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Frederick (Freddy) C. Dopfel
Welcome to my personal website. My name is Freddy Dopfel. I am a futurist, excited by automation, IoT, robotics, space travel, and seasteading. I enjoy hiking, brewing, learning, and building. Check out some of my recent projects.
Featured Projects


Hacking Smarts into my Kitchen Vent
Most kitchens have some sort of vent located above their ranges to help eliminate smoke and particulates in the air that comes as a natural result of cooking. However, these vents almost always require the user to manually turn them on (with the exception of some notable new “smart vent” designs coming on the market. As someone who cannot be bothered to touch a light switch when wandering around the house at night, the idea of me turning an oven vent on and off was completely


Dogecoin Node on a Raspberry Pi
Dogecoin is perhaps the friendliest cryptocurrency on the internet, and has built a strong community that is open and welcoming to beginners. Based on the Doge meme popular at its time of creation, it thrives as a currency for showing appreciation for content made online. Dogecoin donations have sponsored a NASCAR driver and the Jamacian bobsled team . Even Elon Musk has tweeted about his love for Dogecoin. Users regularly give each other small tips of a few Dogecoins t


Stanford Mars Rover Team
During my time at Stanford, I was an active member of the Mars Rover Team within the Stanford Robotics Club (http://roboticsclub.stanford...


Connecting the Tesla to Public Wi-Fi
As a new Tesla owner, I am always excited about getting the latest software update (at time of writing, anxiously awaiting version 9.0),...


3D Printing Valentines Chocolates
Valentines day may be a "Hallmark holiday" to most, but that doesn't mean that it can't be a fun one. I happen to be a big fan of...


High Altitude Balloon Project
After joining the Stanford Student Space Initiative high-altitude balloon team, one of our first projects was to build and launch our own...


Experiments with Photogrammetry
Photogrammetry is the science of making measurements from photographs, but in modern times this science has been focused particularly on...


VR Programming
I am a strong believer in the potential for VR, and as a result, decided to experiment with building experiences in VR. After building in...
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