Overview
- A Reddit user known as ConroyyJenkinss posted detailed build notes on July 27, 2026 describing a Blender‑designed 3D‑printed spiky case fitted to a Steam Deck and reported the post to have gone viral.
- The mod uses a Raspberry Pi, an object‑detection camera, a small speaker, a servo motor and a Python script to play an audio warning and then move a clipped‑on taser several seconds later.
- The owner says the system was meant as a scare tactic and that it worked because family members now ask permission before using the device.
- Writers at Tom's Hardware, TechSpot and PC Gamer flagged clear safety, practicality and potential legal risks in attaching an electric shock device to a consumer handheld and noted the mod ruins the Deck's ergonomics.
- The story sits within maker culture as a novelty build that shows how cheap parts can automate responses, and it highlights safer alternatives such as passwords, locked storage or hiding the device that the owner rejected.