Meta Open-Sources the Firmware to Build Your Own AI Gadget

Meta released firmware and a Linux SDK for Muse-powered devices on Raspberry Pi and ESP32, plus 5,000 free Home Link dongles — a bid to seed a consumer AI hardware ecosystem.

Meta is trying to make itself the platform underneath a wave of homemade AI hardware. The company open-sourced firmware and a Linux SDK for Muse-powered gadgets that run on Raspberry Pi and ESP32 boards, according to @FadyEid, who summarized it bluntly: "Meta lets you build your own AI gadget." The release is paired with 5,000 free Home Link dongles — a USB-C device that connects Muse to smart-home hardware — shipping to US subscribers in October, as @daogangtang reported.

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