The Inventions

Every gadget ever conceived in the Gibson Laboratory. Six of them now have their own arcade game.

The Testing Grounds

Pick an invention and play its game. Scores and medals are saved in this browser.

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Plates 001 to 006

fig.001 — "the mug-to-mug highway"

001

The Auto-Refilling Coffee Refiller™

A coffee cup that refills itself, from a larger cup.

Status: Patent pending
Verdict: ★★★★☆ 3 fires
Parts: reservoir, recipient, one (1) hose

fig.002 — "the one-sock seer"

002

Sock Pairing Optical Array

A camera that finds your other sock. It is wrong 40% of the time.

Status: Approved*
Verdict: ★★★☆☆ *by Dr. Gibson
Parts: lens assembly, receptacle, tripod

fig.003 — "do you really mean it"

003

The Mostly-Reasonable Alarm Clock

Wakes you only if you want to be awake. It decides.

Status: Do not build
Verdict: ★★★★★ sentient
Parts: mood sensor, free will chip, two bells

fig.004 — "it is trying its best"

004

The Self-Opening Umbrella 2.0

Opens the instant it detects rain. Often detects “rain” indoors.

Status: Patent pending
Verdict: ★★☆☆☆ enthusiastic
Parts: canopy, detector, one brass spring

fig.005 — "bread singularity engine"

005

The Toast Consolidator

Combines two pieces of toast into one piece of toast.

Status: Approved*
Verdict: ★★★★☆ tastes fine
Parts: two chutes, hopper, two gears

fig.006 — "it had one job"

006

The Key-Finder Key-Finder

A device for finding keys. Also lost. We are looking.

Status: Recalled
Verdict: ★★★☆☆ missing
Parts: one antenna, two buttons, no keys

Upcoming releases

007The Dog-to-English TranslatorWorks only on one dogQ4 2026
008Self-Folding LaundryFolds at you, not for youQ5 2026
009The Sandwich StabilizerUnclear
010A Ladder That Goes DownNever

The Crane-O-Matic

The lab crane. Three ways to play: load the truck, knock things down, or build a tower.

Mission 1 — load two crates into the truck.

Start the crane

Move it with the big buttons or the arrow keys. Grab with the space bar. Drag any girder to see how well it was bolted.