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Meta Unveils Muse Gadgets: Open-Source Tools Connect AI to Custom Hardware
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Storyboard•03-10-2026, 13:31
Meta Unveils Muse Gadgets: Open-Source Tools Connect AI to Custom Hardware
- •Meta introduces Muse Gadgets, an open-source project enabling developers to link its Muse AI agent with custom-built hardware.
- •The project provides open-source firmware and a Linux software development kit, supporting hardware like Raspberry Pi and ESP32 boards.
- •Users can integrate Muse with displays, buttons, and sensors, with Meta suggesting applications like E Ink reminders or TV integration.
- •Meta's own Muse Home Link, a USB-C device, connects Muse to smart home networks and is offered free to Muse subscribers.
- •Muse has seen rapid adoption in the US, surpassing 5 million downloads faster than ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude.
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Meta introduced Muse Gadgets as an open-source project providing open-source firmware and a Linux software development kit, allowing developers and hobbyists to connect the Muse AI agent to custom-built hardware like Raspberry Pi computers and ESP32 boards.
Meta has produced 5,000 Home Link USB-C-powered devices, which are being offered free to Muse subscribers while supplies last, with shipments expected within a few weeks.
According to Sensor Tower data, Meta's Muse crossed 5 million downloads in the US within 22 days of its September 8 launch, outpacing ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude.
