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First wake-up prototype

A project log for TongDou

A tiny ESP32-S3 desktop gremlin made from brass and PCB, with OLED eyes, motors, sensors, audio, and an AI-connected personality layer.

solitary-devsolitary dev 07/20/2026 at 05:350 Comments

This is the first public TongDou prototype.

The current build uses an ESP32-S3, brass frame, custom PCB, OLED eyes, audio output, LEDs, two geared wheels, sensors, and an AI-connected personality layer.

The first demo scene synchronizes prerecorded voice, OLED expressions, lights, and wheel gestures to the same audio timeline.

Next step: improving the “confused accountant” scene and documenting more of the hardware and firmware.

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