2026-W46 ·
AI builds this week #5
Five AI + hardware builds ranked by the creators' own engagement (GitHub stars this week), fetched Nov 7, 2026. A desk duck walks and watches people, a 2011 BlackBerry runs Claude Code, a spare iPad gets an AI with hands, a Lenovo meeting screen becomes a voice assistant, and a Supernote asks Claude about anything you circle.
1. Flashduck
ESP32-S3, six MG90 servos, a 1.54-inch screen, mic, speaker and optional camera, plus 17 printed parts. Voice needs a xiaozhi backend you attach. Voice firmware MIT; DuckClaw firmware CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
2. ClaudeBerry
Java app for BlackBerry OS 7; only the Bold 9900 and 9790 are confirmed. Voice uses faster-whisper on your own server. GPL-2.0-or-later, a fork of berryssh by Mert Cobanov.
3. Ode
MIT. Bluetooth HID firmware and a coordinating Mac. Muse Spark plans each step; Gemini Live handles voice and camera. Keeps Henry Yuan's original copyright notice.
By Joe Hu
4. Xiaozhi voice client for Lenovo ThinkSmart View
MIT. Part of the creator's ThinkSmart Ubuntu image; devices update from the repo's releases. Connects to a xiaozhi hub server and switches models by name. Not affiliated with Lenovo, per the README.
By 半格 / HalfBit
5. superclaude for Supernote
MIT plugin for Supernote tablets on Chauvet 3.30 or later, tested on a Manta. It calls the Anthropic API from the tablet with your own key, so you pay for what you use.