Not too long ago, smart assistants that make voice-driven interaction were at the forefront of our daily tech communications before ChatGPT, image generators, and other AI technologies started making us dependent. We are now enslaved by new-age tech and endless social media feeds for entertainment and educational requirements.
As these technologies evolve, it is imperative to create a balance between distraction-free education and playful content consumption. To make that possible, in a fun and interactive manner, with an amalgamation of smart assistant and generative AI, a DIYer has built a Rabbit R1-style Bunny from scratch. Called the AI Bunny, it is a cute device with a small screen and offers voice-driven interaction to “encourage active participation instead of passive scrolling,” the creator mentions.
Designer: Mukesh Sankhla
Yes, the educational Bunny is provided with a screen and a camera, but its main idea is to become an interactive learning companion that listens, talks, and teaches you without visual scrolling or other distractions. It’s therefore a cute, visual distraction-free educational device that initially looks like a yellow bunny toy, but is intended to be a very capable personal AI assistant you can carry in your pocket.
Mukesh Sankhla built the AI Bunny powered by the UNIHIKER K10 single-board computer and has packed it with a sensor, a camera, a mic, and a display inside of a 3D printed bunny-faced enclosure. The delightful DIY educational gadget allows users to – instead of scrolling like on another device – engage with it by asking questions verbally and getting thoughtful answers in the same manner.
AI Bunny has been created to listen, speak, and interact using edge AI and runs on the UNIHIKER K10. The device can recognize your voice, translate languages, and engage with you in multi-turn conversations just like a smart assistant using large language models. It is powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which draws juice from an onboard USB Type-C port.
To facilitate its core objective of being a talking and teaching device, AI Bunny has a 2.8-inch LCD touchscreen and supports Bluetooth and Wi-Fi for connectivity. With its built-in camera, the device also captures pictures, which it can analyse and also describe what is in the picture, ensuring vision-based interaction and object recognition. AI Bunny, with all its capabilities, may seem an incredible device to own, but the talking educational gadget is currently a maker’s project only. It means the device is not available off the shelf to buy. If you’re deeply interested in having an AI Bunny of your own, Mukesh has listed the instructions and components of building one on Instructables. Check it out!
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