Arduino Unboxing: Self-Balancing Robot Kit ELEGOO Tumbller
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- The Elegoo Tumbller balancing robot is an easy kit for Arduino beginners, and you can learn a lot studying and changing its code.
Elegoo Tumbller on Amazon USA: geni.us/cJMA
- 15% Discount Code: NSKEMTTT from 04/05/2021 to 04/20/2021 on Amazon USA only*
* When I made the video, I thought Elegoo would send discount codes for Amazon stores on more countries... I got quite sad to know that it would only be valid for the US store.
Elegoo Tumbller on more Amazon Stores:
- geni.us/W8aAS Amazon UK
- geni.us/UVsf0 Amazon Spain
More Arduino Robot Kits:
- geni.us/YqD8Pf Amazon Worldwide
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- As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
- Elegoo has sent me a Tumbller for review, I didn't purchase it.
- NOT a Sponsored Video (no money has changed hands)
- Independent Review
Official Elegoo Tumbller Assembly Video:
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Chapters
0:00 Self Balancing Robot Kit
0:29 Magic of Balancing Vehicles
1:12 Full Disclosure: Not Sponsored, Sample Provided
1:34 Unboxing the Elegoo Tumbller
3:38 Assembly Time-lapse
5:34 Feels Solid
5:56 Turning the Robot On
6:24 Bluetooth App on the iPhone
6:31 Playing Outside
6:46 Installing the App on Old Phones
7:07 3 year old girl playing with the Tumbller
8:14 Educational Material from Elegoo
8:50 7 Lessons in PDF & Arduino Code
9:30 Compiling and Uploading
9:47 Quick look at the Full Code
10:26 Making Small Changes: Speed
11:05 Encoders and fixing curving
11:28 Ardu-Nerd Alert!
11:30 Bluetooth Module VS Serial (RX/TX conflicts)
12:23 Expansion PINs
12:40 D13: Built-in LED
13:02 NeoPixels on digital pin D3
13:26 PWM on D11 removing Ultrasonic Sensor
13:52 I2C connectivity
14:49 Expanding is a challenge
14:57 Conclusion
15:04 Promotional Code
15:21 Write your questions!
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Elegoo Tumbller Self-Balancing Robot Kit:
- geni.us/cJMA Amazon USA
- 15% Discount Code: NSKEMTTT
From 04/05/2021 to 04/20/2021 on Amazon USA only*
* When I made the video, I thought Elegoo would send discount codes for Amazon stores on more countries... I got quite sad to know that it would only be valid for the US store.
Elegoo Tumbller on more Amazon Stores:
- geni.us/W8aAS Amazon UK
- geni.us/UVsf0 Amazon Spain
Arduino Robot Kits:
- geni.us/YqD8Pf Amazon Worldwide
Disclaimers:
- As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
- Elegoo has sent me a Tumbller for review, I didn't purchase it.
- NOT a Sponsored Video (no money has changed hands)
- Independent Review
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I like your child-like curiosity and excitement! It makes your videos lots of fun. And your daughter is so cute and it is great that you are introducing her to electronics and science at such a young age.
Thank you Duane! 🤗 Your kind words made my day 😄 I don’t know if you watched my most recent video - you might enjoy it: czcams.com/video/d5HNa8dlcdw/video.html
I love all the effort you put in your videos, keep going! You deserve millions of subs
Hey, thank you! 😃 Well, I try to make a video I would enjoy watching 😁 Million Subs? Wow, that would be something 🤯
bruh your stuff is legit high quality. you deserve millions of subs, no cap.
Wow! Thank you so much! Means a lot to me 🥰
Man, never seen anything like that before, - your a real speed-assembler.
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Your underrated, I wish you more subs and views🙂. Your videos helped me learn a lot, even though I only started checking your videos and your channel 1 hour ago
Thank you so much! I appreciate that!
Ur tutorials and reviews are really great thank you for always going above and beyond helping us all understand arduino tech
Wow, thank you! You just made my day!
I love it when companies give you cool stuff to review! I love reviewing too and I also have this kit. Lots of code to review and learn from!
I already got things that looked awesome “on paper”, but were still very crude in development, to the point of so much frustration I abandoned the review and never published. But that’s the exception… Usually it is quite cool 😎
Bienvenido de vuelta, maestro geek!
Ja ja ja, gracias David!
I'm proud to see a Brazilian making such amazing channel in English!
Hey! Thanks man! The size of the audience is much different! É nóis 🇧🇷
Good to see you again!!! I missed your videos my man!!!
Thank you Billy! Every time I say to myself: “next video will be faster”... and, ha ha ha, it takes even longer 🤣 I is good to push “Publish” again.
@@GeekDetour Seriously.... very few folks on this site have that true pride and enthusiastic approach!! Great videos my man and I tell you that consider helping others learn how to be creative like you.
Oh, Billy, that was very kind - thank you! 🤗
nice video, great mods right there, and the most, your cute and adorable kids.. love that smile and laugh 😁
you so crazy, still loving your videos; easy to follow!
Thank you so much! 😁 So happy you found it easy to watch 🤗 I wanted to touch some advanced topics and it gets a bit harsh.
You made my day 😊👍. Very good video. Keep on going 😁
I also try to understand how it deals with the PID stuff and how it reads the sensor data.
Maybe that robot can be pimp with some S.L.A.M. functionality 😊
¡Que Linda! Las expresiones de tu hija son las mejores. Gracias por los videos.
¡Muchas gracias! 🤗
This is the second video of yours I have watched today. I am an Elegoo customer and I appreciate the time you put into this review. Sharing this with your daughter was nice. I get it. Sharing this with our children just makes exploring Arduino so much better. Keep enjoying. Keep sharing. Keep making. Thx.
Hello 👋 Oh boy, thank you so much for such kind words! Made my day ❤️ I am working on a new Arduino Kits comparison video - stick around! 😄
Welcome back!
Thank you! 😊 But I was not really "away", I was working A LOT on this video 🤯
You got new subscriber man
I hope you get 10m subs
I like your ideas and videos
Keep going 👌👏🙄
Mine arrived today and I am loving it! I think I will try 3D printing some housing for the robot to make it look like Wall-E :D
That’s awesome! I also want to customize mine with some 3D printed parts - this kit should get a community around it, making nice improvements!
so much information. your review is great!
Thanks so much! ❤️🤗
The king has returned!!
Ha ha ha, thanks! I might be the King of my cubicle 🤣 dilbert.com/strip/1994-08-27
Woah, your daughter is a grown up now, last video she was a cute little baby❤️. Time flies, hope you and your family are doing great!
Sahil, that was sweet ❤️ Thank you! Absolutely! Oh man... kids grow so fast! We try to not expose her too much on social media - but this time I could not resist 😁 We are doing fine! You take care and be safe!
@@GeekDetour thanks man! Great video btw❤️❤️
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I wish it was easy to buy it over here in Brazil! Amazing video my friend. Thanks for sharing!
Hey man! So nice to see you here! Thank you 😃 It is a shame how difficult (and expensive) it is to buy "Arduino" things in Brazil... I feel such a difference here in Spain: I might have ordered near 100 cheap items from AliExpress last year... all of them arrived by mail without problems. Things between 2 to 10 USD. I remember trying to get things from eBay in Brazil, it was always a bet.
Well done! Quality content.
Thank you very much! I just published a new Arduino Kits comparison, I think you might enjoy: czcams.com/video/-tl1E6PbWlg/video.html
Oh that's cool! Love LEGOs! 😍
Most adorable video… EVER!!!
Wow! Thank you! 😁 I must say “Adorable” wasn’t on my list of expected words for it 🤣
@@GeekDetour: Thank your daughter for that title.
Wowwwwww finally a video
This one took a while to finish! Just editing took 2 weeks!
I built my own with yellow geared unencoded motors and Arduino Uno. Very satisfying project.
Arduino Cars are LOTS of fun! ❤️
I agree. Have been doing Arduino projects for years and they almost always work. Your robot has inspired me to get back at mine and update it with XYremote phone app controller. Maybe even buy a kit like this one and play with that.@@GeekDetour
10/10 Content Bro
Thank you so much! ❤️
Adorei o vídeo!!! Que robô lindo!!!! 👏👏👏👏
Eu adorei montar este robô - o lance que ele se equilibra em duas rodas pra mim é hipnótico 😁
Great vídeo!
Thanks!!!! 🤗❤️ é nóis 🇧🇷
this is really cool
Hi there 👋 Yeah, it is cool! I still need to discover why there are so much more videos about Robot Cars than Balancing Robots.
Have you played with tuning the PID for balancing? Mine seems to hunt / sway slightly when stationary to stay upright. I think it might be partly due to the (slight) motor gear backlash, but I haven't had a chance to dig in and see if that can be tuned out.
Thanks for the great video. It's a fun little kit!
Thank you! No I did not: I would love to play with that using a real-time way to change them. Sure: it has backlash. Don’t know how much better it can be.
wow nice unboxing 👍🏻
Thank you 🤗
Both informative and cute video.
Thanks!!! ❤️
Love your video and the enthusiasm you express for this product. I bought and assembled it and am ready to try some expansion ideas. But I do not know which pins the IIC is connected to. Can you let me know?
Hi there Bruce! I2C uses +5V (red), Ground (black) , SDA and SCL (on the yellow row) You should see the pins identified by white silk screen on the board, along with the pins.
Thanks for video
Thank YOU for watching! I am suuuuper happy to finally publish this video 😃
Thank you for your effort. It is very informative Thanks...
Great video...subbed. Thanks
Thank you! 😄 Welcome to the channel!
i need help with the code can you explain what specifically modifications you did to the code that came with the kit. please
Seems like it needs a way to detect the edge of a drop-off, similar to how a Roomba can detect stairs. Maybe another ultrasonic sensor pointed at a downward angle? The logic would be the opposite of the forward facing sensor - it would need to detect the floor ahead, and if it did NOT detect the floor, then stop & turn.
Looks like a delicious tweaking project!
Magnífico, entretenido, guardo y volveré a ver, pido kit
Muy amable, Luis! Gracias por ver - los vídeos tardan un poco (bueno… mucho) pero los hago con mucha ilusión 😄
@@GeekDetour Fue un placer, saludos
Nice video
Thank you!!! 😁
I have this exact model. The robot balance fine, but I can't make the Android phone app to work. It connects and that is it. Any suggestions? Also, I found some 6-7 years old software and APP for the phone on Github. But it doesn't work eighter. Thanks!
Nice review! The issue with your I2C expansion plan is due to the fact that they must read the accelerometer fairly quickly, at accurate intervals. During that time, you cant use the bus for reading or writing to another device. So, the challenge will be to write code that "caches" up I2C messages, waits for the time BETWEEN Accelerometer readings, and dispatch a message. Basically a message que system for I2C which assigns priority to the Accelerometer. This may mean only writing portions of the display at once, rather than the whole screen. "Slow" GPIO with the PCF8575.
The "quick and dirty" way would be to add these other I2C device code routines right after the Accelerometer read. Ideally, since they are using a 5ms sensor loop, you would want all of the additional I2C read/writes to be fast, to keep that whole process much less than 5ms total. It may seem difficult, but 5ms is quite a long time in "microcontroller time." It executes 80,000 instructions in 5ms. ;)
To clarify: you cant write code that just tries to access the I2C bus whenever. Likely you interrupted the attempt to read the accelerometer, or caused the reading to be delayed too long.
Hi there! I absolutely loved your explanation and it totally makes sense - it occurred to me that I should have tried to use the display with I2C right on the same time interruption that reads the accelerometer as you said. I was trying it on the main loop and, I agree, everything you said could have contributed to my failure. Also, the encoders on the wheels are using hardware interrupts and the frequency is much higher than I imagined at first / I still need to better study the priorities around Arduino interruptions, and see which functions have their execution suspended… I smell that the encoders can also making the whole thing very tight - more than the 5ms accelerometer reading.
Unfortunately, I never got time to revisit my little Robot friend and continue learning and tweaking its code.
Thank you so much for your time and knowledge! I really appreciated your comments! ❤️
1:35 i ordered a board game from amazon and the box was a size of a treehouse 😂
Sir love you from India
Thanks! ❤️🤣 Good vides for you from Spain 🇪🇸
I can compile and upload the code but my robot doesn’t do anything now. pls help!!!
Yes
Of course! 🤣
Would it be possible to connect it to the humidity/temperature sensor and display the results on a lcd?
Hi there! This robot kit doesn’t seem to be the best choice to display the temperature and humidity - all the pins are basically used. There are much cheaper kits that allow you to do such project. The Grove Beginner Kit is one of them: czcams.com/video/-tl1E6PbWlg/video.html And either the official Arduino Starter Kit or an Elegoo kit also can be used to do that: czcams.com/video/uzr-jrLU3EU/video.html
What kind of case do you use to store your components? @ 24 seconds
Hi Mike! 👋 I am still trying several different plastic cases to keep my Arduino boards and modules - but I don’t fell in love with any particular model. I bought what was available nearby my house just to keep my things a bit organized. I prefer transparent cases, I don’t like removable divisions, I pay particular attention to how the lid is connected to the case: I avoid cases that the lid is a single piece with the body, because the hinges eventually break.
Hi I was just wondering if you could possibly expand on your light/switch box from 2 years ago I have been working on one myself for my son who has sensory issues (trying to keep him away from the plug socket switches which he's obsessed with) and I'm struggling on where to start.
P.s I love your videos and energy
Thank you so much! I might revisit it at some point - but let’s see if I can get some help for you right now... Here, very extensive instructions for a simples box: czcams.com/video/kXD453DdIGg/video.html
And the article on instructables with diagrams:
www.instructables.com/Childs-Toy-Light-Switch-Box/
@@GeekDetour omg thank you so much this should definitely do the trick I don't know how I didnt find it the only other one I found was in a Plexiglass case but it was buttons to change colours.
You really are awesome 👍👍
I am planning to build a two legged robot about a meter high it will have a real gyroscope on the upper 3/4 part of it to balance it
I need help on using the pu6050 to control the gyroscope to balance the robot as it walks
Please advise
Thanks
Hi Sam! There are super good videos about PID control and this accelerometer - you need a better source of knowledge than me, I am also learning about that.
Hey! I have a request please! Where can i find a free arduino course to learn everything about it, specially the codes.
OMG! There are lots of comprehensive tutorials/courses... the best for you depends on the style of the presenter and if the level of depth matches your previous knowledge. Here is a short one: czcams.com/video/QO_Jlz1qpDw/video.html and here is basically a full course, very well detailed (to me it drags a bit, but it certainly feels like going through a course): czcams.com/play/PLGs0VKk2DiYw-L-RibttcvK-WBZm8WLEP.html
Hey Geek Detour do you have any ideas of how I can build a robot that solves the rubix cube using arduino?
Ohhh… that’s a super duper complex project - from the mechanical stand point, computer vision and solving algorithm. But you can find many videos on CZcams of people that built those machines - maybe you can find one that is not so difficult to make. It gets expensive and super complex when you try to do it fast. If speed is not a goal, I saw some simpler ones. Search and you will find. Good luck! 🍀👍
Thank you 🎉
Hi, I am new to Arduino which elegoo kit would you recommend me?
Hi there! As a first Arduino Kit, you should not get a Car or Robot (because you will treat it more as a toy than as a Kit of experiments).
Get the Elegoo Kit I show in this video: czcams.com/video/uzr-jrLU3EU/video.html
Can the robot’s software be outsourced? I mean it would be nice to run the outsourced software in a remote computing environment (e.g. edge computation node).
I'm most interested in running and controlling via Wi-Fi. Is it possible to add a Wi-Fi module to the robot?
This Robot uses a Bluetooth module - and it is possible to make better control of it changing the code and using an Arduino to send the commands (or write your own App). You could go to the Support area in the Elegoo Website and download the code from there, and open it in the Arduino IDE to check it that’s something you can understand and tweak 👍
"It's a Bobot"❤️
- Baby Geek
Absolutely! When I was editing the video I replayed this part so many times to myself because it is so cute 🤣❤️ I loved “Baby Geek” 🤗
Good job bro, @
Thank YOU! 😄
Good to see this. So well explained. Just that Elegoo and Amazon its not available. Will keep checking...keep us updated please
Hi Gihan! Thank you! Oh, in which country are you looking?
Hi....checked the elegoo website where almost all products are not available. I buy from Amazon US ... also not available
Really? Out of stock also on Amazon US? This is terrible!!
@@GeekDetour It is! something seems going wrong at Elegoo? Could you make inquiries and let us know?
I suppose some kits are more popular than others and they have a bigger production... I searched for the Tumbller on Amazon Germany and they didn’t have it. Here in Spain I can find it. The “Smart Robot Car” is much easier to find.
I want to big make hoverboard .you give me idea
I tried to upload the Tumbller Code and the libraries but there were error Messages everywhere . Please help me !
You need to find an Arduino forum where you can post a screenshot of your error messages, so people can see them and help.
Or can you send ur code pls🥺
Programm of Arduino please
Por que no hace el balance?
Dices, ¿de estar hacia adelante y atrás igual una persona en un monociclo? En realidad lo está haciendo, pero de manera tan controlada y rápida que casi no se ve. Los motores están vibrando constantemente para ir contra la mas sutil inclinación.
Good day sir I'm currently doing engineering and want to do this project can u please help me out with this
This is great robot, want to make one, but can't find the Arduino code, can anyone help me with that!?
On the Elegoo Website you can find it under the downloads section (if you need more help than this, I must tell you, Arduino will be too hard for you).
Which programming language used in arduino to make it functional.
Hello there! By far the most popular way to program Arduinos is to use the “Arduino IDE” (recommended for your first steps into the Arduino world) and you write code in C++
The amount of examples and tutorials on the Web and CZcams is amazing - you shouldn’t be frightened by the fact it is C++, even more because most Arduino projects are quite simple, to the point.
If you are asking about “Functional Programming” in Arduino, there might be a few experimental language projects… it is not mainstream.
If you are looking to program in high-level languages (like Python or JavaScript), there are a few options - but maybe the best thing is to use an ESP32 board (instead of the typical Arduino board).
@@GeekDetour Thank you so much sir 😁💓
I was on a website that said it was a toy for kids. Would you recommend for a 12 year old?
Yeah, 12 years can totally assemble and play with it. Not sure about programming/changing it (depends on the interest/previous experience in programming). If you are in doubt between this and an RC car, there are cheap RC cars that will be much more in the “action” side.
@@GeekDetour thank you so very much! Awesome channel!!
Look at that grown up lil kid
They grow so fast! 🥲
Use PID or no?
It uses PID of course. But I didn’t play with them - the values came pretty much well tuned.
Can you give me the code and the educational material please, I need it
It's on Elegoo download center: www.elegoo.com/pages/download Choose "STEM Kits", Robot Kits, then Tumbler.
"Video is not sponsored" immediately procedes to give promo code
Oh come on! 😆 These are two separate things! A sponsored video means the brand is paying the creator to produce that content - and I didn't get a penny to make this video.
And very often, when the video is sponsored, the brand requires the creator to submit for their reviewing and approval (after all, it is a paid piece). Only after green light the video is made public. So, you don't have a candid, clear opinion of the creator.
So far, I NEVER submitted my videos for revision. I say what I want to say and, help me God, I want to continue doing that.
@@GeekDetour Yes, i know. It is only a joke, and I know that you wouldn't be so hypocrite, but I do know people that does it. Anyway, I enjoy your videos, and also I like your reviews. You do a good job.
❤️ Well, thank you! 😃 But don't forget to check my affiliate links* in the description and buy the Kit on Amazon 😎
* As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases
(Yeah, I need to explicitly inform that here 🤣)
@@GeekDetour sure i will!😄
Can we program a nano arduino without usb
I am curious: why? Did something happened with the USB of your Arduino Nano? (if so, it might be simples just buying another Arduino Nano and just plug it on the socked of the Robot’s board. Or are you asking about something fancier, like, wireless upload?
I am not having a usb cable it was my cousins project when be brougth it I just broke it and took the arduino i am trying to letter showing led.
lets make drone with elegoo
That would be fun, right? 😆
12:17 モーター電源(VM)OFFかつUSB接続時、Bluetooth TXD信号が無効化され、USB Serial TXDが生きるわけか、賢い
Can you make a arduino course for beginners?
I though about it a few times 😄🤔
@@GeekDetour i hope see it hurry because i have a arduino but i don't know how to use it. I love your channel, it very fun, relaxing and knowledgeable, you are also very enthusiastic. 1 love for you. Thank you. Hope your channel grows bigger and bigger
Oh! Thanks! You are very kind. Hey, this is not a course, but I personally love this channel, hope it help you: czcams.com/play/PLWNDWPAClRVoIZzsX-SkR5Br0_ZtRscxZ.html
@@GeekDetour Oh, thanks, I'll check it out while I wait for you. Have a nice day! 😆😇
If this video doesn't make you smile there is something wrong with you.
Oh, that’s so sweet 🥹 Thanks! Maybe you will like this one too: czcams.com/video/-mUCLjED3gU/video.html
Your daughter is cute.
Thanks! 🥰 She has A LOT of “personality”, let’s put it this way 😬🤣
Airsoft gon be crazy
We dont want to code it
So, don’t code it! 😆
An RC-Car is even better! 🏎
Glad to know you still don’t use an iPhone 5
Ha ha ha, yeah! I am using an iPhone 8 Plus with 256GB - it is still PERFECT to me: awesome camera, 4k videos, everything very snappy. BUT, I kept my previous iPhones: iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 3G 😜
@@GeekDetour that's a lot of phones :)
Nice !. Could you please share the Arduino Code for Tumbler?. Actually, the link on the elegoo site no longer works, so I couldn't download the source code.