2026-W42 ·
AI builds this week #1
Five AI + hardware builds ranked by the builders' own engagement (posts plus GitHub stars), fetched Oct 14, 2026.
1. Camera + ChatGPT math tutor
Camera + ChatGPT math tutor (tool not published).
By Noah Tye · Original post
2. Fugleramme
Raspberry Pi + e-ink frame shows the birds actually heard in your garden, using local BirdNET detection.
3. 28.9M-parameter LLM on an ESP32-S3
Runs a 4-bit TinyStories LLM on-device at ~9 tok/s, with the embedding table memory-mapped from flash.
By Slava S. · Original post
4. ESP32 iPhone Agent
The ESP32-S3 acts as AirPlay receiver and USB mouse/keyboard so a vision model can operate the iPhone.
By Henry Yuan · Original post
5. Sparky the suitcase robot
Jetson Orin NX companion bot running Gemma 4 E4B with 30+ sensors and no WiFi, Bluetooth or cellular.