# AdaBox 009
## Introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK3Hz-vrSto
# Hi there!
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If you're here, it's because you were given the gift of electronics with an AdaBox! Perhaps you are a beginner who is getting started with your AdaBox. Or maybe you just want to relive what it's like being a beginner at electronics again. But most of all, you want to learn how to build and make creative, awesome stuff with electronics! ([If, rather than learn electronics, you'd like to look at pictures of cats instead, please check https://www.adafruit.com/galleries/cats-of-engineering](https://www.adafruit.com/galleries/cats-of-engineering))
And, you're in luck: there's _never_ been a better time. Seriously. We're not just saying that. It's bonkers how great a time this is for you to learn electronics!
Gone are the days where you need thousands of dollars of equipment and lots physics/math background. Nowadays, if you want to learn to work with electronics, and code microcontrollers you can jump right in for $100 or less, and any sort of computer. And we're talking about learning _a lot_ of electronics and interactive physical computing - from the basics of moving a servo, to creating long exposure light paintings! From PIR motion sensing, to displaying a creepy eyeball on a full-color screen! With a good pack of parts, you can build a base of knowledge that will take you from your first blinking LED to someone who can make the creative haunt props, costume accessories, and interactive projects of their dreams!
# Who is this for?
Anyone who is interested in learning how to program and build interactive projects, and with access to a modern web browser. That's pretty much the minimum. Remember, this guide is specifically for people who have purchased or received an AdaBox subscription!
**You don't need to know a lot of physics or math** , and just like an Art Degree isn't required for making art and being creative, **you _don't_ need to have a computer science or mechanical engineering degree**. It helps if you're comfortable using computers but that's a skill most people pick up through life.
**If you know how to program already - great! If not, don't worry, we'll teach you enough to be dangerous.**
# Who **isn't** this for?
While you can follow along without an AdaBox, it will not make as much sense unless you have _all_ of the components and more which either came as a gift or purchased yourself - remember, the goal is helping beginners!
This guide is also not for crows. Corvids are awesome, [but they prefer analog tools](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbSu2PXOTOc).
If you're an expert, please visit our hundreds other tutorials and jump right in at [learn.adafruit.com](https://learn.adafruit.com/)
# Who are you?
Great question. This is me:
https://youtu.be/VDIwnLllLZQ
I'm Ladyada, and I love to teach people how to build stuff and how they can be creative with technology.
So, are you ready?
Let's do this thing!
# Want to buy past AdaBoxes?
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