# AdaBox 018 ## Introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK3Hz-vrSto # Hi there! [If you're looking to subscribe to AdaBox, click here!](https://www.adafruit.com/adabox) 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, displays, graphics, and coding! ([If, rather than learn all that, 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 wild how great a time this is for you to learn home automation, electronics, environmental sensing, color displays, coding, graphics, and Internet-connected WiFi projects!! Gone are the days where you need thousands of dollars of equipment and a 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, graphics, coding, and wireless action - from the basics of setting up a microcontroller, to customizing your graphics on a TFT display, and doing it wirelessly! Soon you'll be tracking your mail deliveries online and using the power of the interent to remind you to fill Fluffy's water bowl! # 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 snails. Snails are interesting creatures, but [they're probably chilling out in their shells instead of coding](https://www.snail-world.com/snail-facts/). If you're an expert, please visit our thousands of 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! - [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/adabox018/unboxing-adabox-018.md) ## Related Guides - [micro:bit Lesson 1. Using the Built-in Sensors](https://learn.adafruit.com/micro-bit-lesson-1-using-the-built-in-sensors.md) - [Trellis M4 Synth Design Tool](https://learn.adafruit.com/synthesizer-design-tool.md) - [Generating Text with ChatGPT, Pico W & CircuitPython](https://learn.adafruit.com/generating-text-with-chatgpt-pico-w-circuitpython.md) - [Toddler Timer](https://learn.adafruit.com/toddler-timer.md) - [HalloWing All-Seeing Skull](https://learn.adafruit.com/hallowing-all-seeing-skull.md) - [NeoPixel Mini VU Meter](https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixel-mini-vu-meter.md) - [Circadian Pi Desk Light](https://learn.adafruit.com/circadian-pi-desk-light.md) - [Adafruit GPIO Expander Bonnet for Raspberry Pi](https://learn.adafruit.com/gpio-expander-bonnet.md) - [BLE HID Keyboard Buttons with CircuitPython](https://learn.adafruit.com/ble-hid-keyboard-buttons-with-circuitpython.md) - [AdaBox 016](https://learn.adafruit.com/adabox016.md) - [Pyloton: CircuitPython Cycling Computer](https://learn.adafruit.com/pyloton.md) - [FunHouse IoT Fume Extractor and Air Quality Sensor](https://learn.adafruit.com/funhouse-fume-extractor-iot-air-quality-sensor.md) - [CircuitPython Hardware: SD Cards](https://learn.adafruit.com/micropython-hardware-sd-cards.md) - [Purple People Eater](https://learn.adafruit.com/purple-people-eater.md) - [NeoPixel LED Heart Necklace](https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixel-led-heart-necklace.md)