
A Youtube Channel Called Reel Robots
So what is next? As some of you know I've been throwing around the idea of a robotics Youtube channel. The notion of giving back my knowledge to the community via YouTube is intriguing. At the very least, the channel will result in a repository of videos showing current robot technology, 3D tools, and how I to use them to build robots. The channel also allow me to explore the hundreds of robot ideas in my head. Every robot build will consist of several episodes to complete (approx 6 to 8 episodes) and will be released bi-monthly. The channel will be rebranded as "REEL ROBOTS" ("REEL" as in a movie reel, as most of my robots, will look as though they stepped out of a movie) and will launch in May 2020.
Robots are expensive to build as you all know, and support will be paramount. The success of this endeavor will in part be by interest, viewer participation, sponsors, merch, affiliate links, and Patreon members. If you are not yet a subscriber, please stop by my YouTube channel and subscribe its free! .
All the best,
Will
YouTube can be for some, a place to pass time watching people do things people do. The pressure is on the creator to continue to create and produce and sometimes that means building/buying more expensive elaborate projects, cars, tools and cameras to do that. Build it bigger and they will come?! Keeping up the interest of viewers. Same black hole today's TV shows have. But instead of 350 channels competing for your attention, you have YouTubes 31,000,000 channels.
I was actually a bit puzzled by your absence, you have always been such a source of creativity here at the forum!
But I had faith in you just holding your breath and reappearing again to show us something that you'd worked on...
YouTube is a though one, but I guess you know this already, especially when it comes to robotics, which is such a narrow field, with such a limited audience!!
But the limitations could also be beneficial, since the platform is not flooded with content yet...
I am looking forward to see how it'll ll come out, good luck with the channel!
I'll sub and spread the word!!
Will it's nice to see you back, Life can indeed throw you road blocks, I also took care of my Mother who just recently passed away at the age of 106, she wanted to die at home and I made that possible, I don't regret the time. I had recent health issues, but all that is passed and I am back to working on my Robots. I will definately be following your Youtube channel and Subscribe. The 2 pictures are of my robot head Buddy the one covered with tape is the animatronic head before clay was applied which is the other picture and then skin silicone applied . I will show later with hair etc, and moving and talking.
Sorry Will for stepping on your post, I am bad for that.
Of those 31,000,000 channels there are about 462,000 that have reached 634 subscribers (my current subscription count). That's still alot of channels to have to sift through. But the count continues to fall the higher the subs. At 100,000 subs (my goal), there are only 54,000 channels that have that count. Then if you get really lucky and hit the magic 1,000,000 subs....there is only 7766 channels that can brag with that number. I find it really amazing that 7700 people with channels have caught the attention of 1,000,000 people each channel. That's a staggering 77 million people watching these channels. Perspective. That's more people than exist in 216 counties around the world. Only 17 countries have more. That's why YouTube has become a big business model for corporations..and why these people and channels are called "influencers", they have the power to influence masses of people to buy into brands.
@nallycat Yeah thats exactly where I am with my mother. Also great pics...that is how we created animatronics for years in the industry. Clay and sculpting. Nice job! And looking forward to your progress.
I'm looking forward to seeing what you have in store for your new channel. This is going to be great!
I am even in the proccess of trying to build a robot that might help the aids with lifting her for transfers ( ill show that off in another thread when I can).
Good luck with everything you do.
Alan
@ellis , thank you!
I"m in ! I wish you well and look forward to viewing your channel.
I broke my foot over the holiday and am behind quite a bit. Prolly won't be until February before first episode is done.
Thanks for the update. Your Reel Robot title is great and does fit your style. I look forward to the series.
Wishing you and your family a Happy New Year.
OUCH on the foot man! That had to hurt. I hope everything heals straight and true with little pain.
You've hit on one of my (few) peeves about this forum. No real way to start a basic discussion thread. I agree, it would be nice to be able to have a Discussion topic added to the few choices in the "Short Cut" list.
Regarding the discussion section of the forum, I brought this up months ago (I think in the Synthiam introduction thread, although can't locate it now). DJ's answer was that it was such a small percentage of the total conversations that it wasn't worth having its own section, but maybe if we all ask we can get him to change his mind. (I also still wish we had private messaging. Sometimes you just want to tell someone something out of the public eye. I put my email in my profile for that, but not everyone does).
Alan
I love your setup and shop area. This must be where all production, 3D printing and building magic happens. I didn't miss the Emmy Award on top of the toolbox. I know that was not 3D printed! Rightfully earned.
I'm looking forward to your new robotics YouTube show. I know it will be something special.
Thanks for the comment about my own show. I don't know if I have what it takes or if I want to work that hard. LOL! However if I could find an Emmy Award winner to give me advice I may just have a chance.
How do you get Alexa to access jaw movements in ARC?
I want to ask my Alexa a question and have her answer come out of the robot I made.
I need some skin for my robot like Alan has. Where to get some?
https://www.smooth-on.com/
So my question, should I just continue with ARC and move over to ARC when its out of beta later in the year? When will ARC be compliant with all the plug ins? What is not working? What is working? Is there a list somewhere? And is there a time line for when its out of beta?
2) ARC will be replaced with ARC stable on 02/28/2020
Good thing i saw this here. There's a thread on ARC here: https://synthiam.com/Products/Releases/ARC-Beta-2020-02-19-00-19052
Come by and see the first post on Patreon
I guess I am just saying it would be good to know what you will be producing and releasing to the public before I would want to commit money. I mean I probably will anyway just because I know you from this site and like your work. Just trying to put it into the context of what similar people are doing with their channels. What is the content besides videos you will be releasing? STL's for ALAN?
Patreon is not just a store front where people donate to receive. The very foundation of Patreon is to support a creator in all aspects of creating content. There are bills adding up for all kinds of production costs. Membership helps me create content and pay the bills as I am no long going to a paying job. Robot building is expensive and I have taken on the initial costs. Through Patreon, sponsors, Ads and Youtube memberships creators can afford to create. That is the only way. No one can afford to do this for free and not have a day job. Posting a link here now, will remain active for anyone in the future that visits this thread and would like to support or get more information.. ( I kinda feel like I am repeating what is already said at the opening of this thread, maybe you should revisit the paragraphs above in regards to what I'm creating/offering...under no obligations).
This guy, Will Huff, is the real deal. If you are into robotics like me or want to learn, Will is the one to show you how. Admit it, if you weren't into robots you wouldn't be here. I've know Will for years and he has always been there for me, willing to help and advise as I learned and built my full sized B9 Robot form Lost in Space. He has never once asked for anything in return. He has become a good friend over the years and I know he's an honest, dedicated and hard working family man. On top of all that he's truly talented and knows his sh*t in more then most of us can imagine. This is the guy you want to learn from.
first, a little background on myself :-)
I was in the entertainment business for over 20 years creating images, clothing, for entertainers. Rock stars, Country stars, movie stars etc... It was a joy to connect with managers and their clients (the stars) to create an image for them. I would connect their new "look" with their music, songs to their markets. A perfect connection.
It has been many years now since I left that arena. :-(
I always enjoyed robots and found EZ-robot. A perfect connection for me.
It has been a year now and I have learned so many things here and other places.
As you all know I created "Roman', the talking head, here in this forum. Some liked it, some said it was scary.
I should have known that, many people are sacred of my Jerry Mahony dummies. (too many scary movies came out)
So I see the same concept here, connect the new "look" with the people for their markets, or simple enjoyment.
EZ- robot is a great product and I see they understand their market.
fxrtst , I see "talking heads" are for a select market. A broader market would be "talking animals", "talking flowers", talking sun, moon. cars, trucks, etc... See what I mean? Something not threating in any way.
DJ and all of you have been a tremendous inspiration in my new life (one years so far) in robots creations.
I will end here, best of luck to all!
EzAng
I don't mean to speak for Will but he has had many adult and friendly conversations both here and with people around the world about this concept of his robot being odd or scary. It seems that he has taken that in consideration and is banking on it.
Besides, with all due respect; Will is not selling a talking head here or trying to change his image. He's offering to teach people how to build robots and how to make them work. Given his talent and background I think he's already proven that he's the man for that job and is going to be successful at it. Perhaps after people learn what's behind the mask they will be inspired to buy one of Will's robots or invest in his ventures. Good for Will. Or, perhaps these people will be inspired to build their own robots. Good for them.
Peace and have fun!
You know I get maybe two to three pieces of email a day from people around the world wanting somehow to build or buy an Alan or Alena. Some people are lonely some are business people looking for an office worker , some are University professors looking for a test bed for AI. It is amazing that 1000 people a year query about them. Its just unfortunate that I cannot devote the time to seek out investors. Its extremely frustrating to deal with these people. It was disappointing to fail at the Kickstarter as well. I know I built a great product as the Robots in the Kuwait museum have been running 12 hours a day/7 days a week for the past 3 years without fail. Getting them into the wild has been a primary drive for me. So maybe this channel will give me the opportunity to do that. Growing the demand and driving investors to me.
I'm in no way trying to persuade or discourage anyone here from their pursuit. Like I said, this was just my 2 cents.
I would always add to my line of products, and test market which ones take off.
Enough of my typing, sorry if you took me wrong.
I always wish everyone the best.
EzAng
Just one last comment, it is always good for a person addressed to answer for themselves any questions.
thanks again bro
EzAng
If you don't want other people commenting on a open forum topic about things you are posting then send a PM. That's a "Private Message" if you don't know. It's only expected that someone like me will step in and comment on your post if you missed something in the past, it's incorrect or misunderstood.
With respect to Will, I will now keep my mouth shut about your advice and suggestions. Good luck moving forward.
My apologies also to Will for placing him in the middle.
Happy building.
to show there is no hard feelings lol
I do have a question
by the way, what kind of 3d printer do you use?
No hard feelings everybody. Back to robot building!
Which one has the least problems?
Some projects will be big and some smaller.
The Episode drops today at 12pm noon Pacific time. Be sure to check it out! And please subscribe if you have not yet done so. It helps me grow the channel.
Link: Reel Robots
EZang
EzAng
I was really impressed with Episode 1. The excitement of the build comes through. Seeing it from conception forward is fun. I look forward to a "cold one".
I really liked your design to rotate the torso. It would be great to know what motor you used and what parts you used to mount it to make the upper torso rotate. I fell in love when I saw the aluminum you custom cut that is underneath to support the robot's structure and parts soon to be attached.
Thanks for a great evening. Well done.
I have some growing pains in the filming editing department run by...umm me. LOL. I lost a bit of video on building the arm which rotates the upper torso. So that left me with two shots of the arm..drilling it and placing it. I just mounted it the two screws that attach to the rockler bearing on the inside of the waist plate. The hub simply slides over the motor shaft and i tighten the grub screw. Thats all there is to it.
I found some great local guys to cut all my aluminum...great cheap and fast!
BTW all those metal parts were designed in Zbrush which is nuts because that program it more for organic shapes...but I dont like CAD programs, so all of it is done in zbrush.
Also I heard, you should try to make the episones a bit over 10 minutes, because its better if you want to put adds!
Might be something for the future though?
Great show, professional, educational and entertaining!!
Have you thought of just turning on a live stream and build? Make mistakes and learn / people love that. Think how many times in my live streams that I had to fix plugins or write code. You learn a lot from that and people see the real you
I knew the first episode would be under 10 as it was just as an introduction and the frame. The second episode is massive in comparison. By pushing past the 10 minute mark Youtube allows you to add in 2 ads instead of one doubling your ad revenue (when you are monetized). That's the reason alot of people ramble on or repeat themselves on their videos so they can to reach that magic 10 minute mark. Fortunately i just have alot of info and footage to show.
Alan
That head looks great already!!
thanks,
EzAng
@ezang Thanks.
I would recommend a resin printer for everyone printing parts. What I like to do as seen in the video is add another level of detailed parts that you can't get on a FDM printer. For example in the video you see me adding details to the side panels. It just adds a few parts that draw your eye and are high resolution. The parts are not as durable as PETG, so i don't use them for functional parts. But great for details.
I've had many many resin printers and infact had a few of the early prosumer models by 3D systems (cost was $10k and $15k each!). but now all the 27 year patients have run out everyone is making them.
To start with if you are thinking about getting one...go with the Anycubic Photon printer. Its a small foot print and bed size is about the size of a cell phone. All my detailed parts in this video were done on this very affordable printer. ($249) You can get good deals on resin too.
Printer: https://amzn.to/2zQztRu
Resin: https://amzn.to/2yfCbzm
wow fantastic development skills:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4lY2uBorwA#t=10m36s
Hey Master Will How do you code so fast ? There's no doubt your bartender makes great cocktails
you got mad finishing skills. I respect your patience and attention to detail. I could never achieve those results with my hot glue gun lol! Can’t wait for episode 3
Grear show, great content!!
Makes me want to build robots!!
And I guess I am not the only one!!
Me too Micky666Maus
EzAng
EzAng
If there are other live streams you would like to see leave a comment.
EzAng
EzAng
Really enjoy watching them.
You are one fast programmer... lol.
I think you need Alan on the table next to you giving some advice ... lol.
Keep up the great work!
Well paced, good content and a fantastic build!!
Have you ever thought about going into acting? You have obviously picked up a lot of good tips from the pros that have brought your natural talents to the surface. You're very smooth and enjoyable to watch.
What a great Robot !
Super job Will, another enjoyable episode.
For some reason this forum won't link to that page so if you are interested please cut and paste this into your browser:
b9robotbuildersclub.com/pub/parts/B90658/index.html
Just in case it's me here's the hyperlink :
http://www.b9robotbuildersclub.com/pub/parts/B90658/index.html
Don't let the face that he's selling these for B9 Robots fool you. They will work in other applications. Also Steve is in Australia but shipping is fast and cheap. $3.00 without tracking, $14 with tracking. I've bought two and each time they arrived within a week to the USA.
Here's a (long,) video I made of installing this system into the B9 robot I mentioned above. You can skip ahead to mark 33:40 to see Steve's board wired in and 59:00 to see how nice the flash syncs to the voice. I even got it tuned in better after this video:
Bruce
Are you using the same setup as Dave for the voice / lights?
EzAng
EzAng
Your channel deserves to skyrocket!!
type audioservocontroller.com on a browser. Can't be more easy than that.
@Will:
Nice build! So how many DOF per arm? did you weight the arm ?
ptpt
audioservocontroller.com looks a little questionable, I don't use PayPal
maybe Will has a better idea
if not, I will look up other options
EzAng
@PTP 6 DOFs not including the fingers. Each arm came in at 4.5 pounds
very cool robot.i see you using extention wires.here are some from 90 cm long.
extention wires
Your videos are about robots, you should have a spectacular thumbnail showing off your robot doing something. Your thumbnail on the latest video seems it's about you (pulling a face).
I'm not trying to be a Negative Nelly here. I want you to get to 10K subscribers but if it turns me off, there might be a lot more people my age >(over 30) that just pass you by. Good Luck.
Enjoy not watching the videos.
I forgot to mention that your added levity is refreshing and really adds to the enjoyment of watching your flicks.
I told Dave the other day, between you and him, I really fell like a novice of 2 years, coming from knowing nothing.
I learned many things for all of you,
Thanks for being here.
EzAng
Has there been an issue with background noise? I ask only because I think sometimes my bot will leap forward if it hears any noise. Ive tweeked to acticate on a couple commands, but once activated I think any outside noise seems to make it do things on its own, until i tell it to stop. lol
@robohappy On the b9 ( lost in space robot) there is always a background sound that was played in the show and on our robots have the same sound..so it hard to have a hot mike active on the robot as it will pick up this sound.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G49I2FA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Taking this track I don't have to worry about the noise the robot makes. The headset allows me to talk to the robot from my headset to the computer where it's bluetooth connection is between it and the headset and then the computer sends the wifi command that ARC generaties to the robot.
I also have a "Wake up word" set like Amazon uses for their Alexa. I use the name "Robot". In my ARC project I have a Windows Voice Recognition control installed. The only word it listens for is the name "Robot". I have a script written in it that when the Windows Voice Recognition control hears "Robot" it will wake up the Bing Voice Recognition control and start listening for scripted commands I've written in that control. All I need to do after I say "Ropbot" is wait a second to let Bing initialize before I start the command I want my robot to perform. To aid me in this wait I have a light pattern run on the robot to show me when to start speaking and how long I have to say it.
Appearance on his channel or him on your channel Will? Or a Zoom meeting?
EzAng
Keep looking at the camera my brother.
Goes to show how much design and forethought goes into a product!
I had to make a decision and focus on either hardware or software last year when I split ez-robot and Synthiam. Doing both wasn't sustainable any longer so I had to choose one. I choose Synthiam and here we are. The trouble now is we don't produce any revenue, yet. So that's something we're working on - otherwise, I'll just shut this down and go get a job somewhere
Either way, I'll never compromise user experience or compatibility - those are things are super important to me because I believe the success of this industry requires maturity in those two areas.
Even that 3d printer you reviewed - it demonstrates no compatibility and therefore low user experience. Why does every hardware company make their product not compatible with anyone else? I fought for a long time to make ARC (now arc) compatible with other robot products and arduino. It took a long time to make that happen when the company grew out of control.
Yeah I'm sure you're at a cross roads. I know this sounds ridiculous but maybe EZ Builder should have been a different product from ARC. EZ Builder would support all the zillions of EZ products and education systems. Then ARC could have been a pay to play solution for B to B and advanced DIY builders? At least Synthiam could then have another source of revenue, besides Exosphere? I'm completely ignorant on this software stuff. I'm just throwing out thoughts based on not knowing anything at all, including non compete. etc that may have been in your the EZ sale.
I hope there is a solution...would hate to see you "go get a job somewhere." These are tough times in general. Everyones got an opputunity to hit the "re-set" with this virus. To take a look behind you and set a new path ahead. You've always been uncompromised with your products and determined to drive forward, paving the way for robotics. Hopefully we all weren't here too early to the show?!
..and lastly I agree with you on why the heck aren't these devices compatible. They all take the Apple approach of creating hardware and software proprietary and not compatible or creating a standard. Much is open source though and maybe eventually there will be some kinda of compatibility.
All the robots you listed that are grass cutting or what not are tiny little companies that sell a few dozen per year. It’s crazy to put that into perspective but the sale volume of robot products is very low.
There will always be a free version of ARC - I’ve committed to that. Providing the base features is probably the easiest way to get away with it. And having a paid version supporting newer features. That’s most likely the best option moving forward
that way everyone gets what they’re used to and can pay to experience the newer stuff
...I think you are on the right road! I have no problem paying for advanced features in ARC. I would gladly pay knowing they are supporting and advancing new features, the software and Synthiam. I bet most users here would also agree.
You guys are both putting so much energy into robotics, which in return gives so much to us here in the forum!!! I would hate to see it going down the drain...
If some paid content helps, I am sure that everybody would be fine with it...or setting up a fundraiser or Patreon maybe?
I hope things will be evolving in a good way, this is such a nice place...not being entangled with the big tech companies is such a rare thing these days!
Keep up the good work, this is great and unique!!!
I too am amazed that irobot has been one of those sucessful commercial ventures. But correct me if I am wrong here, growing up, and recently, I have heard, thru medial mostly thru the years that robots are as common as the cellphone in places like Japan. I could be way off on this, would love to hear your thoughts.
I would love to see how Exosphere could be used as designed to control JD or the many robots we all have building around here. When I started building HEMI, the idea was it to be useful in the healthcare system (as you guys were talking about AARP and such earlier). I even approached InventHelp once to see an idea thru. Building HEMI has been fun , but the original idea of it being able to lift a person from a wheelchair has proven to be alot more involved that I thought. Getting the gait movemenst (so as not injure someone) just right is more complicated than I imagined, so for now,until I can enlist some help, I will back burner that idea for another time.
Im not sure we will ever get to the level of the NX5 as seen in I,Robot movie but forward thinkers will find a way, and yea, when that day comes... if I could transfer my mind into the body of a robot, I would in a heartbeat,,,,
In this video I'm channeling Samuel through Alan...this is the clean version, Sam drops alot of "F" bombs in the explicit setting.
Will get those subscribers so I can print Alan
As for Alan files...things are going exceptionally well on the channel and many of the videos are gaining popularity and I'm picking up alot of subscribers. But not nearly quick enough for me. I've officially been on since early May. So not too bad for 5.5 months.
But the main issue is getting people to subscribe. That's the reason you see every person say over and over "Subscribe" during their videos. On my analytics you can see how many people do not subscribe. This is the last 28 days. 87% are not subscribed that come to view videos. But that same group makes up 90% of watched hours.
Please don't complain..... can you imagine if you had to live with the 1988 Alexa version...
Its just getting better and better!!!
Here is the page I'm toward the bottom. If you click on presenter you'll see a bit more about me and the talk.
Summit
You can also click "remind me" on this link. And you will get a reminder when the presentation starts.
https://pixologic.com/zbrushlive/events/will-huff/
Hope some of you can make it. But don't worry it will be available on Youtube and Twitch after the show.
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It's the first draft but boy it's really awesome. Can't believe the power of AIML2 though. We'll really need Perry to teach us more about it. There's so much configuration ability and customization.
Link: PodCast
Link:
https://pixologic.com/zbrushlive/events/will-huff/
EzAng
OH - and thanks for the mention!
I wish I had the time to do a project like this!!!
I am sure, your channel will grow exponentially on this build!!!
Is YouTube handling the Copyrights on Disney material for you? Or is it not applying for one of a kind build?
And why dont you put some nice little ZBrush related tutorials to a dedicated playlist...like "New Features In Version 2021" or "How To Move, Scale And Rotate In ZBrush 2021", "Quick Tip On Showing The Wireframe In Zrush 2021"? This type of content is fast and easy to produce and will generate a lot of views and a constant feed, which the YouTube algorithm likes!
Since it is one of your most used tools for creative output, it would also make sense as a complementary playlist in tandem with those projects!
As far as I know Disney doesn't seem to care as long as you are not selling them...and even then they don't care if you are a small guy making a few ....many things on Etsy that are from Mandalorian, armor, the child etc.
Ron
I second what Nink said - your workshop is way too clean lol
@DJ thanks for the tip on the start up screen!
@nink thanks !
The build Quality is out of this world!!
thanks for sharing
EzAng
I have plans for a fleet of robots much easier to build and 3D print. I’ll have to start researching 3D printing firms.
I liked your Alan a lot. But mostly out of cool factor. Application wise I don’t think it appealed to the masses. Now, I did have a few people I ran across that thought the robot would be a neat Alexa add on. IF the masks and personality was configurable to real movie characters. Meaning you can give Alexa your favorite sci fi character a personality. So you talk to c3p0 or iron man. That would be a huge hit since Amazon is running out of Alexa ideas. It’ll end up like roomba soon.
back on track. But I think this new robot, given it does something useful to general consumer would make a good Kickstarter. Now that you’ve learned a lot
oh and I’d lend a hand if ARC was used
I should mention we have a great relationship with rock pi x to bring volume pricing down for your bom
Thanks Will, its been a pleasure to watch!! I cannot believe how good this turns out...so much work, all this prototyping!!
You make it seem to be so easy!!
Well cut, neat episode!! If this channel does not make it, I will loose my faith in YouTube!!
And thanks for the NeoPixel Animation tip!! Little gems like that are making the episodes even more enjoyable!!
I will definitely he watching this as soon as I possibly can.
Happy Thanksgiving to all my American Pals. Don't eat too much today. LOL. To the rest of my robot building friends around the world I'll just say, peace health and happiness to you.
@dave hope you enjoy the video! Happy Thanksgiving to you too.
The way you tubers generally work is having their videos posted externally. YouTube rewards content creators for bringing new users to YouTube. So if you can post your videos elsewhere on websites, it’ll increase views and YouTube will give you love
I’ve never focused on YouTube as being a validator for my efforts. Mainly because I’ve never considered myself having much social media influence. But, I did learn that about YouTube when I would share my videos by posting them on other websites.
for example, I had accounts on every robot forum I could think of. And I would post a video sharing the robot I made. I did that for years until my company grew and it became a conflict of interest.
so ya, I’d recommend doing that
I look forward to the continuing videos. You alway share ideas which we can use on our robots. Thanks.
Here is a pic of the cut scene installing the camera.
Just got back from beach house and Thanksgiving with family so now I can reply from computer..instead of phone.
But with my cold casting and molding system, 3d printing is not really needed beyond my prototypes. All parts are high temperature epoxy shells. Much stronger and durable compared to 3d printed parts and plastic mold injection.
Oh it did. I have thousands of emails to Robomodix asking where to buy one to prove that statement wrong. The problem was producing a version that was cost effective to the consumer.
Absolutely not and would violate the last comment..."not being cost effective to mass produce to consumers."
Have them send me product to test with...
Darn - too bad the projects you're building can't be sold hmmm. Is it something that you're considering doing eventually? Is made a product that can sell?
I just looked up move tool ZBrush and the first hit had 15k views on the transpose tool, you probably know him...but this is just him talking and screen recording at the same time. Super easy, compared to the work you are putting into content!
Just have those guys send you a RockPi, and make a review...good starting point!
Yeah we post on about 25 sites including reddit and many 3d printing and robot sites. It increases traffic.
Nor have I. Youtube is big business now and companies are paying alot of money to advertise. So its not a validator of my work rather a foundation towards monetization. And in turn I am building a following who will be interested in Reel Robot products as they become available.
When a company is asked to look over your Youtube channel to either send free product or to pay for advertisement, they look at many analytics including views, subscribers, likes vs dislikes and so on. So when only 16% of my viewers subscribe, that in turn hurts my channel's chances of gaining advertising dollars which help maintain the longevity of the channel. This is why every Youtuber begs for subscribers in their videos. I wish more people understood how the system worked. More folks might be more inclined to help a channel they liked.
As my channel is approaching 2k subs, I'm also approaching 4K hours of watch time and I'll be monetized by the end of the year...yay..this will be a big help.
Why would a company do business with another company without sending a product to test? Especially a $70 one. Lol.
But not DJs responsibility to do so. Ill contact them.
So I did -
Well, my wife and I finished "our first" 3d print example - a success!
I am using the Creality - Cr 10S pro v2 printer - PETG filament
Now on to move exciting prints - :-)
EzAng
I'm also dusting off some older videos that have been hidden by not being public.
Next goal: 10,000 subs! for Merch.....i know everyone wants a drink droid tie! lol
Oh, doesn't that mean you can have a custom URL as well for youtube? like youtube.com/Synthiam or youtube.com/DJSures
Ah thanks for reminding me..I'll have to look into it!! (URL)
I haven't had much time to play yet with the T265....kids home schooling, xmas lights/tree/ and I'm finishing up another video for the Zbrush stuff....hoping to get testing with it soon!
I'm so amazed at how much your doing with all these new skills! It really is amazing and cant wait to try them all out. Keep up the amazing job!
Validation of all the people who actually love the software and are paying for it really helps my motivation. Who knew so many people depended on the software so much! It's great
DJ, most definitely we all depend on ARC. For me, my childhood dream would end if suddenly ARC stopped working. My Robot would literally die and turn into a statue.
The alternative of programming robots with Synthiam ARC is writing and compiling source code
I thought part of this video reminded me about your serving robot https://youtu.be/baHH_xMaJ1w
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Wow, what a work of art! I was stunned at the quality and detail put into this figure. When I saw the sculpt of the face and the shine and wave of her hair I thought I was looking at the real thing. They did such a nice job and your fortunate to own one. I know there was no stopping you in getting this if available. LOL. Is she green all over of just where it shows? How long did it take you to change her shirt? LOL
I love the way she can be posed in very lifelike frames. The only thing I don't like is the stand that holds her. I think they could come up with something less obvious. Those things sticking out from between her legs are distracting.
I agree on the 'stand' I like it when there are like peg and holes in the shoes and platform...much better way..
I'm not sure if it's an easter egg or not but I noticed that the '03' kinda looks like a sideways 'Mo'.
That name reminds me of a certain drink dispensing Simpsons character
You are such an artist :-)
This so sooooo awesome!! I am jealous!!
I really loved the idea of using aluminum foil for coverup. I've struggled over the years with news paper and other kinds of paper to mask but alu foil looks like it really does a super job. I'm going to keep that trick in my tool box if you don't mind.
Your Kids were a great touch. You gotta be proud of them. Who was that big kid that looks just like you that was helping you weather the droid? Your brother? I think he's actually a little better looking then you are. LOL. I'm just kidding, I know it was your stunt double (but he's still better looking). Your film skills are equally as amazing as your building skills.
Yeah that twin brother of mine never doesn't anything I ask him to do! He is so lazy! But he works for peanuts...so!
Glad you enjoyed the episode!
So what is next? I have several smaller robot projects after this one is completed, including upgrading the hexapod, GAR. These should be much easier to complete in a much much shorter timeline. I'll also be releasing the STL files for these two robots as well. I have several exciting announcements coming this summer. The end result should help carry some of the financial burdens of producing the YouTube videos.
Anyways that's it for now. Thanks to all who continue to watch and support the channel with your views/likes and subscriptions.
@sebediah My thought, how can I make cutting wood interesting? Lets face it I'm mostly cutting wood, and standing in front of the washing machine in this episode....it was a challenge to make it interesting, so glad the music worked. Next I'll try filming me watching paint dry! LOL!
@robohappy Me Too!
@EZANG Thanks!
Great video as always.
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