Making a robot out of stained glass was a stupid idea from the start 

Maybe she's born with it, maybe she's a ✨river rock✨

"A step backwards is still a step, and my fitness tracker still counted it towards my daily goal" was a sentence that I did not know I needed to hear today

I mean. I love the “Simone builds an amazing thing” videos, but I also love the “Simone partly or entirely fails to build an amazing thing” videos too. I mean, it’s all amazing, amazing job as always Simone 🤗

The original is such a perfect art piece tbh - it's functional until you use it, then it breaks. But it's beautiful while doing it

Simone being so precious she had to say “No i don’t, I don’t hate him” to a robot arm brightened my day

That laundry room is the most serial killer laundry room I've ever seen. And somehow it fits Simone perfectly.

I have seen all-wood and all-acrylic robot arms before, but stained glass? *glorious*. And it fit *so well* in the "cottagepunk" scene at the end, even with all of the "domestic assistant" robots efforts out there, I've never see one that was just so... *cozy*. Well done!

Looks freakin sweet.

Lessons learned: a) it's okay to just accept a loss sometimes; b) it is also okay to move the goal posts instead; c) stained glass robots look cool as heck

I like how the stained glass that came from another almost-failed project turned into an actual hobby. So the not-giving-up here was only possible because you didn't give up there, either. There's probably a moral lesson in there someplace but who cares? Cool project.

"I swallowed whole humility the project had served me, and I was back to queefing with confidence." I love how poetic you are! ❤

Hey Simone, super excited for you to have found a new hobby! Just a word of warning, a family member of mine got into stained glass not to long ago, and between the lead in the solder and the myriad of other chemicals and fumes that come with working in metal and glass, she suffered from some pretty rough, pretty permanent nerve and mood changes. You're a gem of a soul and I'd hate for something you love to affect you in the same way. Stay safe so you can keep making for years to come, and know we'll all be here watching

I love the idea of a stained glass robot arm that holds a little potted plant in the sunlight as it moves through the day.

For stained glass projects, the solution for load-bearing parts (usually for hanging it) is to solder in wire, since the copper foil is thin and easily broken, and solder does little to help that under high stress. Get some thick copper wire, like from romex/house wiring, and solder that around the outside of the elements that seem to split apart. it'll help it hold together really reliably. :D

I feel your pain SImone. I design robots for a living, and the process of designing a new robot involves dozens of moments where it fails *again* exactly where you redesigned it specifically not to break there. Well done for persevering.

I like watching these videos while I crochet/knit because I feel really commiserated whenever Simone breaks something and I drop a stitch at the same time lol

Man, I still can't get over how good the shop looks after you and Laura's organization overhaul.

"I feel like I'm cheating, but then I'm the one making the rules." It's not cheating, it's re-engineering! And what you made is amazing (as usual)

I just have to say - I always love the music choices Simone (and/or her editor(s)) make. The brass instruments are always just so awesome in Simone's videos

The quote about the tracker hit me so hard. I just love this girl. Simone is the best example that even smth fails hard, you can at least laugh about it (sometimes hysterically 😅), or get back to it and do the best YOU personally can at this very moment. Not overdoing it, not being the greatest of the greatest. Just being Simone. And this in particular is priceless.

I'm mostly writing code rather than building stuff, but I felt this on a visceral level. "THIS IS SHIT I GIVE UP FUCK THIS but wait what if I just NO I GIVE UP alright I'm just gonna try this last thing before giving up for real…"

Really felt that "No, this is how they get you, they make you think you can fix it!" You show us your mistakes and frustration but also your "I hate it!...no, no I don't hate him" Simone is perseverance goals.

I love the mess of assorted cables on a plate on the table, it just fits the whole mood! Also, the "Monday" and Simone's expression capture the essence of monday in itself.

There needs to be a puzzle/horror game set in DaVinci times that has stainded glass robots. The esthetic is undeniable.

A stained glass robot is probably one of the coolest ideas I've ever heard! Reminds me of that one old movie that had a stained glass CG knight

I love that Simone's newfound obsession with stained glass actually amounted to another crazy project. And she's keeping at it no matter what goes wrong. Never change!

I’m just laughing at how Simone was so careful to not hurt herself during the ENTIRE process of this build to only burn herself on a candle in the ending shot 😂😂😂

I love that Simone is so precocious and unwavering. Watching the breakdown and then the comeback was inspiring. But I’m also kinda surprised she didn’t think to incorporate a limit switch to stop the arm when it goes too far.

Love how casually Simone returned after a month, glad she still has fun doing YT after 8 years and doesnt look like she's gonna retire anytime soon

So this is what you've been working on for the last month or so. A 5-second video of a brilliant looking robot badly dunking a teabag in a cup. Definately worth it.

I loved the musical selection with horns, the craft, sense of humor, three legged dogs, the creativity, and your passion for the rights of the marginalized. Your channel is top notch Simone. I look forward to every video.

Simone still slaying the 'Queen of Shitty Robots' title after all these years. ❤🤖

It might be possible to build a arm out of metal lattice/frame, then solder the glass into the spaces in the frame. The frame could provide most of the mechanical strength, and the glass makes it look cool.

The range of emotions displayed and felt in this video is as impressive as Simone's commitment to all her different pretty hairstyles despite the stress of it all.

The all brass rendition of “Hard Times Come Again No More” sent chills down my spine. I’ve only ever heard the deeply moving cover by Scott Ainslie before, and that version has deep meaning in my life. Happy to see it in any form. :- )

Loved "Hard Times Come Again No More" during the final stretch. Sums it up perfectly

This is just gorgeous. It looks like something I'd see in a movie or read and just think "thats so ridiculous, i wonder how they faked it" or someone decided to get to fanciful. Id say you're a magician, but I know that series of excitement-frustration-bartering-catharis looks. The work of an artificer

"this is a project best done with high blood sugar" is about to be a DAILY phrase in my household❤

Thank you so much for showing us when things go wrong. It really helps to see that even someone as knowledgable and talented as yourself still makes mistakes, and its fine!

3:51 back to what now

It's so simone to get burnt not from working all day with a solderning iron, but from a candle she forgot she lit 😂

Back to "queen of shitty robots" status, but with constant growth in aesthetics 🙏

Love the shirt! Thanks for being an ally and an awesome maker!! speaking of shirts: "Maybe she's born with it, maybe she's a river rock"

Love the work !! One thing you could try to strengthen the solder is soldering copper wire along the outer edge of the solder

This feels like the most untapped fantasy concept. Like something you could find if you where to combine high elves and dwarfs into a high priest artificer culture with a city full of stain glass robots. They would build into the side of a mountain sized waterfall near a a colorful sea side where they would harvest there sand. in morning you would have the sun rising and hitting the waterfall and glass contraption and everything would just shine. Who knows could be fun.

The sawdust-print socks are super cute, but the Real Life version has two black "clean" stripes from sandal straps and I'd love that to be available as well as a variant pattern!

Simone with the story of resilience! Thank you for pulling through! Truly inspirational.

Simone thank you for including ALL of your process, including the setbacks. Especially the setbacks. It's inspiring to see the success despite the challenges. It's even ok to mad and frustrated and have to walk away at times. But in the end you completed it by putting your hair back and coming at it from a fresh angle.

2:24 amazing shirt! Support is needed these days. Thank you

Simone, I don't mean this in any sort of creepy way, but I absolutely love you. I'm so glad you do what you do, and that you share it with the world. Every video is a delight to watch, and there are always some truly deep and insightful bits. "A step backward is still a step, and my fitness tracker will still count it towards my daily goal" ... "and I was back to queefing with confidence"

i know it's a relatively minor detail but seeing you wear and work in your "protect trans youth" shirt was really heart-warming. thank you for your support 💚

as a uk effects guy and maker , i find your vids inspirational, diverse and educational . thank you . both you and Laura are absolute heros to me . and your style of making and coming across on film is so utterly down to earth charming . love from the uk x

12:46 my sims when I let them do an activity they love

In the most parasocially appropriate way, i kinda teared up seeing her 'protect trans youth' shirt. Ive been a fan for years, and love the creativity and ingenuity in all of simone's content. Its just nice to know theres people on our side when things are as scary as they are :')

Thank you so much for keeping the freak out in. It puts engineering and repair in such a great perspective. Sometimes things just don't work and that's okay.

Really beautiful, and i appreciated her frustration and learned a lot about myself. Real makers know the struggles, the feelings of disappointment and anger. This is a great video

Me, watching Simone make the wooden base: "Wow, that came out nice!" - Simone three minutes later in the video: "The base is ugly". Me: "Noooo!"

Simone is basically a perfect content creator - Engineering genius - Superb creativity - Artistically talented - Finishes every project and never gives up - Hilarious and relatable commentary - Wears a t-shirt with a based message What more could you want?

Loved watching the fails and getting back up, always my process. And the sound design on this one was next level!

What I love about your work, frustration, and raging emotions is this is hidden in many engineering situations. You just let it out. People need to know this side. So, thank you for showing/sharing.

I love Simone's character arc from making shitty robots to making really classy robots!

A uniquely satisfying build. Somehow, the contrast of my expectation of a utilitarian object normally associated with cold efficiency, strength, and durability against the experience of watching you construct one from fragile materials I associate with less tangible connotations of art and spirit felt particularly good. Thank you.

I love that "this seems fun" and then you take us on the adventure of the doing. Thank you for the videos

Oh my god, i love that SO MUCH. You're amazing, Simone. Love your videos!

Your editing is second to none on the tube. So good. Almost as good as the actual content. ps. these are the videos I watch when I am sick of working and want to live vicariously through you instead of attending another 'alignment' meeting at work.

I think a few copper wires along the side that the crack ran at a right angle to could have been enough to reinforce that seam. That and slower motors. And like a tiny warm lightbulb somewhere inside to make it absolutely stunning in a grandma sort of way

It's so cool to see and recognize old projects still working like they was designed to do (like the dog stair chair). Some content creators make awesome things, but you never see them again, then one day you simply see the project thrown somewhere rusting, broken, etc. Then you see the video again and you can see the shortcuts taken to do then easily and fast, with no regards to keep them working for too long.

Stay Strong Simone. And be kind to yourself. And in troubled times remember that this too shall pass. Best Wishes to you.

Simone: “It would be so nice if this worked out” Checks time and sees there’s still 9 minutes to go in the video Me: “yeah it’s not gonna work out”

Scraps using the double chair exactly how is was designed to work warms my heart. Good work Simone!

started the video and went "oh boy somethings gonna break let's see how this turns out" always excited to see how you work around difficulties in production!

One of your best videos ever! The frustration from things breaking and not going as planned is so relatable, but you handle it with such grace and wholesomeness.Loved seeing Scraps's chair make an appearance, too.

They joy I felt when I saw Scraps using the chair as intended! I often thought about the chair, sad because I assumed it didn’t get used but it does!!

"a step backward is still a step and my fitness tracker will still track it" that astounding optimism literally made me snort laugh.

Oh my word, the joy I felt seeing your pup use his/your work chair!!!!!

Absolutely love this one! I lost track of Simone for a while and am so happy to have found her again!!! ❤️💕❤️

"A step backwards is still a step, and my fitness tracker will still count it towards my daily goal." "And I was back to queefing with confidence." "How's she so smooth? Maybe she's born with it, maybe she's a river rock." - Simone Giertz, 2023

I love that small snippet of the tune i know as "Simone's Theme" that played when she picked herself up. It always invokes a sense of child like wonder for me

You are so real. Thank you for sheering all the struggles and still make us laugh ✨

Besides the project being absolutely beautiful as always, I have to say, your hair throughout this video is looking stunning! 😍

I love that when you’re surprised you slip back into the swedish ”oj”

Just noticed the shirt! Thank you so much ❤

Love that you use the chair!!! Scraps looks so comfy!

Thank you for sharing the frustrations

GrandmaCore defintiely needs to be a thing, especially if it involves stained glass. This thing looks fantastic, it's functional art. I would also like to vote that "Queefing with Confidence" should be a new channel slogan. 😂 Fun project and video! Thanks for sharing!

This is one of those videos that reminds me of everything I love about your videos, and why I've been watching for 8 years. Creativity, artistry, engineering, making something new not because you should or because it's needed, but making because you can and you want to, accepting challenges and making the most of failures, not being too hard on yourself when you can't achieve your perfect vision, and showing authenticity about that, not presenting as perfect and polished. Every video is a treat but some of them feel extra special, and this did for me. Thank you for doing what you do and sharing it with us

Love how you could save! Was about to exit the video, when I realized it was only half way through, and I've never seen you give up :) Can't wait for your next project!

You're the best. I have always enjoyed how real your videos are. I think 99.9% of people I know would have just throw in the towel and given up. I felt you're frustration and enjoyed how you were able to back peddle and find the solution. Thank you for another beautiful video.

I remember at the metropolitan museum of art if NYC once they had an entire exhibit on old Tiffany’s stained glass lamps. This reminded me of that, but so much better. Hoping to see your robots in an art gallery/museum someday :)

Stained glass supply stores are really dangerous places, so much temptation... Multicoloured glasses such as Wissmach and Spectrum are almost too beautiful to cut.

I recently got into engineering and i learn so much from your videos and just made my own workbench and remote control car. Thankyou for inspiring me.

Really nice outcome. Glad you didn't give up.

Okay what?! This is such a great idea and execution! I am self taught when it comes to sewing and the "i'm gonna come back to it on monday"-moment is sooooo relatable to me 😂 It turned out SO COOL!

I saw the chair and it is so wonderful. Just encompasses all Simone is about. Shows her skill, made with love (and to further love) its a bit silly and just wholesome all the way ^^

Oh my! I remember how you made this chair! Nice to see it has passed the test of time! You put so much thought and work in it!

I absolutely feel deciding to just give up because the project sucks and then realizing that it doesn't suck and giving it another try. Also wow, this video came out unexpectedly fast after the last one! And it's a robot project! I shamelessly used it to cheer myself up after experiencing a setback myself.

I started doing stained glass myself after your first video on stained glass. Thanks for the inspiration Simone! I love it!

We need a book of Simone's motivational quotes Also I wonder if some kind of metal brace around the outer edge of the troubled part would hold it together, instead of just the solder alone. Replacing the glass part was a good compromise though. Stained glass is cool!

Simone your videos help inspire so many people to take up creative endeavors. Love your channel and content.

I absolutely love your style in video making... Keep it up, Simone!