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FUMI

A Tamagotchi-style AI companion on a round ESP32-S3 display.

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FUMI
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By imaaiagent (GitHub repository owner)

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Build sheet

Board
Waveshare ESP32-S3 Touch LCD 1.46 (round display, mic, speaker)
AI model or service
STT -> LLM (OpenAI/Claude/Grok/OpenRouter/Ollama) -> TTS via separate backend
Difficulty
Intermediate

Overview

Waveshare ESP32-S3 1.46" round touch display with LVGL animated face, hunger/energy/bond mechanics and push-to-talk voice chat through a provider-agnostic backend (OpenAI, Claude, Grok, OpenRouter or local Ollama).

How it works

An LVGL face with hunger, energy and bond mechanics on a Waveshare ESP32-S3; push-to-talk goes through a backend to the LLM provider of your choice.

Hardware

  • Waveshare ESP32-S3 Touch LCD 1.46 (round display, mic, speaker)

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