# How To Mechatronics: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-10-27, How To Mechatronics has 737,000 subscribers, 64,864,375 total views, and 135 videos. It ranks #102,328 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [How To Mechatronics](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for How To Mechatronics is “This CNC machined itself - 3D printed to All-Aluminum Upgrade”, a long-form video published Aug 5, 2026.
- These are How To Mechatronics’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Feb 15, 2018 and Aug 5, 2026 (48 long-form videos).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 496,387. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Arduino 3D Wire Bending Machine” (2,476,151 views, Oct 13, 2018). Least viewed: “Coulomb’s Law \| Electronics Basics #2” (36,824 views, Jun 29, 2018).
- Median length: 16:29 for 48 long-form videos.
- In this sample, How To Mechatronics’s consecutive uploads were a median of 59 days apart (shortest gap 5 days, longest 206 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 28, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [This CNC machined itself - 3D printed to All-Aluminum Upgrade](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/yzCTF6gJVYE/) | 2026-08-05 | Long-form | 90,272 | 1:06:42 | 2x |
| [Building a CNC Motion Controller - Complete Guide \| HTMCNC #2](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/4g_Ty3n6lSg/) | 2026-05-16 | Long-form | 56,245 | 58:29 | 1.24x |
| [DIY 3D Printed CNC Cuts Metal with 0.05mm Accuracy - Complete Build](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/iPNxT2wwccg/) | 2026-02-03 | Long-form | 484,302 | 59:48 | 1.4x |
| [3D Printed RC Tank with Double Barrel Nerf Minigun Turret](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/anJBT19q3zk/) | 2025-08-12 | Long-form | 50,945 | 44:34 | 1.13x |
| [Cycloidal vs Belt vs Planetary - The Best 3D Printed Drive for Your Next Robotic Project?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/9CDH4NMT_Pc/) | 2025-03-31 | Long-form | 296,575 | 29:16 | 0.52x |
| [3D Printed RC Tank with Dual Speed Gearbox](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/OOjda40t6Ng/) | 2024-12-01 | Long-form | 122,572 | 38:19 | 2.71x |
| [3D Printing Gears – The Ultimate Guide](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/EhzCQHOy3yw/) | 2024-06-09 | Long-form | 222,475 | 24:43 | 4.92x |
| [3D Printed Linear Servo Actuator with Position Feedback](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/R-YsDK6M-hk/) | 2024-01-18 | Long-form | 273,427 | 23:59 | 6.05x |
| [Turn any DC Motor into a Servo Motor](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/tD2Ki3vw704/) | 2023-10-02 | Long-form | 396,281 | 25:24 | 8.77x |
| [How Planetary Gears Work \| 3D Printed Planetary Gearbox Design and Test](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/Ho4AniHtgxM/) | 2023-07-13 | Long-form | 803,764 | 21:12 | 1x |
| [Fully 3D Printed TANK / Tracked Robot Platform](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/q3XNYwNZ97w/) | 2023-03-20 | Long-form | 750,918 | 27:39 | 0.9x |
| [Harmonic vs Cycloidal Drive - Torque, Backlash and Wear Test](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/IXmCze1GsGU/) | 2022-12-15 | Long-form | 2,404,871 | 21:23 | 2.29x |
| [CNC Machined vs 3D Printed Cycloidal Drive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/mPwbDrXq50Q/) | 2022-08-01 | Long-form | 829,590 | 19:58 | 18.35x |
| [Stepper Motors and Arduino - The Ultimate Guide](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/7spK_BkMJys/) | 2022-05-15 | Long-form | 1,779,609 | 29:57 | 39.37x |
| [What is Cycloidal Drive? Designing, 3D Printing and Testing](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/OsS9-FzKN6s/) | 2021-12-19 | Long-form | 1,255,462 | 16:35 | 27.78x |
| [DIY Pen Plotter with Automatic Tool Changer \| Arduino based CNC Drawing Machine](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/virDtVVt2Xo/) | 2021-11-24 | Long-form | 553,344 | 18:45 | 12.24x |
| [How I built the Simplest CNC Machine with minimum parts possible \| DIY Laser Engraver](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/td4DWtMY7SQ/) | 2021-09-15 | Long-form | 647,144 | 17:06 | 14.32x |
| [Laser Engraver Robot \| DIY Arduino based Project](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/8qc044LY6hc/) | 2021-08-19 | Long-form | 298,491 | 26:43 | 6.6x |
| [How I Built a Mars Perseverance Rover Replica - Arduino based Project](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/NOZZMsMAGh0/) | 2021-06-03 | Long-form | 611,749 | 24:28 | 13.53x |
| [DIY Air Quality Monitor - PM2.5, CO2, VOC, Ozone, Temp & Hum Arduino Meter](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/esY_OtDLv7g/) | 2020-12-28 | Long-form | 460,888 | 16:15 | 10.2x |
| [SCARA Robot \| How To Build Your Own Arduino Based Robot](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/1QHJksTrk8s/) | 2020-10-02 | Long-form | 1,071,716 | 25:27 | 23.71x |
| [What is Strain Wave Gear a.k.a. Harmonic Drive? A Perfect Gear Set For Robotics Applications!?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/xlnNj9F37MA/) | 2020-06-18 | Long-form | 808,248 | 16:21 | 17.88x |
| [Arduino RC Airplane \| 100% DIY](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/U2Syz6K7f2U/) | 2020-04-15 | Long-form | 371,877 | 26:32 | 8.23x |
| [DIY Arduino RC Receiver \| Radio Control for RC Models and Arduino Projects](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/tzNROquPEHQ/) | 2020-03-31 | Long-form | 508,472 | 15:26 | 11.25x |
| [Arduino CNC Foam Cutter - Full Build & Setup](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/oIKEYM-lMWQ/) | 2020-01-26 | Long-form | 1,595,866 | 26:53 | 35.31x |
| [DIY Arduino Robotic Arm & Mecanum Wheels Robot Automatic Operation](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/LBNRGBY5zN8/) | 2019-07-04 | Long-form | 542,940 | 11:20 | 12.01x |
| [Arduino Mecanum Wheels Robot](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/83tVkgT89dM/) | 2019-05-28 | Long-form | 1,293,061 | 15:39 | 28.61x |
| [7 Arduino Projects with DIY Instructions](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/XxmD70Wvmdw/) | 2019-04-16 | Long-form | 803,280 | 7:09 | 17.77x |
| [DIY Gimbal \| Arduino and MPU6050 Tutorial](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/UxABxSADZ6U/) | 2019-04-09 | Long-form | 592,198 | 12:53 | 13.1x |
| [How To Track Orientation with Arduino \| ADXL345 Accelerometer Tutorial](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/KMhbV1p3MWk/) | 2019-03-25 | Long-form | 365,293 | 9:20 | 8.08x |
| [DIY Arduino based RC Hovercraft](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/2XIG_DD4tt4/) | 2019-03-03 | Long-form | 202,801 | 16:23 | 4.49x |
| [How Brushless Motor and ESC Work and How To Control them using Arduino](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/uOQk8SJso6Q/) | 2019-02-02 | Long-form | 1,354,084 | 12:45 | 29.96x |
| [DIY Arduino based RC Transmitter](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/-BDCmwNssiw/) | 2019-01-13 | Long-form | 1,240,063 | 15:21 | 27.44x |
| [Arduino Hexapod Robot That Looks Like an Ant](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/bmoGfBe63ZA/) | 2018-12-11 | Long-form | 225,801 | 20:43 | 5x |
| [Arduino 3D Wire Bending Machine](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/HPQbKTJPsU4/) | 2018-10-13 | Long-form | 2,476,151 | 14:55 | 54.78x |
| [Electric Flux and Gauss’s Law \| Electronics Basics #6](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/yOv4xxopQFQ/) | 2018-10-01 | Long-form | 814,646 | 13:12 | 18.02x |
| [DIY Arduino Robot Arm with Smartphone Control](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/_B3gWd3A_SI/) | 2018-09-11 | Long-form | 1,481,944 | 9:20 | 32.79x |
| [Electric Potential and Electric Potential Difference (Voltage) \| Electronics Basics #5](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/_e6M5_FVn04/) | 2018-09-02 | Long-form | 59,493 | 7:08 | 1.32x |
| [Work and Electric Potential Energy \| Electronics Basics #4](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/Yvuo0IQuW64/) | 2018-08-21 | Long-form | 71,411 | 8:30 | 1.58x |
| [How To Build an Arduino Wireless Network with Multiple NRF24L01 Modules](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/xb7psLhKTMA/) | 2018-07-31 | Long-form | 276,945 | 8:40 | 6.13x |
| [Arduino Wireless Weather Station Project](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/l3-y371RlI4/) | 2018-07-17 | Long-form | 103,604 | 8:29 | 2.29x |
| [Electric Field \| Electronics Basics #3](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/H6lb46AiXHQ/) | 2018-07-12 | Long-form | 39,549 | 8:50 | - |
| [Coulomb’s Law \| Electronics Basics #2](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/hYhHbHVphyQ/) | 2018-06-29 | Long-form | 36,824 | 7:03 | - |
| [DIY Motorized Camera Slider with Pan and Tilt Head - Arduino Based Project](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/hEBjbSTLytk/) | 2018-06-12 | Long-form | 575,022 | 16:46 | 12.72x |
| [What is Electric Charge and How Electricity Works \| Electronics Basics #1](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/iqVtGNQAC2E/) | 2018-06-04 | Long-form | 397,859 | 6:32 | 8.8x |
| [Arduino Range Measurer and Digital Spirit Level Project](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/ZQ66mEs_9nA/) | 2018-05-18 | Long-form | 54,607 | 9:24 | 1.21x |
| [How Servo Motors Work & How To Control Servos using Arduino](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/LXURLvga8bQ/) | 2018-03-18 | Long-form | 698,315 | 9:54 | 15.45x |
| [How To Make a PWM DC Motor Speed Controller using the 555 Timer IC](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howtomechatronics/videos/R1jP2mvG0Wk/) | 2018-02-15 | Long-form | 214,279 | 8:44 | 4.74x |

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