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DIY Companion Robot: Building Your AI Desktop Buddy with Jetson Orin
A maker builds a DIY companion robot with NVIDIA Jetson Orin and 4S LiPo battery. Explore the full development journey from first power-up to AI interaction, including edge computing, power design, and companion robot trends.
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DIY Desktop Emotion Robot: A Complete Tutorial for Replicating Ortomi from Scratch
A detailed guide on replicating the Ortomi desktop emotion robot from scratch, covering display selection, expression systems, ESP32 controllers, and open-source graphics libraries for DIY makers.
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Vibe Buddy: A Desktop Hardware Companion That Makes AI Coding Status Visible
Vibe Buddy is a desktop robot that displays real-time Codex and Claude Code status and usage quotas, helping developers track AI task progress without switching windows.
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Keio University's Helium-Filled Flying Robots: Designing Soft AI Companions
Keio University's helium-filled soft flying robots can follow users, wake them up, and act as study buddies. Explore the tech, safety design, and emotional companionship potential.
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BillAI Bass: A Complete Guide to Rebui…
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BillAI Bass: A Complete Guide to Rebuilding a Classic Novelty Toy with an AI Agent
A developer rebuilt Big Mouth Billy Bass into an AI assistant using AWS Strands Agents, enabling real-time voice conversation with synced physical movements.
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T3MP3ST: The Open-Source Framework Tha…
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T3MP3ST: The Open-Source Framework That Turns Coding Agents into Autonomous Red Team Operators
T3MP3ST is an open-source offensive security framework that turns coding agents like Claude Code and Codex into autonomous red team tools. Achieves 90.1% pass@1 on XBEN, supports Web pentesting, CVE discovery, and smart contract auditing.
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Product Reviews·2 min
Silicon Valley Engineer Quits Big Tech to Build an AI Companion Robot: Bringing Machines to Life with a Theater Director's Mindset
Ex-NVIDIA GTC award winner Sparky: an AI researcher quit big tech and used 10+ years of theater experience to design an AI personality system with dynamic interests, long-term memory, and proactive social skills.
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Tutorials·3 min
Codex Desktop Pet in Practice: Building a Talking AI Sprite from Scratch
How to build a personalized AI desktop pet with OpenAI Codex and TTS voice cloning — covering character design, voice cloning, interaction development, and practical troubleshooting.
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Tech Frontiers·3 min
Roomba Creator Colin Angle Returns: Launching a Furry Robot Pet Companion
Roomba founder Colin Angle launches Familiar Machines & Magic, a fur-covered dog-sized robot companion. From 50M vacuums to emotional companionship—analyzing his new venture and market outlook.
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Tutorials·2 min
Complete Guide to Codex Pet Feature: From Enabling Default Pets to Creating Your Custom AI Companion
A complete visual guide to Codex's pet feature — enable default pets, install Skills, create custom animated companions, and navigate copyright pitfalls.
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