LilL3x
A modular Pi desk sidekick that starts the conversation when it sees you.
By followkim
- Posted
- GitHub stars
- 7 (GitHub)
Build sheet
- Board
- Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
- Other parts
- Seeed ReSpeaker 2-Mics Pi HAT, Pi Camera, OLED, 3D-printed enclosure
- AI model or service
- Configurable cloud/local LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Ollama), Porcupine/Vosk wake, multiple TTS engines
- Difficulty
- Beginner
Overview
Pi 4 + ReSpeaker 2-Mics HAT + Pi Camera + OLED face in a 3D-printed desk enclosure. Swappable LLM backends (ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini/Ollama) and TTS engines; Porcupine/Vosk wake word; camera detects nearby people so it can initiate check-ins.
How it works
A Pi 4 with ReSpeaker mics, camera and OLED face; swappable LLM and TTS backends, Porcupine or Vosk wake word, and camera presence detection.
Hardware
- Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
- Seeed ReSpeaker 2-Mics Pi HAT
- Pi Camera
- OLED
- 3D-printed enclosure
Where to buy
- ReSpeaker 2-Mics Pi HAT at Seeed Studio(affiliate link, disclosure)
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