useless box project help

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hello everyone , i recently saw a video of a useless box that seemed fun to make. I saw video specifically that seemed to have simple components and worked fairly well . I could not figure out what the specific/exact components used were . I know it uses a servo or dc motor but this one seems fairly simple. So here are my questions

  1. How can I use a servo without it being connected to an Arduino board at all times?
  2. Does anyone know what components are used in the video ?
  3. Any other advice on building this homemade toy ?

Thank you .

here is the video btw : Most Useless Box Ever! - YouTube

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Use the Youtube video and ask the guy?

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@railroader turns out he bought the box already assembled so i dont think he would know.

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Just google it, you should find others with a better description. As far as I can see, it's usually powered by AA or AAA cells. It uses a switch, a servo and an Arduino.

Then you just need to make the box and mechanism.

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xsteven_:
@railroader turns out he bought the box already assembled so i dont think he would know.

Hey there! I have asked questions to soo many Youtubers and I get answers most of the time!
Use the comment field or track the home page and write a personal mail!

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Built one of the useless boxes for the kids back in Thailand last year.

Must be hundreds of different versions around.

One I built required a little bit of common sense as to setting up as not every detail was covered however it works fine.

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Just buy the kit. No shortage of them.

Note the Arduino is only required for the more sophisticated versions which exhibit deliberately erratic/ unpredictable behaviour. :grinning: The basic version is simply a gearmotor and microswitch.

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Yes ..Some of the complete ones you can buy just use a motor/gearbox with limit switches , and no electronic parts , hard to reproduce.
The Arduino based ones are better ( as prev post ) as you can add whatever movements you wish and extra switches etc as your imagination provides in the code.