Unboxing the Biggest Starter Kit on Earth - The GAR Colossus Starter Kit

[@SimpleElectronics]

I loved the look into the future - this is a great video and a great kit to buy your kids if you have more than 1 interested in arduino! I may be mistaken but I think the "hall effect sensor" in your right had may actually be an optical sensor - I find them in printers with a wheel printed on clear plastic with printed spokes. The sensor itself is a little IR led and a receiver, similar to an optocoupler and when the beam gets broken by a printed spoke, it pulls the 'signal' pin either high or low. I'm not 100% sure, but close to it :) thanks for looking at this monster kit!

[@AnotherMaker]

You're 100% right. It didn't feel right when I was saying it, but as usual I rolled with it :)

[@SimpleElectronics]

@@AnotherMaker It's no big deal at all - figured I would comment to boost the algorithm anyway :)

[@AnotherMaker]

I feel like the algorithm has been listening to all the bad things I've been saying about KZbin lately

[@Sticks04]

What a dream kit to have... so many great boards and sensors. Thanks for the excellent review.

[@AnotherMaker]

Thanks for watching. I have used those pieces in so many projects

[@GadgetReboot]

MAX7219! I think I need a new power distribution system to power all the ones I have now. They keep glitching out and I'm guessing it's power related since I added the latest set of 4. That was a hefty box of parts. One of everything we need and lots of extras to last!

[@AnotherMaker]

haha. Yeah. 7219. I blabber a lot :) Part of me wants to try to make a project with every part in the box. Part of me wants to just watch netflix :)

[@pileofstuff]

That's ridiculous how complete it is. It took me more than a year to collect most of those (and there's still a few i haven't encountered yet).

[@AnotherMaker]

Yeah. There are definitely a few that are on my list to check out soon. The cnc board and that game controller jump to mind.

[@danielwyler9527]

wow i was drooling the whole video haha i really need to invest more in these things, my collection is lacking compered to this starter kit hahaha

[@AnotherMaker]

It was a lot of fun stuff :)

[@uktoker71]

Its a shame they don't seem to stock the colossus kit any more. I looked on Amazon and their official web page.

[@AnotherMaker]

Yeah. I noticed that. I think they will special order it

[@uktoker71]

I did Email the creators of this kit and had this reply... "We should be having more Colossus in about 2 weeks or so and you maybe purchase it from our website or eBay. "

[@eitkoml]

Is there anything that you think is missing from this? Something that should have been included or there should have been more of like a second this or a third that?

[@AnotherMaker]

I need to find my original feedback to them but I think the things that I remember were that I thought it should have a true touch screen LCD in there and I also think 433 megahertz are of stuff is really useful in the Arduino world... Other than that, I can't really think of anything

[@GnuReligion]

Well, now you have everything.

[@AnotherMaker]

haha. And sometimes two of everything.

[@Impulse_Photography]

But, for a starter kit, I don't see any book. The Arduio Uno has a book in it to help you get started.

[@AnotherMaker]

Some people definitely feel better with a paper book. For me, that's a bonus. I'm fine with pdfs and websites.

[@VinlandAlchemist]

JEEZUM CROW!!!! 😲

[@AnotherMaker]

It's a lot of stuff.

[@HariWiguna]

I don't think I've ever seen more than one Arduino in a starter kit. This thing has SIX Arduinos!? Amazing. It's missing addressable LEDs though ;-)

[@AnotherMaker]

haha. It's insane. The addressable LED is #1 on my list of things to change. They asked for suggestions and I definitely am going to give some in my review.

[@Otto_Heiskanen]

Wow, how do I join the giveaway you mentioned in the description?

[@AnotherMaker]

You would have to contact GAR directly.

[@Otto_Heiskanen]

Okay, do you have an email or something for that.

[@UReasonIt]

Holy Arduino Batman!

[@AnotherMaker]

It's crazy, right?

[@UriahStuff]

2:55 I would

[@நெசவுதொழில்]

Hi can you tell how to participate in their giveaway I really need this I have a lot of ideas to do with this kit as you said that they will giveaway one kit every week and I also subscribed 😀👍

[@AnotherMaker]

Where are you located? Do you already have any arduino stuff? I'm trying to figure out the best program for you.

[@நெசவுதொழில்]

I am in India and I am learning programming I have a very big projects in mind with all of these sensors

[@sanchaysachdeva]

Imagine looking for a component in this kit while making a project

[@AnotherMaker]

lol. I break my stuff up in categories like "environmental sensors", "relays", and "IR/RF" otherwise....yeah. I'd never find anything.

[@நெசவுதொழில்]

Hi any update about gar Colossus starter kit give away conducted by the company and I am in india

[@AnotherMaker]

I think they give away 1 kit per month of the smaller one. I believe that giveaway is US only though.

[@நெசவுதொழில்]

Thanks for the reply and is there any other giveaway conducted by companies so that I can participate?

[@tushargaming25]

Hello and OMG video