@el737rs
Microcontrollers were able to do this for decades. Having any kind of sensor on input, and any kind of actuator on output. But the revolution came with the simplicity of plugging it directly to USB, and having relatively simple code processing all the stuff. And, of course, the huge community support behind it. Love Arduinos, made tons of complex projects with them even with no previous experience with microcontrollers or ways to program any. Super easy to learn, and extremely powerful. I often have a feeling that the limit is only my imagination
@PeterSedesse
Arduino programming is absolutely the best way to get people into coding. It is very easy, uses the same logic that all programming uses, and gives visual and cool feedback. It is like a 'hello world' program on steroids. And the cheapness of things like 45 piece sensor kit and a few LEDs and cheap motors means you can do amazing things.
@Ieatdirt952
I don’t often comment but I just have to say I love what you’re doing here! I remember getting my first arduino in middle school and now I’m getting Unity, Java, and C# certified! Teaching something as accessible as arduino in such a fun way will surely provide the next step for countless people into so many extremely well paying jobs, as well as teach children how to follow their passions all by themselves! You’re a saint for doing this! Keep up the good work!
@TheSirNiklas
I am a software engineer, with a lot of different experiences, robotics and hardware is one of the few I don't have enough in. Thanks for the overview, you made this very approachable.
@tbranscom1
This breakdown was amazing, ive always been facinated with eletronics but stopped one step shy of code or circuit boards. i cant wait to learn more!
@BenFenner
4:49 - The electrons flow the opposite direction from what is explained in the video. They flow from negative to positive of course.
@vjndr32
6:00 just that the flow of electrons is from negative to the positive terminal, opposite to the conventional flow of electricity which we consider flowing from the positive to the negative terminals.
@alfonsoPina
For as super intelligent as you are, you explain things kids can understand better than 90% of all teachers. I would say you should become a teacher but that would slow down the content on this channel. Slowing the content would make all my nephews sad. So keep it up Mark, I really enjoy your videos!!!
@LooksFrosty
Dude Mark has such a gift for teaching. Well done brother you are going to inspire a lot of people with just this video alone!
@Me-ss9oe
As a self taught intermediate arduino coder/builder, the way how Mark explains is the best that you can get for beginners. A great applaud from me. Great job Mark!! :DD 🔥🔥
@shullln
We started our Arduino adventure several years ago when we built a pinewood derby car with individually addressable LED's embedded inside it. We found the code online and copied it. The lighting sequence was essentially multiple cycles various 4x4 matrices. I remember the kid drawing out the patterns with his crayons and then plugging them into the code. Thanks to Mark's pinewood derby video it was also reasonably fast and despite the engineering "handicaps" we gave it having to mount the microprocessor, battery and lights, it was still reasonably fast. It won "best overall" his last year of scouts. Of course we tested it on our Arduino powered pinewood derby test track. In the past year, we've built a Arduino based model rocket Altimeter that records flight data to an SD card, a simpler one that displays on an OLED screen, a wireless remote control launch pad and sender using ESP32, and a GPS rocket tracker that sends a Lat/Long wirelessly from the tracker back to base station. It also records flight data so you can make 3d plots of your flights in google Earth. We had ZERO programming knowledge when started (apart from basic ages ago). If we can do it, anyone can!
@MrDJsArcade
Bro you just broke down everything (from a high-level) about electronics and how they work. You took me from being a cave man to driving a tesla in 20 minutes. It really took the mystery away from how electronics are designed and made from the ground up. Thanks for making it so accessible!
@ryleylamarsh
This is awesome. Thanks. My son is very interested in learning this and you’ve made it sound much more accessible.
@asempere123
5:50 electrons dont flow from the positive terminal, they start at the negative (they also have negative charge).
@mlutteral
I have a fairly well-equipped hobbyist electronics lab, and I have a lot of fun with my projects. It all started with one of those Arduino kits. I can't recommend that enough
@peterpadacz4629
ive been around a long time and had teachers but to learn anything one needs an instructor and you sir are a top-notch instructor .... many tanks Mark
@14KaratJK
Arduinos are awesome and love that I was introduced to them in my Engineering 101 class. Still a college student, but will possibly be starting a business soon for a product I made using an arduino. These things are awesome!
@Syncopation24
I'm only sad I couldn't have had an influence like this 20 years ago. Thank you for this video. It inspires me to explore hobby electronics with my son.
@itsjustdannyb8091
I literally just got into learning about the arduino, then Mark drops a video Perfect 🤩
@beautifulsmall