Maker Builds Exposed-Hardware ESP32S3 AI Assistant
Maker Pro maker 101 built an exposed-hardware AI voice assistant using a Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32S3, 0.96-inch OLED, MAX98357A amplifier, MEMS microphone, boost charger, speaker, and 3.7V battery on a custom PCB in a 3D-printed case. They flashed xiaozhi-esp32 firmware to forward requests over Wi‑Fi to remote LLMs like Qwen and DeepSeek, added expressive OLED face animations, and published the circuit diagram, firmware, and step-by-step build guide on GitHub with a companion video.
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- Read OriginalAn AI Assistant That Wants You to See What Makes It Tickhackster.io
