Building a Tactile Button-Box for a Toddler

This DIY busy box was a huge hit! It's made with a bunch of random electronics, a wedding box, and an Arduino.
Source Code:
github.com/Hac...
Music:
Blue Dot Sessions - "Highride"
Cambo - "Coffee"

[@cod3lta]

What a lucky boy he is

[@firstnameiskowitz8493]

Neural*

[@anuel3780]

nah you need a billion lucky boys to get an effective neural network wait

[@cod3lta]

@@firstnameiskowitz8493 shows well my potato english. Thanks

[@Denshi]

He kinda *is* a neural network... When you think about it...

[@hueban1643]

@@Denshi well that is what a brain is made of...neurons

[@ToadManJon11]

I just want to see how high that number is in a year from now

[@cupofdirtfordinner]

well it would either reset or be stuck st 999999

[@Spu7Nix]

i doupt he would click it that many times

[@giin97]

@@Spu7Nix you underestimate how much toddlers enjoy pushing -their parent's- buttons.

[@kjyhh]

2:36 405+？？ Till the button dead?

[@barmetler]

@@Spu7Nix Do you remember that egg crack app where you need to tap the egg a Million times? He'll definitely overflow the counter.

[@songarakram]

Man forget a board for toddlers, I wanna play with this thing and I'm 30.

[@Tuxfanturnip]

It's so charmingly retro!

[@amirdahan5660]

You guys like this ? or is this some kinds of joke and i am about to be r/woooshed ?

[@badusername9903]

i could honestly just screw with a control panel hooked up to some lights and a camera or some shit and be entertained for hours

[@Recroomsniperpro]

I feel like a dj now

[@williamsmith6921]

Me_irl

[@CloudLadder-c7e]

It was pretty funny when he tried to start hitting the small buttons, missed like 6 times then went to something else. Having some smaller buttons and switches is probably a good idea, trains dexterity and possibly patience since he has to slow down to be able to hit them.

[@TheAechBomb]

I like this, I'd probably have something recessed too so he couldn't just slap it

[@Flowtail]

I can just imagine the joy he'll feel many years from now when he goes back and realizes how cool this little toy was

[@committedcoder3352]

“Just grabbed whatever looked interesting” I see you got into a good mindset for making a child’s toy.

[@carsten.]

Your son will look back on this in 20 years and still think it's cool.

[@ObjectsInMotion]

but in 10 years he will think its the lamest thing ever.

[@grivar]

Toddlers are basically untrained AI anyway. Gotta train it to solve stuff.

[@ther701]

Lmao

[@RESULT_OF_A_BROKEN_CONDOM]

'Artifitial' Intelligence. You literally 'make' baby with your human partner, right?

[@imfromwikipedia]

@@RESULT_OF_A_BROKEN_CONDOM r/wooosh

[@jetaddict420]

@@imfromwikipedia r/ihavereddit

[@grivar]

Let's not.

[@jc84com]

Toy in the shops are designed for the lowest common person to interactive with And to pacify them. I like what you have done here. Excellence

[@drone_better7757]

Babies rise up.

[@rich1051414]

My earliest memory is being bored and using my toys to annoy my parents to ease my boredom. I was probably 3.

[@susususu6778]

Such is the case with entertainment media in general.

[@TheNathannator]

As my mom told me: I had something similar to this when I was around the same age. I think it was my grandpa that made it for me: it was an old network(?) switchbox thingy with a bunch of additional switches and lights in it. I LOVED that thing. I think I remember being told that when it stopped working, I took it apart and put it back together and it worked again and I would keep playing with it until it happened again, and then I would do it again. My memory of it isn't very clear (given that I haven't seen that thing in years; I was probably around 3-4 when it got lost or I stopped playing with it, not sure which), but I can distinctly remember the front panel switches and that some of the buttons made sound. I would do nearly anything to have that thing back.

[@adammichna5175]

You can build your own one!

[@ExplodingWaffle101]

anyone else thought this guy would be like, some college student? maybe i've been watching too many other coding and nn youtubers :DD

[@FlyingOctopus0]

I think that youtuber being a college student is reasonable assumption. Usually people, who have enough time to work on youtube are students.

[@CodeParade]

Quite the opposite. I never had time for a KZbin channel in college.

[@joeyknight8272]

Yeah

[@joeyknight8272]

@@TMinusRecords i do

[@delofon]

(Y) S ame I had a huge "WOW" at the start of this video

[@WangleLine]

CodeParade? More like CodeParent

[@iIO_OIi]

It was a typo this whole time!

[@fntthesmth423]

My mom always had a rule against toys that made sound--you're a brave man

[@JackSassyPants]

Not only is this adorable but the impulse to slap that big green button is exactly what i would do as well. this is such a lovely build!

[@bloemundude]

That's much better than my childhood experience of finding a VariAC and borrowing one of my family's metal forks. It's a wonder I'm still here.

[@1337Unlucky]

Legend says he had a kid only to build this gadget.

[@lainarte]

Alex ahahahahaah

[@pdd5793]

that kid is just an npc

[@Le_Codex]

Congratulations, you made Cookie Clicker IRL for your son

[@duaneantor9157]

I have an audio recording console with over 1000 buttons, knobs and lights. I love it and I'm 63.

[@mikelowery6732]

Imma have to stop you at "Vintage Radio Shack"... Where do I find that?

[@Nerdopedia]

I didn't know that you had bebe

[@suwinkhamchaiwong8382]

DerpToni616372 I’m dying

[@chinkeehaw9527]

DerpToni616372 r/cursedcomments

[@seven4280]

DerpToni616372 bruh😂

[@drone_better7757]

@@seven4280 That's what the baby says when we're mildly hungry.

[@khucnguyenangkhoa2025]

Cipheroid BABA IS YOU!!!

[@cypresstwist]

You kid is very sweet and your idea of entertaining him with analog buttons and switches is great.

[@duaneantor9157]

I was going to build something like this for my son. I have all the parts but never assembled it. Now that he's 28 I need more buttons and knobs.

[@Kimmie6772]

I don't know why but your son's reaction to it is the cutest thing ever.

[@Hacktuber]

Be sure that I will build too Regards M

[@simone6605]

The industrial switches and white paint feel very dystopian, like "baby learns how to work at the plant"

[@badusername9903]

yeah id say industrial or utilitarian but not dystopian. for that he'd just have to put ominous labels over all of the lights

[@harrisongilbert]

uhh, he just wanted a board for his baby to fidget with? this is no different from one of the button pushers you get get from Walmart just without the animal pictures.

[@ethandandu]

It is a lot less confusing than getting kids to play with fake plastic versions of these things...

[@smooooth_]

when the kid gets a little older he can give them some crayons or finger paint and they can doodle on it

[@simone6605]

@@smooooth_ I like that

[@johanrojassoderman5590]

2:45 at this moment I became unsure of whom the box was for Next: non-euclidian box

[@SunroseStudios]

we want something like this but more complicated... this is like the world's best fidget cube

[@untrust2033]

Wish we had electronic stores like that here in the UK.

[@dgramop]

Excellent contraption! When you're doing stuff that involves a lot of lights, it helps to multiplex. That way, you don't have to run out of GPIOs but you can still have the same effect with the lights.

[@soulchorea]

this was way cute. I love how you made it look like something he knows he's not supposed to play with, which I'm sure makes it even more enticing :) great job!

[@Clara_Page]

That's awesome, as he grows up that kid is going to play with it in so many imaginative ways from, train controls, spaceship & a computer just to name a few off the top of my head

[@jumbledfox2098]

That On-Off switch looks fun!

[@brandoncastaneda2467]

This is so wholesome, parent of the year

[@glaives6783]

this is the nicest thing I have ever seen, youre a good father

[@timgehrsitz3267]

Knowing that CodeParade is also a father to a one year old now gives no excuses for not pursuing these passion projects. Thanks for inspiring me

[@DOCTOROCTAGONAPUSS]

Brand new father here and collector of wayy too many industrial buttons and switches. Amazing idea.

[@JoelMurphy77]

This puts me in mind of when I was a kid and one friend, or another, would have a toy I thought was really fun but they thought it was boring. I imagine, by the time your kid is 5, this toy'll be that toy for some kid in the neighborhood.

[@ethanmadets]

You are literally the best parent I have ever seen

[@revenevan11]

Man I wish that I had a store like that *anywhere* near me!

[@16BitBench]

I learnt very quickly that the reason people buy toddler toys and dont make them is because anything no matter how much love it has can be a five minute wonder. nothing like taking a week or two to build the perfect toy for your kid only to have them pick it up, turn it over, poke it twice and wander off to play with something else.

[@Mecharnie_Dobbs]

Yeah but then CodeParade can modify it or reprogram it and note which modifications hold his child's attention the longest and work out the pattern. He likes setting himself such projects

[@filippe999]

interesting to see what happens when a programmer procreates

[@drone_better7757]

We call it progration.

[@lucasarmas9198]

This is the first iteration of his new neural network

[@gazelle1467]

Bold of you to assume the child wasn't the direct result of pure programming

[@billul1]

"i teach my neural network how to walk"

[@ivanadriazola1991]

Wait until you see the next generation

[@poorman-trending]

Oh, how would it be to have a “local electronics store” ? What store was that anyway?

[@thewhatchies9550]

This is the dad i've dreamed of

[@jlucasound]

That is awesome! Thank You for sharing your build. The layout and component selection was well planned. Your son will cherish this his whole life!

[@Wheagg]

The most dad thing ever I love it

[@commanderboreal1343]

CodeParade is a damn good programmer .... But he’s an even better parent!! Couldn’t stop smiling through this video :)

[@retro3188]

Oh yeah. Love those things! Hence my love for keyboards and controllers.

[@chipio]

You're setting the bar for toddler toys. And I want one.

[@xyzheng9672]

This is the cutest project I've ever seen

[@blanktester]

So cute! What a lucky lil fella.

[@nicktids]

Wish I had a store like that near me. The vintage stuff looks great

[@thehandleiwantedwasntavailable]

I love all of your projects, but this easily the best! You’re an awesome Dad.

[@saggre]

What a cool dad he has

[@DeathAlchemist]

This is so wholesome, your such a good dad!

[@AunoDoesStuff]

It's so adorable the way he immediately was eager to press these buttons.

[@charlesm.1638]

What a great idea, I shared this with my brother-in-law as his son just turned 2 years old.

[@eskoevtyukov4764]

This is just insanely wholesome

[@redchilli450]

Well made busy board and well made video. Thanks for sharing the code. I am glad someone agrees that putting plugs, sockets and seat belts into a busy board is not a wise idea.

[@diby1555]

When you shop for electrical components like you’re out shopping for vegetables

[@Oscaragious]

I'm glad you added a counter because that's probably what I would've done too.

[@danielpirone8028]

My dad made me one back in the early 70’s - since LEDs where new / spendy then, he used neon power indicators - and it had an internal 90volt batt array - when it died, a lot of the fun did too.

[@CosmiaNebula]

Kickstart this I'd play this even if I don't like toddlers at all.

[@lilyrooney]

had a few thoughts for some kid friendly busy widgets since you mentioned maybe adding more to it as he grows. You could have a square of led's and 4 buttons surrounding. In basic mode it could just make a wave from that direction when you hit a button, in advanced mode it could be a "control the dot" type thing. also if you give them all basic aesthetic symbols like "the triangle buttons" or something, then you could possibly have a sort of 'bop-it' system where he has to manipulate the board to make it match, but that's probably much later on I think you should also try to incorporate some more physical things like servos and sensors, as time goes on. A servo modded to have its potentiometer makes a good and safe slow motor and you could have it do different things based on whether music is playing, how far his hand is from a sensor, the mode, or even might be able to make a lego attachment to it and try to nudge him into that kind of robotics. This is a really cool project and I'm sure he's in more than capable hands oh also one of those "useless machines" that turn themselves off when you activate the switch would probably make a good module

[@mn3zx]

Looks like an LA-2A and I love it!

[@sebastian9090123]

Glad to see there is still some good parenting in the world.

[@beedslolkuntus2070]

Wow, when I was young, I also wanted to poke around switches and all. Sadly my parents were never good enough like you did for your child!! Wow! Amazing work

[@BlueDotSessions]

Your projects are so cool! Thanks for having us.

[@feiti5879]

4:15 "Ah! A? Aa ahh... uh, a ah. Ahh hhh." I felt that

[@vypxl]

This is so adorable.

[@Pope_]

When he turns older you could set it up as a simple programing language with an input and each button and switch changing the output, with a bit of thinking you could come up with something a kid would really enjoy and if you are lucky it will stimulate the curiosity part of his brain and get him thinking about logic in an intuitive way.

[@fumpledump]

Nobody Absolutely Nobody Kids toys: *Teaches kids how electrical outlets work*

[@drone_better7757]

Kids' toys: *Teaches kids how to undo seatbelts.*

[@alwinpriven2400]

@@drone_better7757 kid: *undoes seat belt while driving* kid: "not like the simulations"

[@R3lay0]

It's like touching the stove, children have to find out themselfes that it is bad. _plsdonttakethisasadvice_

[@SirMorNo]

im surprised you have easy access to a electronics store, kinda jealous, lol, great project I was thinking about something like this for my niece

[@moth.monster]

Up next: how to potty train a neural network

[@retro3188]

You’re an awesome dad, sir.

[@prof_hershel_layton]

That is really nice! The companies who produce common busy boards could learn from this!

[@thatguy3750]

That looks really satisfying,man i want that

[@khloes8734]

this would be so fun for my online classes while listening. I have ADHD and fidget a lot

[@dafoex]

I would have loved this as a little kid. Heck, I want one now!

[@strbourne]

Is it wrong that I really want that for christmas?

[@powerofthec5908]

Inside, we are all just toddlers.

[@duaneantor9157]

Why wait?

[@TheNathannator]

As someone who had a similar thing as a kid, I say absolutely not.

[@angiemendoza1323]

This is adorable. What a cute project

[@adammichna5175]

This is so awesome! Great dad!

[@ktvx.94]

Top level parenting. I want to make games for my kids too when I grow up (more?)

[@ts4gv]

You're gonna be the best god damn dad there is. Congrats.

[@rasnick1]

Everybody gangsta til the toddler get's access to the nucealer control.

[@theomiado7954]

Dude you are a really good father

[@KaneinEncanto]

I'd love an electronics store like that near me... *drool*

[@nazarosetrov63]

it looks like something i would play with

[@traderslick9763]

Nice boy) I am so glad both of you have each other. May your son be healthy. =3

[@csabahalasz1540]

Ooh that's cool. I've built a similar one to my 1yo boy. He uses it as a chair.

[@whatevernamegoeshere3644]

Parent of the year award nominees look shiny this year

[@yolomab]

I want a ten hour vid of him playing, he’s sooo cute

[@ivanadriazola1991]

Best dad ever

[@overengineer7691]

man you are so lucky to live next to a store like that. I built one of these and had to source everything brand new or very expensive on eBay

[@chimaera2372]

This is something I would play with, it looks so cool

[@moth.monster]

That store is awesome! Wish i knew of a place like that near me.

[@MatejGames]

Not gonna lie, i would play straight 2 hours with this

[@bendtherules0]

Awesome idea and build. Will build this someday. Now you can even teach him how to change what each button does by changing the code 🤓

[@beeshepard]

Most youtube videos have god-awful music in them (click-tracks and such), I really appreciate your music sensibilities!

[@FreeRangeHuman4083]

"I like to eat food" Don't we all

[@steveplayzytreal]

I low-key want this for myself