Meta opens Muse Gadgets, a DIY kit for building AI hardware
Meta says its Apache 2.0 kit pairs ESP32 firmware and a Linux SDK with its Muse agent, and 5,000 USB-C Home Link devices are due within weeks.
Meta has announced Muse Gadgets, an open-source project that lets hobbyists build their own AI hardware, The Decoder reported on 3 October. It includes firmware for ESP32 boards and a Linux SDK for connecting homemade devices to Muse, Meta's AI agent. The code is Apache 2.0 licensed, and the project has a Discord community.
Meta also built a device of its own. The Muse Home Link is a small USB-C gadget that connects Muse to a home network, letting it control any device with an HTTPS interface, such as a TV or speaker, according to Meta. The company says 5,000 units have been produced and should ship within weeks, free for Muse subscribers while supplies last.
The project is also listed on Product Hunt, which describes it as Meta's open-source kit for building your own AI gadgets. We found no independent builds or tests of the firmware or the SDK, so what they can do rests on Meta's description. The Decoder suggests Meta may use the project to learn which form factors people actually want, a reading the company has not stated.
Muse itself has become a hit with consumers, Wired reported on 3 October, with millions downloading the assistant and connecting it to bank accounts, messages or health data. Researchers have since extracted its internal instructions, which Meta told Wired it meant to make accessible in the interest of transparency. The Gadgets kit would extend that agent from the phone into the home.