Xiaomi Open-Sources HachimoDock: A 150 RMB DIY Desktop AI Hardware Pet
Xiaomi's innovative product team has open-sourced HachimoDock, a DIY desktop AI hardware project costing around 150 RMB that features a personalized virtual pet, voice-controlled PC agents, and smart home integration. This project lowers the barrier to entry for AI hardware and encourages amateur developers to experience 'vibe coding' by using natural language to build and customize their own desktop companion devices. HachimoDock features an ESP32-P4 small screen firmware, a Windows PC desktop manager, and open-source hardware designs where users can prompt the AI to generate and run new components on the fly.
## BACKGROUND
Vibe coding is a software development practice where developers describe tasks in natural language to an LLM, which then automatically generates the code. Meanwhile, Xiaomi Miloco is an open-source whole-house smart AI solution designed for natural language control and smart home integration.