Meta released open-source ESP32 microchip firmware and a Linux SDK that let developers and hobbyists run the company's Muse AI agent on their own hardware, a program the company calls Muse Gadgets1,2.
The release targets off-the-shelf components. Meta says users can program an ESP32 board or set up a Raspberry Pi with the provided SDKs, then connect Muse to displays, buttons, sensors, and actuators. Raspberry Pi 5 is among the supported platforms.
Meta outlined several reference projects: loading Muse on a color E Ink display to show reminders, plugging it into an HDMI stick to render Muse on a large screen, or mounting it on a small touchscreen device to approximate a DIY version of the Muse Charm. The company also created its own smart-home device built on the platform, the Muse Home Link.
"Muse gadgets are open source devices you build yourself," Meta says. "Program an off-the-shelf ESP32 board or set up a Raspberry Pi with our SDKs, then connect Muse to your displays, buttons, sensors, actuators, and whatever else you've got lying on your workbench".
ANALYSIS By shipping firmware and an SDK rather than finished hardware, Meta shifts manufacturing and form-factor decisions to the community, a distribution model that could expand the surface area for Muse without requiring Meta to produce and sell additional consumer devices. The approach mirrors the open-source strategy Meta has applied elsewhere in its AI stack, extending it from model weights and inference tooling into the embedded-device layer.