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Xiaomi unveils DIY desktop AI pet that controls smart home devices

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Xiaomi has developed HachimoDock, an open-source desktop AI device that can be built for approximately 150 yuan. This device acts as a voice agent, capable of routing tasks to PC agents like .codex and WorkBuddy. Additionally, it can control Xiaomi's smart home devices. AI

IMPACT This DIY AI device could enable more personalized and integrated smart home control through voice agents.

RANK_REASON The item describes a specific product release from a company's internal team, not a major frontier model or industry-shaping event.

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Xiaomi unveils DIY desktop AI pet that controls smart home devices

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  1. Pandaily TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Pandaily) ·

    Xiaomi-Incubated HachimoDock Is a DIY Desktop AI Pet That Sends Voice Tasks to Codex and WorkBuddy

    A team inside Xiaomi's technology committee has published HachimoDock, a desktop AI device that costs about 150 yuan to build, routes voice tasks to PC agents and controls Xiaomi smart home devices.

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