2026-W45 ·
AI builds this week #4
Five AI + hardware builds ranked by the creators' own engagement (best post plus GitHub stars), fetched Nov 4, 2026. A 2002 iMac G4 became a smart display, a self-built rover practices pick-and-drop, a sky camera sorts meteors from planes, a StackChan desk robot got a long-term memory, and a desk light tells you when your coding agent needs you.
1. HomeView for iMac G4
MIT kit. A small Java app on the G4 shows screens a modern Mac renders and sends over one Ethernet cable. Voice answers need an optional OpenAI key. Built with Claude, per the creator.
2. MOSS rover
Tracked base, SO-101-derived arm, depth and hand cameras, 2D lidar. It drives and demos pick-and-drop; CAD, BOM and guide are out. Code Apache-2.0; hardware files noncommercial per README.
By metr0x · Original post
3. openskycam
MIT, except the AGPL-3.0 model weights. A relay saves one-minute MP4s, Cloudflare Workers serve the catalog and API, and detection models run on your machine. An agent can set it up.
4. Nous-Girl StackChan
Custom firmware for the StackChan (CoreS3) plus a self-hosted xiaozhi voice server; flash a beta build from a browser. MIT. Public builds ship three CC0 starter faces.
By Alex C. · Original post
5. Agent Needs You
MIT. Firmware for a LilyGO T-Display S3 AMOLED or T-QT Pro, fed by agent hooks over Wi-Fi. Amber means a permission prompt is waiting. Release firmware images included.
By iCe · Original post