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DinoDesk AI

A LEGO desk robot that chats with local Gemma 4.

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DinoDesk AI
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By @googlegemma

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Build sheet

Board
Raspberry Pi
Other parts
LEGO body, Pirate Audio LCD/speaker, mic, motorized neck/tail
AI model or service
Local Gemma 4 (LM Studio) + Gemini Flash escalation
Difficulty
Intermediate

Overview

Tactile LEGO desk companion on Raspberry Pi with Pirate Audio LCD/speaker, buttons, mic, and motorized neck/tail. Gemma 4 runs locally for private chat and auto-escalates to Gemini Flash for harder reasoning; five-state FSM coordinates behavior.

How it works

A Raspberry Pi client runs a five-state machine with a Pirate Audio screen and motors; a PC gateway routes to local Gemma 4 and escalates to Gemini Flash.

Hardware

  • Raspberry Pi
  • LEGO body
  • Pirate Audio LCD/speaker
  • mic
  • motorized neck/tail

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