Meta released Muse Gadgets, open source firmware and a Linux software development kit that let developers build their own hardware around Muse, the company's personal AI agent, according to TechCrunch.
The code is published under the Apache 2.0 license in the facebookincubator/muse-gadget-sdk repository on GitHub, organized into esp32, linux and skills directories, the repository shows. Developers can point the SDK at affordable boards like a Raspberry Pi or ESP32 and connect Muse to displays, buttons, sensors or actuators, according to the project's documentation.
Nat Friedman, head of product at Meta's Superintelligence Labs, announced the release and suggested projects such as showing reminders on a color e-ink display or streaming Muse to a TV through an HDMI stick, TechCrunch reported.
Alongside the open source release, Meta built its own prototype called Home Link, a USB-C device that connects Muse to a home network and lets it control smart speakers and TVs. The company manufactured 5,000 units and is giving them free to Muse subscribers while supplies last, according to TechCrunch.
Open sourcing the glue code around an assistant costs Meta little and is expensive for a rival to match: every hobbyist device built on Muse's SDK is also a reason to keep using Meta's agent instead of switching to a competitor's.