The Raspberry Pi community never ceases to amaze us when it comes to creating custom AI assistants. We've seen amazing holographic companions and even interactive rotary phones. However, this is the first one-eyed stuffed koala bear assistant we've seen, and we absolutely love it. This strange bear was created by a maker known as Spiritual_Aside_7859 on Reddit and is still technically a work in progress. However, there's quite a bit going on, and we wanted to share the work completed so far.
The koala bear assistant relies on a Raspberry Pi as the main board and also uses an Arduino Uno R4. They work together to ensure that the AI assistant functions work in tandem with the physical animations. The result is an interactive bear that talks and moves his head to peer around the room with its creepy eye.
