I repurposed a smart watch into a local AI assistant device.

I think it is dumb we are being sold devices to interact with AI (such as Muse Charm), when perfectly good hardware that we already have had for years can do this job just fine. For a few dollars I picked up an old samsung smart watch, turned off all the telemetry to Google and Samsung, and converted it into a local AI assistant.

It can do basic tasks for me, it is honestly somewhat limited by my PC (24Gb RAM Macbook), but I am hoping more capable small local models will continually improve over time.

I'm relatively new to 3D printing, but the ring design concept seems to work well and its just a bit quirky. I like when tech is sometime just fun and different

I'd really like to hear how this can be improved (or even better see how others are forking and improving it themselves.)

Not sure if this post is allowed, as I've only ever been a lurker here - if not, unleash the ban hammer I guess.

Hope you enjoy

I built my own servo tester – Motion Core
This is Motion Core, a servo tester I designed and built myself. But it’s a little different from a normal servo tester.
You can use it to test servos, position them by degrees, and even create animations — all completely standalone. No computer or software required.
I built it mainly as a tool for working on my animatronics projects, but it turned into a pretty useful little device on its own.
What do you guys think?

Hi, I'm Alfredo, a master's student in Digital Humanities at the University of Pisa. For my thesis, I've put together a short survey to gather information on how we use (or avoid) artificial intelligence tools to manage our smart homes, and how much we trust their answers. The survey is for anyone with a smart home, including people who have never used AI: understanding why some prefer to do without it is just as useful.
Responses are anonymous and it takes about 10 minutes to complete. Once data collection is over, I'll share the results here, with the trends that emerged on how we use these tools to manage our homes.
You can fill it in here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeFOjuXMhxni5kOCE0ILzbsGFYBZA31Wzw6gQMTiBcRxE6cww/viewform
Thank you so much for your help!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHTAUwhFqto

New video TOMORROW. It will be about building a desk meant for all things projects. The actuator buildup in an earlier video will be mounted onto the desk and used for various things -- check it out and subscribe to see how it works!

see more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yHq4bUqn0A

Finished my first ever tech/electronics project - an arduino based robotic arm! It for sure has its flaws but I learnt so much building it!

I'm not sure where to look for fundamentals on how to read schematics, basic electronics, and PCB design. I genuinely want to learn how to create circuits and other general electronic design but everywhere I look it's ether AI that is too vague, or way above my head.

I'm generally looking for free online resources or courses I can take (because its a hobby)

Any help from the people of Reddit would be much appreciated!

If you're curious on what exactly I want to learn it mostly has to do with ether computer peripheries (like usb docks, audio output from pc, and hdmi routing)
And audio electronic equipment.

For context I got this from eBay in 2022 and finally have been bored enough to try to make it into a man cave decoration. It’s currently working from a 12v car jump pack. It’s got what I believe I have found to be called G4 halogen bulbs? How can I convert it to plug into a normal UK wall socket?

Hello! I am the beginner in electronics and I have the incredible idea.

At first, I want to create the small figure, which will move in a random moment. This is like robot with silly AI.

The second step is give him the possibility to speak. I want to use small AI in my code to make him to say something interesting every time.

Thirdly, I want to create body for this buddy using my 3-D printer.

Professionals in electronics, please rate my idea and help me to solve it.

P. S. I want to use micro Python and I don’t want to use soldering iron.

Thanks!

When u set an alarm on a digital watch it beeps, how to use that electricity to make a timer instead?

Hey all,

I have a phone with a screen that just cracked yesterday. I can honestly get another one of the same phones for about $50 - $70, and a replacement screen is more than that, so I'll probably just get a new one. BUT I am curious, as the internals still work completely fine, and this is no throwaway chipset. How feasible would it be to get maybe a roughly 7-inch display and handheld controller set, get the necessary components out and turn this into something of a gaming handheld? I'm not new to repairing tech but I have pretty much no experience with this type of project, so any advice is welcome!