the job, this is Engineering! Today with more complex problems, the Engineers need to find more complex and elegant solutions to the problems, but it's still the same Problem Solving!"
Don’t look at my name!!!
I wouldn't normally say this but I wanted to thank you for the tremendous help your videos provided me.
I cant get over the fact that every consecutive video on this channel is exponentially more impressive than the last.
I don't agree at all. I think his progression is impressive and linear.
My brain is too smol to comprehend what u just said
@@Benpurple4 You are both wrong. The progression is binary. This is the first time I have seen the wife smile. This man has finally achieved something noteworthy.
@@victoriapollard6995 Thank you, that gave me a hearty chortle.
I can already see you 1-up yourself next year with a 4D Hoop that can catch Balls you haven't even thrown yet.
I mean, imagine the big boss analyzes the movement of your arm and puts the basket in place before the ball leaves your hand. Not impossible!
Quantum Hoop Q-hoop
My first thought when I read this was the imagined problem of it trying to catch the ball at 70mph while it is still on his hand 🤣🤣🤣
@@seanw9940 it is possible. Very hard, but possible
lol I just commented the same thing and scrolled down and saw this
I’m just about to finish my MSc in Engineering Physics with a decent programming background so I consider myself reasonably knowledgeable on the approaches you use to complete your projects. But the way in which you interconnect all the subjects making it seem like it’s a really straightforward process just blows my mind. The amount of work you have to put in to achieve this level of problem solving, math and engineering skills is really impressive.
Your videos really inspire the engineering nerd in me, thank you Mr. Stuff
I'm a mathematician and i love how simply you're able to explain some pretty complex mathematics. The amount of work that goes into these videos is incredible and immensely appreciated.
“Last year I made a 3d basketball hoop that never misses, this year my plan is to build a 4d model which can travel through space and time to intercept the ball at all conceivable times and realities.”
"But what if I miss the rim?"
- Designs curved backboard.
"But what if I miss the backboard?"
- Designs hoop that moves around the wall.
"But what if I miss the wall?"
- Designs hoop that moves around the room.
"But what if I shoot tomorrow?"
- Designs hoop that moves around time.
"But what if I don't even shoot?"
- Designs hoop that can move around realities.
@@slickstretch6391 this model already does all that, if he shoots tommorow it moves forward in time at a speed of one second per second. If he doesn’t shoot then it already exists in another reality where he shoots
@@snaggel but what if he shoots yesterday?
@@nick_a_mate1810 got me there
and it also flies
Man the engineering and designs are cool and all, but what constantly amazes me with this channel is his understanding of so many different "disciplines" if you will, especially coding. The combination of all the different skills he has is very impressive.
His best skill is his humour.
And not only engineering disciplines.
But also his film making and animation is on point.
I've met some pretty impressive people in my life, but I've never met someone that can probably make it as a senior engineer in mechanical engineering, tracking, motion planning, controls, and electronics all at the same time. This man is unbelievable.
He is the type of guy who writes math using alphabets
Whenever I think about the coding I get this feeling of dread. A friend that I grew up with specializes in fixing coding errors on existing and new projects. I've read about some of the projects he's worked on. He has to be the most patient person I have ever known. Being able to build the machine and then program it is something that most people are not able to do.
1. Curved backboard that guides your shot into the hoop
2. Backboard that tilts to guide your shot into the hoop
3. Entire backboard and hoop that moves on the wall to collect your shot
4. Backboard and hoop that flies around the room to collect your shot
5. Backboard and hoop that materializes from thin air to collect your shot
6. Backboard and hoop that time travels to correct every shot you ever missed
he would find a way to do these is the best part
I am a mechanical engineer and I realize how much you minimize the problems you encounter in your projects. It is truly amazing to see how you manage to overcome all engineering obstacles to create something extraordinary. I hope you will continue to create this type of content.
I 100th like woooo
Do MEs go through control theory classes at all? I’m just curious because it’s apples to more than just EEs.
Dude, You are amazing! The way you applied yourself in this project is super cool to see, and the animations to explain everything make it easily understandable.
fantastic job!
So incredibly terrifying - never mind the foam board, those wires could slice just about anything if things went wrong and hes just casually standing in the middle
BRICK SCIENCE?!?!?!?
Yeeeeeeet
It's real!
"How did your husband die?" "Oh he was trying to impress me by building a robot basketball hoop and one of the suspension wires straight up decapitated him."
I also thought this was a wee bit more dangerous than the "can't miss pool queue"...
saw the cables and had to think about the cable scene in the movie Ghost Ship
@@MaThista91 I had this exact thought the entire time too 🥴🥴
case closed
"But still not impressed."
I was worried I was going to see a man get cut in half like it's a resident evil movie.
😂😂😂😂good thing that DIDN'T happen!
like the man that dunked himself in a basket net at 8:45 ?
(top screen in the middle)
This is next level! The amount of work here is insane, loved every second!!!
Didn't expect you here
Both of yall are the biggest of brains
@@cap5856??? Jlaser works crazy hard too lol
I remember I watched you’re first videos in like 2012 when u made a pen gun or something and now you got millions of subs that’s insane
Yo!
"It's trickier than you might think though." -- no man, it is most definitely just as tricky as I imagined this would be.
Bahaha - 100%
Over engineering is his middle name ✅
Nah man... I've watched your videos before.
Everything in engineering projects like this is super difficult
"For a robot like this, it's actually really simple" - Sure it is.
Yesterday, I literally thought, "it's been a long time without a Stuff Made Here video. He must be working on something big." I am not disappointed.
same here 😂😂
I literally looked him up yesterday to make sure I hadn’t missed an upload lol
I did the exact same thing
Me too lol
I think its actually so beautiful when his wife is looking as the hoop and says "its so fast" with a glint in here eyes, even tho they kinda bully eachother, this part of the video always reminds me that they are happily married. I love you bro, dont ever stop making these projects
Next step is a 4D hoop that will travel to any moment in time that you've shot a ball and make it go in.
I think the time machine hoop probably didn't happen, unfortunately.
Because if it did, we would have not seen him missing any shots in this video :D (Or maybe he will set the hoop's time range differently)
@@samfrancis1873 Much like the 3D hoop is constricted to the space in his room, the 4D hoop will be constricted to a time range. Probably between 2069 and 2420, if I had to make an educated guess.
I can't imagine how much footage you have to comb through to cram this into 26 minutes.
I wouldnt mind if these vids were an hour long tbf, they are really entertaining
Well, we know he wouldnt video all of it, at at those sizes, its practicallt guarenteed some footage gets corrupted…
It was 600 hours to build the machine and 900 hours to edit the video.
@@DavidPeach10 Any relation to David Pumpkins?
@@DavidPeach10 only 900?
As always the technical aspects of the project are amazing, however the graphics to illustrate those technical aspects are also amazing. I am sure those take a lot of time and effort and they are getting better with every video. Great Job!
In my opinion this is literally the most insane thing he’s ever done. Just absolutely mind blowing.
Been considering machining my own circuit boards for years. But if this guy struggles with it...
For simpler boards it works ok. The biggest thing that helps is finding good copper boards to start. Cheap boards delaminate easily. Also making the spacing larger so there is more of each trace, also helps. Again, simple boards are good candidates. Yes. I've done it. ~P
It's probably because height diferences around the copper plate. At 0.1 mm scale even the slightest bent make huge height difference. U should take bunch of height measure at bunch of places and make a curved path for ur cut with this readings. There is a already programs to do that easily.
As previously mentioned, it’s best for simple boards. Start with a single layer board with thick traces/pads. Use a thick pcb material so you can have deeper cuts for cleaner routing. Always visually check the cuts for leftover copper before powering on the board.
Another option is to order a “barebones” board from someone like “advanced circuits”. They make some good stuff for hobbyists.
Have fun!
Its so much easyer to lazer cut vinly and dissolve the coper in etchin solution
I tried it a few times and yeah it's not really worth it given the cost of having a fab do it. Plus a proper silk screen looks so awesome if done right.
I'm studying engineering at college, and I can safely say this guy is a wizard, not a mere mortal.
My jaw actually dropped when I saw the hoop move that quickly and precisely like teams of people get paid full time salaries to make systems like that and he did it by himself for a single youtube video
been an engineer for 7 years now, and still think he is a wizard !!
@@sofienboukerbouker3484 Well, I'm glad I can become a real engineer without having to be all the way up on his level of wizardry! There's still hope for me yet.
This guy is the 10x developer of engineering
If you told me I had two years to design as& get this working or the world would end, I’d tell you that you best get cracking on that bucket list & then I’d go surfing!
Not that I wouldn’t want to save the world! But come on? I’m no 🧙♂️
As someone who’s studied engineering I can say that this man is a genius, not a mere mortal
Me too
As someone who hasn't studied engineering and doesn't know the sheer level of difficulty this would be. He's a god
Fr literally applies every discipline of engineering HIMSELF
So not just on Asmongold but you gotta come and bother me here too 😡
As someone who stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night, I agree.
I would personally love to see more of the engineering process and the science and math behind these projects. maybe just like a little live stream or a vod discussing a little bit of the theory and math along with the integration process and troubleshooting. Love the content and your dedication!!
The genius of this guy never ceases to be mindboggling. How can you be this smart and also awesome enough to build things that manages to entertain and educate at the same time?
those two qualities actually often go together
I am currently finishing my bachelor's degree in Cybernetics and robotics. I think that in this project you used all the impossible knowledge that we were taught. Inverse kinematics, mathematical optimization, calculus, electronics, computer vision, physics. Not to mention the mechanical part of the project. I love it. This is awesome!!! :D
Great - so you are perfect to judge his ability. Could you build something like this all by yourself now or does this require more skills than the bachelors degree what you did?
@@ahaha8 lol, waaaaaay more than bachelors degree. Bachelor degree gives you basically nothing when you dont have passion about the subject and you dont learn by yourself.
@@ahaha8 This guy is not your average engineer. He is a god of engineering it feels like.
Don’t look at my name!!!
@@damianwiecaw492 i guess that's true for any bachelor degree. If you want to be a pro, it takes passion!
Love your creativity and how much work goes into building this.
I didn't know you can literally donate in a youtube comment
@@SustainaBIT same
Your channel has been a blessing. I’m continuously wowed by what you’re able to accomplish with your engineering knowledge and skills. I’m just finishing my ME undergrad with a minor in CS and these projects seem so cool! They appear so intimidating at first, but somehow you make it look feasible for someone with my background. It’s amazing how many complicated projects you’ve been able to work on and succeed at over the years!
Probably my favorite UA-camr! I am always amazed at your creations! let me know if I can ever be of help!
This is a true “smart” device.
Thanks for making these videos. I’m sure we all appreciate the effort that goes into them. There’s nobody on UA-cam doing this sort of thing quite as well as you and all I can say is that it’s damn impressive!
"It's got some issues limiting it"
"Don't we all"
Wife's energy is always on point
That brief moment 20:09 that you know you have pulled it off (partly) is a wonderful thing.
Best feeling in the world to have those moments when executing new projects.
I'm an electrical engineering student and it's crazy how the stuff I learned is being used in such a unique way. Inverse Kinematics? never thought I'd hear that again after finishing a robotics course.
Dude i do 3D animation and i didnt know it wasn’t a term specific to our field, that’s so cool
@@Patatifique 3D animation contains robotics (or vice versa), except that robotics is n-dimensional, not just 3-dimensional. The algebra gets really hard, really fast. I did it as part of a computer graphics specialisation. Ugh. I have no idea what the book is saying, nowadays.
@@StCreed awesome
it's mechatronics, most people do a mechanical engg degree and coding to do half the stuff this guy can do
The fact that you edited the reflection of the caveman in the TV at 10:27 really captures the insane degree of effort you put into these projects and videos. Thanks so much for sharing!
I wouldn't be surprised if that caveman video isn't a stock video. At this point, I'd believe it if Stuff Made Here told us that he actually attached a TV to some cave then make fire while wearing a caveman costume just for that clip.
I wouldn't be surprised if that caveman video isn't a stock video. At this point, I'd believe it if Stuff Made Here told us that he actually went back in time and showed a TV to real caveman.
I wouldn't be surprised if he has an editor to do this stuff for him
I hadnt noticed until seeing your comment, but looking back its just an overlay of the caveman stock footage on the TV, it isnt even flipped. nice effect though!
@@sarthakjain1824 maybe. I remember he mentioned how another silly little scene he modified from a stock clip in his unpickable lock video took him hours to edit -- It would honestly be understandable if he decided to offset that work to someone else
I don't think many people comprehend just how amazing you actually are. Yeah people see these cool things you make, but honestly........98% of people can't understand what you're actually doing here. From idea, to design, to manufacturing, to software, to parts, to math, to endless other things you actually do..........dude it's absolutely absurd how much knowledge/intelligence you have. Ive been overly impressed with you for years. I love everything you do, and your wife is awesome. If I ever meet you guys that would be one of the most cool experiences in my life.
Goated comment my g
Thanks
Engineering and Pure Math Major here. I’m in awe of what you’re able to do. This would already be extremely impressive for an entire team, yet you did it alone. If only people knew the amount of math required to make these things a reality and the patience when everything inevitably breaks.
This is the first time I think his wife seemed actually genuinely and deeply impressed.
No, not even this time
@@Tumm1995Not true
I really hope she is impressed. His stuff is insanely impressive.
@@thehandleiwantedwasntavailable course she is, guys a millionaire from yt
I believe she helps as well
"Operating at a few percent of its potential."
"Same as you?"
If this is him operating at a few percent of his potential then I fear for when he decides to take over the world.
Him in high school I think was the joke.
Damn you're dark
I'd rather have smart people take over the world rather than stupid people...
7:03 Wow, that's some really, really, really, ridiculously good-looking motors!
The thing I love about this channel is that I have no expectations of when the next video will come but I know whenever it does it has been well worth the wait.
This is ideal youtube and wish how things still worked. The web basically solved this problem ages ago with RSS feeds but now we have recommenders that are designed to addict people and emotionally capture them... sweet... I guess. Isn't AI great?
This one seemed to get the most genuine smiles and even some laughs out of your wife. I call that an absolute success!
bruh she seems like the most boring and unhappy person ever. i cant tell if shes depressed or if she just doesnt like him
I just noticed that when she smiles I get the same joy that I got when Jamie Hyneman smiled on MythBusters.
It's because he failed to prank her I bet, lmao
This guy is the only person I know who can make a 30 minute video perfectly entertaining
Edit: 130 likes?!!?!?!!
Fr. I really need to go to sleep for work but this kept me up 30 minutes longer that I should have haha
You are an engineering genius. Please make cheap gadgets that clean the oceans of plastics better than the ones currently being tested! Oh, and figure out the fusion thing when you get a chance.
I never considered myself interested in engineering until I started watching your videos
I think you just made his entire year. this is exactly what his dream and goal is: to inspire others
@@pvic6959 this should be the pinned comment.
I teach STEM in a high school, and if my students were ignoring me and watching these videos, I would be proud of them.
(Right now they're just wasting time watching fight videos on tic toc...)
I never got interested in videography till I started watching you recording with T3i, u should post more often
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His engineering skills and knowledge are way above average I could barely even scratch to know what he is actually doing most of the time
As myself studying engineering
I will copypaste what other guy said too
"""" I don't know how one person can have all that mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering knowledge and skill. He does things alone that companies hire teams of engineers for"""
For those who are wondering; No, it is not normal for a human being to know this much stuff. He knows about mechanical engineering stuffs, electrical engineering stuffs, and in addition dude also knows how to do advanced programming and machine learning dev. Literal genius. A team would take literal months in order to do just the machine learning portion of this project. He's making it seems simple.
lmao I literally just sent my friend this video because this dudes an actual genius, super impressive and well made content.. dude is leagues above other engineering/science channels. he does it all, and well. and that's with crazy time constraints. imagine if he dedicated a whole year to some wacky and insane project..
He's a Genius
Ok here's the thing though- he's good, but not inhumanly so. If there's a kid out there who sees this and thinks that they want to do stuff like this, they totally can get there. Like, is it easy? No. But nothing that's part of this project is outside what could be learned with a basic college engineering degree. He's just applied it very well.
This is not machine learning. It's just an alogirthm. But you are right every part of this would be a nightmare on its own.
@@MudakTheMultiplier No, the breadth and depth of knowledge, experience, and talent he applies is simply more than several college degrees worth. He is a genius.
23:21
- "It is a kid in high school who never applied themselves, operating at a few percent of its potential"
- "So it's you"
The Wife is killing it !
I watch his videos for her snarky comments. Anytime I introduce someone to this channel I always scrub to the wife parts first, then let them watch the rest of the video.
Huge props to putting this much time and effort into these videos, I'm glad you enjoy what you do, because we do too :)
"The point of this robot is to impress my wife"
The one force that motivates mankind to invent everything you see today.
To be fair, everything done in history was done to impress a woman
@@jasonmolenaar119 that's exactly what he said...
But be aware : there is a very thin line between impressing a woman, and being a simp. xD
@@PygmalionFaciebat not really, just don't be a groveler, don't do anything insane, and you'll be fine
@@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447 Your comment isnt falsifiable. Thats the problem with your comment. You know that?
It’s hard to notice how good your editing skills have gotten since every single aspect of your projects are absolutely mind blowing but we notice that too dude. Gotta be top 10 UA-camr ever at this point.
No cap
I never saw “Wife” smile so much! She really is funny and awesome, and her husband is soooo smart and creative that it makes me tear up! The world is a better place with you guys.
Her deadpan game is on point!
If I were to describe you in one sentence to a friend, it would be “he makes super cool things you never would have thought about, and he does it really well”
My favorite thing in these videos is when you say stuff like "This is an applciation of Calculus/Linear Algebra/etc", it's really cool to see tangible ways these math concepts can be used
Especially usage of the first derivative. I swear I never knew what to use it for
I love that you still got the energy to put all the little sound effects and details in the video during the editing phase. Thank you! My kids and I love your vids!
This is the first video i have seen on this channel, but dude has a lot of brain power and motivation to do all this and edit a 30 minute video to this high degree and make it interesting and engaging. All the meanwhile consciously filming everything. Man, i wish i had this much motivation!
You are insanely talented. You are the only youtuber I actively search to see if they have a new video. And I can tell you I was getting a little worried I hadn't seen one in so long. After this video I'll be waiting for SpaceX to call you asking for help with their Starship catching launch tower, "Mechazilla".
ludbud spotted
I love how you approached the various challenges in getting the project to work. For example, you separated the ball's movement in your hands from the ball's movement in the air by the fact that the ball's trajectory through the air follows an approximately parabolic path that has a derivative equal to the Earth's gravitational force at sea level.
Man, I genuinely hope this man gets the recognition he deserves. I can’t think of more wholesome and entertaining content on UA-cam.
@Dan T 3 million views after a day of being released lol
He takes his time on videos and they pay off
He should be nominated for the Ig Nobel award.
@Dan T bro he has 4 million subscribers i'm sure hes happy with how lare he is, he is probably the biggest channel of this type(science/egineering) on youtube.
"hope he gets the recognition he deserves"
Mans got 3.8Million Subs... I dont think he's sweating about that
as a mechanical engineering student who's taken these classes and knows just how much you simplify your explanations, I'm really impressed and you honestly might be one of the smartest mech e's with a focus on multi axis movement
ha, every time he's like "it's really a simple equation"... I'm like no, not for me, at least not when it interacts with the real world constraints he has to deal with!
I believe his largest accomplishment is in 3D printing, so that makes sense.
this project is impressive, amazing job! 👏😌
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The level of dedication and focus to build this apparatus is phenomenal!
As someone how works on precision motion control systems for a living, the only suggestion I'd like to make is to the Estop system.
Generally it's best practice to make it so the Estop system/brake requires an input to free the brake and any loss of that input should disable the motors and lock motion. For example, if your backboard is moving quickly and you lose power to the system for some reason, that backboard will still be moving because of the inertia left from the move. You'll only have the pulleys and the resistance of the disabled motors as a brake until you can reach and activate your Estop system(assuming you can reach it in time, and is it even works without power).
Ideally you'd have the brakes setup so they are normally pressed against the discs, and have something that pull the brakes off the discs when powered, but when not powered can be freely moved. For example, if you use a small DC wiper motor and a spring pushing the brake toward the disc, you can have the DC motor overcome the spring freeing the disc, and when power to the motor is cut, the spring should push the brake back against the disc immediately stopping the cable. The supply for the motors/actuators used for holding the brakes would run through the Estop button and also power relays to that connect the motors to their supplies when in normal operation, and disconnect those supplies when either power is lost, or the Estop is triggered.
For a home project it's that that important, but it's good to get used to designing safety systems like you were getting UL and TUV certifications.
The keywords are fail-open and fail-closed. You are suggesting fail-closed, or a dead-man switch.
@@belg4mit not quite. A deadman’s switch would require the operator to have a hand on the button the whole time and for it to deactivate if he let go.
Fail safe is the correct term and the first thing I thought about with his brake system. is it's not fail safe. As mentioned above, the brakes need to be held off and any loss of power or control causes the brakes to come on. And come on without using any electrical power.
@@belg4mit At my company we just refer to them as normally open or normally closed circuits to match the terminology of our limit states, because failed open/failed closed can be mistaken for the failed state of a component in a circuit.
If you have a diode fail for example, it might become a permanent short causing a "failed closed" condition. it can also blow open causing a ""failed open" condition.
Also when working directly with someone who doesn't work on electronic circuits(Wiring or Service departments for example), that terminology won't mean much, so I kind of learned to avoid using those terms to avoid confusion.
@@belg4mit As an engineer he's probably aware of both concepts, but maybe weighted out the time and effort to enhance his design for a fail-closed design. I would assume a working emergency stop for testing was more important, because this beautiful contraption is probably only going to be used for this video (and maybe one or a few further videos) - not a thing that will be in use 24/7 open to the public, which would need higher safety features.
But I have to agree though - a sudden power loss with that thing coming at you could be very dangerous. But being surrounded by those cable alone would make me feel eerie - I probably watched too much movies :D
Fascinating, inspiring, entertaining! Incredible as always!
This video made me see how immensely satisfying it must be to design and build a machine that no one has ever made and see the project come together successfully. I don't have the mind for engineering, but it's impressive to see what can be done with the math skills I didn't pay attention to in school.
I'm sure it's also immensely frustrating when it doesn't work for the 1001th time, you bang your head against it for 3 hours straight and then notice the root cause is the tiny error you made yesterday right before you went to bed. Even worse would be if you realise that you went down a wrong path last week and most of your work since then was for nothing.
@@Kenionatus I know people are probably going to go "oh you must be fun at parties" at you but honestly I think you bring up a valid point. I think it's good to assess the pros and cons of something. To be honest those 100 times you get it wrong can make the time you get it right feel even more satisfying. It's all about perspective
if it makes you eel any better, they don´t teach this math unless you take college classes, and not even normal college classes. I´'m talking a major that specifically involves math...like mechanical engineering.
This channel is so impressive. Appreciate what you’re doing, thanks!
Very impressive! But I'm left with one question. Is there a hoop that can help me make a shot in the past? That's right. I think what we all really need to see is a 4D basketball hoop.
If anyone is going to invent a timemachine, It's going to be this guy.
@@peterpanda6818 Spoiler that's why he's digging in the back yard! To protect the neighbors from the EMP when he jumps.
"I had a couple spare Flux Capacitor's from another project I was working on. 88 MPH might be a bit overkill, but lightning doesn't strike the same place twice, so I'm working with what I've got."
A UA-cam comment that actually made me laugh? 🏆
It already moves in 6D. Adding the time dimension is only an extra 1/6th. Shouldn’t be too hard.
As an engineering student, I’m amazed by the broad field of expertise of this guy.
Ikr! He is literally almost every type of engineer in one (maybe not chem) and so capable of using each skillset effectively. It's crazy
same yeah he knows so many domains well!
He seems like a talented guy, but a self-composed and self-edited youtube video can go a long way in making it seem that way!
@@mydearriley from what I can tell he's quite damn talented. However, it seems crazy that he can achieve all this within the span of a month, including recording, editing, and animating all the footage by himself. Either he's insanely dedicated and spends every waking minute on his projects, or maybe he might have some people to help him with some of the workload. I have until now and would like to continue to believe that he does this completely solo, but some fellow named Freelectron in the comments of this video planted tiny seeds of doubt in my mind: "i think you will find he most definately has a team, and serious funds. kids straight out of college cant afford 500k worshops and houses and land to put it all on. use your deductive reasoning. he has help. lots of it."
and thus, I don't know what to think. Regardless, he's still one of my absolute favorite youtubers.
@@Raiden1 oh, right. :D 500k of sponsored or selfmade equipment isn't possible but wheen couple of UA-camrs buy cars to make video about cars and do nothing more then making those videos, is possible? He collected this stuff for years, have sponsors and patrons. Sure. But skill is under no discussion. :)
the montage of him fine tuning it was basically the process of him imprinting his soul onto this system and when it moves it's a reflection of his mind
This is incredibly cool. So good and such a crazy project.
So freakin scary - i wonder if he will do another vid with its potential as a carving machine - whose wires at that sort of speed you could cut just about anything. I sure woudlnt stand in the middle
This hoop is genuinely one of the most impressive things I've seen in a while. Watching those balls sink in perfectly was like magic.
And also terrifying
Truely amazing!
Thanks to you, I've shifted my Engineering degree towards robotics! Today I've finished my first project, creating an accessibility device for blind elders for home appliances that convert simple functions of washing machines, dryers, etc., to audible feedback. Next week I'm installing it for a blind woman that has been struggling for a long time and I gave her a little bit of freedom.
You've been my inspiration for that process of making the device from scratch, programming, soldering, 3D printing, and more.
Thank you a lot! I hope you'll keep surprising us and be an inspiration for junior engineers like me!!
That's so cute that he always inviting his wife to test stuff he made 😊
But the way she absolutely ROASTS HIM
@@josephspence4243 That makes his videos 1000x more entertaining
I know this is ‘just’ a video about a motorised basketball hoop, but on a serious note you are the type of human being that dragged us out of caves and into sprawling cities. The level of engineering and problem solving that goes into your videos is beyond staggering…
Just for the record, there were never any "cavemen". That's a Hollywood myth. Check it out :)
So it’s his fault
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Yeah, he's one of those few humans. I am smarter than most of the people I know (don't have many friends lol) and this guy makes me feel ledumb 😜
how? by doing something that an extremely popular youtuber already did? (mark rober) i am not saying i can do it, but lets not act like this is Tesla when its Edison.
I'm a mechanical engineer, but I'm also a basketball hoop. I must say, this was really well done.
First reply on this semi famous man
Wait you are a basketball hoop
I really like it when inanimate objects post comments, and get engineering educations. Kudos!
where the videos been?
sir?
The amount of effort, experience, talent, and knowledge going into each one of your videos is simply astounding. Communication, Video Editing, Animation, Graphics, Math, Mechanical/Electrical/Software Engineering, Physics, and Material Science. All flawless. We're talking more than a few college degrees here. Is there anything you CAN'T do?!?! This is insane. Truly best of the best. Can we see a Mark Rober colab one day
mechatronics + youtuber they're new skillsets
that is why i decided to take mechanical engineering and computer science
Pretty sure he can't play baseketball. Hence why he had to create this awesome contraption ;)
Yes, I proposed as well a cillab with Mark.
Imagine what humanity could accomplish if he tried to put people on Mars...
instead, he is making unmissable hoops. God I love humanity.
Haven't seen the first test shots - predicting failure in the swiveling pulleys. And I was wrong. Very nice! I was expecting more failures, like with the wall-mounted one, but I guess that one taught a lot of lessons.
The "nerd stuff" is actually really interesting! Have you considered making extra videos explaining all the math behind your projects? (maybe for your patreons?) You could use 3B1B's Manim framework to make some nice visuals, too.
Would be great!
That’d be sick if there was a full behind the scenes of all his projects!
Grant recommends against using his framework btw in case you read this.
He usually does a long "directors commentary" for Patreon with questions and answers from the community. I think they usually get posted to public a few weeks after. Hopefully we'll get one for this project!
The Patreon says it does this.