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- Meta open sourced code letting users build their own Muse gadgets, suggesting projects like loading Muse on a color E Ink display for reminders, an HDMI stick for big-screen display, or a small touchscreen to create a DIY Muse Charm.
- Meta's SDKs let users program an off-the-shelf ESP32 board or set up a Raspberry Pi to connect Muse to displays, buttons, sensors, and actuators, but the company warned users to "Proceed at your own risk!"
- Meta is giving away a Muse Home Link gadget manufactured in a run of 5,000 units, according to Meta Superintelligence Labs' Nat Friedman.
- The Muse Home Link uses community-built skills to have the AI agent "turn on a light, control your TV, send a document to a printer, and more, depending on your setup," Meta said.
- Users can claim a waitlist spot for the Muse Home Link now, with shipping expected sometime this month.
Why it matters: This extends Meta's AI agent into the maker community through open SDKs and 5,000 free Home Link gadgets, offloading hardware experimentation to users rather than building first-party products alone. The explicit 'Proceed at your own risk' caveat signals Meta wants grassroots device innovation without owning the support burden.
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