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Subscribers 152K

Videos 68

Views 9.9M

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Excessive Overkill covers DIY robotics, embedded robotics, and open-source robot control topics through tutorials and deep-dives on motor control, field oriented control, and robot controllers. The channel emphasizes project-based content such as building, configuring, and testing robot systems, with several deep-dive and how-to videos. Uploads appear irregular in the current listing but encompass long-form tutorials around 20–50 minutes, and the channel lists an average of about 0 views per video in the provided sample, with a total of 68 videos and 9.9M total views, indicating a relatively strong long-term view count for a small sampling of uploads.

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Videos 231

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Appearances 8

SERP 98%

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SERP 100%

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Top competitors by match strength are Nikodem Bartnik (89% match) and MATLAB (85% match). Both share overlapping queries with Excessive Overkill such as DIY robotics, robotics hardware, robotics servos (Bartnik) and robot control systems, motor control theory, field oriented control (MATLAB). Texas Instruments (81% match) also overlaps on field oriented control, FOC motor control, and sensorless control methods, aligning with the channel’s focus. GreatScott! (75% match) shares interest in field oriented control, FOC motor control, and servo motor fundamentals, signaling a broader hardware and control theme. SIROJU (74% match) also touches embedded motor control alongside FOC topics. Excessive Overkill has 152K subscribers, which is smaller than MATLAB (595K), GreatScott! (2.1M), and Nikodem Bartnik (224K), but comparable in scale to TI (188K) and SIROJU (7.7K). Shared queries include field oriented control, FOC motor control, and embedded motor control, indicating these channels compete for similar search terms and audience with a focus on robotics hardware and motor control theory.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Excessive Overkill?

Nikodem Bartnik — 89% match, 224K subscribers; MATLAB — 85% match, 595K subscribers; Texas Instruments — 81% match, 188K subscribers. All three are channels with a technical focus and relatively high subscriber counts, aligning with Excessive Overkill’s emphasis on engineering and electronics content.

What type of content does Excessive Overkill make?

Excessive Overkill creates technically oriented, engineering-focused content as suggested by video titles such as A Camera That Freezes Rotation, FPGAs Aren’t Processors (Unless You Want Them to Be), I Bought a $40k Robot for $200, Then Let Random People Control It, High Performance Motor Control From the Ground Up, and Running a Servo! Robot Setup and planning: Open-Source Robot Controller Part 4. The channel currently shows zero views for recent videos, indicating low or no views on latest uploads, with an average of 0 views per video and an unsure uploads-per-week rate.

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