Whether it’s VR goggles, a lightsaber, or revamped retro video games, you can use these Gadget Freak instructions to bring fun into your life.

Rob Spiegel

July 8, 2020

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There are tons of gadgets you can make in your own home, and we have the instructions. Whether it’s a fun gadget like the Hungry Robot that eats coins or a gadget which is actually useful, such as the open-source ThingSpeak platform that can create a homemade detector for harmful gases like carbon monoxide, you can find it here.

Check these out. We have the parts lists and all the DIY instructions.

Rob Spiegel has covered automation and control for 19 years, 17 of them for Design News. Other topics he has covered include supply chain technology, alternative energy, and cyber security. For 10 years, he was owner and publisher of the food magazine Chile Pepper.

About the Author(s)

Rob Spiegel

Rob Spiegel serves as a senior editor for Design News. He started with Design News in 2002 as a freelancer and hired on full-time in 2011. He covers automation, manufacturing, 3D printing, robotics, AI, and more.

Prior to Design News, he worked as a senior editor for Electronic News and Ecommerce Business. He has contributed to a wide range of industrial technology publications, including Automation World, Supply Chain Management Review, and Logistics Management. He is the author of six books.

Before covering technology, Rob spent 10 years as publisher and owner of Chile Pepper Magazine, a national consumer food publication.

As well as writing for Design News, Rob also participates in IME shows, webinars, and ebooks.

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