As the artificial intelligence ecosystem continues to mature, more application-specific hardware is starting to emerge. Perhaps the most notable example of this trend is Watcher, Seeed’s open source physical AI agent. The device combines local AI processing with the Himax WiseEye2 HX6538 chip and cloud or on-premises assistance to perform more complex tasks. This allows you, for example, to request a notification if the built-in camera detects the presence of someone in a delivery uniform.
David purchased his first Arduino in 2007 as part of a Roomba hacking project. From then on, he became obsessed with writing code that people can touch. David was hooked on the original Pebble smartwatch and even more hooked on its successor. This allowed me to combine my beloved wearables with my passion for hardware hacking through the smart strap feature. Unable to part with his smartwatch lover, David wrote a love letter to the Pebble community that evolved into Rebble. This service continues to power Pebbles today, despite the company’s demise in 2016. When he’s not hacking wearables, you can probably find David. I’m building companion bots, experimenting with machine learning, adding to my growing collection of development boards, and hacking 90’s DOS-based palmtops.
Find David at Mastodon: @ishotjr@chaos.social or these other places.
