Tech Will Save Us unveils 3 interactive toys based on electronic dough

Tech Will Save Us, a startup on a mission to spark creativity and imaginative play with technology, is unveiling a hands-on toy that enables kids to make electronic toys out of squishy dough. The company is creating three different toys in the Dough Universe, all aimed at teaching kids the fundamentals of electricity through light, movement, and sound.

The company is launching a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to raise money for the three new make-it-yourself kits that use conductive dough and basic circuits. The toys include the Bright Creatures Kit, Squishy Sounds Kit, and Electro Machines Kit. The toys are targeted at kids ages four and up, and they encourage kids to get messy with the dough.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.