# Afterware > A gallery of hardware people are building with AI and off-the-shelf parts. Every post credits and links to the maker's original, with difficulty, cost and time estimates, an AI-buildability score (1–5: how much of the build AI coding tools can do) and a starter prompt for a coding agent. Every page has a markdown version: add `.md` to a post, device, part or collection URL (for example /p/.md). ## For agents - [MCP server](https://afterware.xyz/mcp): remote MCP over streamable HTTP, no auth. Tools: search_builds, get_build, get_device, get_part, recent_vibe_coded. - [JSON API](https://afterware.xyz/api/v1): read-only search and lookup of builds, devices and parts. ## Pages - [All builds](https://afterware.xyz/) - [Vibe-coded hardware](https://afterware.xyz/vibe-coded): builds whose makers used AI tools to write the code ([markdown](https://afterware.xyz/vibe-coded.md)) - [About](https://afterware.xyz/about) ## Devices - [Lululemon MIRROR](https://afterware.xyz/d/lululemon-mirror): A connected fitness mirror with a big display and a two-way glass front. These posts take one apart and give it a second life. - [Microduck](https://afterware.xyz/d/microduck) - [Anbernic RG35XX SP](https://afterware.xyz/d/anbernic-rg35xx-sp) ## Recent builds - [Autonomous Lamp, a fully assembled companion robot](https://afterware.xyz/p/autonomous-lamp-a-fully-assembled-companion-robot) (Inspiration, by Autonomous): A small desk companion robot sold fully assembled and described as open source. The source describes conversation, camera-based looking, and a character-driven interaction, with no build details beyond that. - [Arduino UNO Grove desk console with two editions](https://afterware.xyz/p/arduino-uno-grove-desk-console-with-two-editions) (Hardware, by Pr.Belamine Makerlab, AI-buildability 4/5): A desk console built around an Arduino UNO and Grove modules, offering climate alerts and music in a MELODY edition and exam timing with paper collection in a TEACHER edition. - [Raspberry Pi 5 cyberdeck in a hard case](https://afterware.xyz/p/raspberry-pi-5-cyberdeck-in-a-hard-case) (Parts, by btstevens1984az, AI-buildability 4/5): A documented Raspberry Pi 5 workstation built into a Pelican-style waterproof case, with a 7-inch touch display, Bluetooth keyboard and USB audio. The repo expands an official Raspberry Pi tutorial with a BOM, safety notes and build docs. - [Birdwatcher: live ADS-B globe on an RG35XX SP](https://afterware.xyz/p/birdwatcher-live-ads-b-globe-on-an-rg35xx-sp) (Code, by upanihacks, AI-buildability 5/5): A cyberdeck-style flight tracker for the Anbernic RG35XX SP handheld. It draws a rotating amber wireframe globe with live aircraft over WiFi, plus an offline database of about 620,000 callsign routes. - [Behringer KICK source code release](https://afterware.xyz/p/behringer-kick-source-code-release) (Code, by MUSIC Tribe): Open source code for the Behringer KICK, a standalone sampler and groovebox with a touchscreen, 16 RGB pads and a gesture-control camera. The repository holds the application, audio engine, hardware protocol and a Buildroot Linux image. - [WaterWatch, a solar sensor for tap chlorine](https://afterware.xyz/p/waterwatch-a-solar-sensor-for-tap-chlorine) (Hardware, by BoujeeEnjinia1701, AI-buildability 3/5): An open-hardware, solar-powered sentinel design that flushes a water sample hourly and logs free chlorine, turbidity and temperature at a village tap, then sends alerts by SMS or LoRa. Still at proof-of-concept stage. - [Greenhouse monitor with ESP32 gateway and ATmega sensor nodes](https://afterware.xyz/p/greenhouse-monitor-with-esp32-gateway-and-atmega-sensor-nodes) (Code, by La Văn Thịnh (vthinh-la), AI-buildability 3/5): An open hardware smart agriculture system: an ESP32 gateway with six onboard relays and an LCD menu, linked by 2.4 GHz radio to battery-powered ATmega8 nodes that read capacitive soil moisture probes. - [LoadZone, a curbside loading bay sensor concept](https://afterware.xyz/p/loadzone-a-curbside-loading-bay-sensor-concept) (Hardware, by BoujeeEnjinia1701, AI-buildability 2/5): A low, battery-powered puck bonded to the road in each loading bay, using a magnetometer and LoRaWAN to report whether the bay is free. Designed as an open alternative to vendor curb data. - [Lululemon MIRROR, bought secondhand and hacked](https://afterware.xyz/p/lululemon-mirror-bought-secondhand-and-hacked) (Hardware, by Samraaj Bath, AI-buildability 3/5): A discontinued Lululemon MIRROR smart mirror, bought secondhand for $200 after Lululemon's acquisition and shutdown of the product line. The post shows a teardown and hack of the unit. - [Lavabo: a handwashing station with exposed mechanics](https://afterware.xyz/p/lavabo-a-handwashing-station-with-exposed-mechanics) (Inspiration, by Moritz Steiner): A student-designed kindergarten wash station that shows its plumbing, levers and color-coded flow instead of hiding them behind a touchless sensor. Built to make handwashing a tactile, playful task. - [AlgaeSense, a microscope-driven algae grower](https://afterware.xyz/p/algaesense-a-microscope-driven-algae-grower) (Hardware, by Bhuvan Makes, AI-buildability 4/5): An autonomous photobioreactor built on the Arduino UNO Q that periodically samples its algae culture into a viewing chamber, images it with a USB microscope, and uses OpenCV to track growth and flag contaminants. - [Mini Retro TV: ESP32-S3 plays JPEG video](https://afterware.xyz/p/mini-retro-tv-esp32-s3-plays-jpeg-video) (Hardware, by Tech Talkies, AI-buildability 4/5): A small handheld video player built on the MaTouch Lite ESP32-S3 with a 2.4-inch ST7789 touchscreen. Instead of decoding video, it plays a sequence of JPEG frames read from a microSD card. - [CMF Speaker S, a milk-carton-shaped Bluetooth speaker](https://afterware.xyz/p/cmf-speaker-s-a-milk-carton-shaped-bluetooth-speaker) (Inspiration, by CMF by Nothing): CMF's $59 Speaker S is a portable Bluetooth speaker with a carton-like form, a tactile volume knob that doubles as a playback control, and swappable colored panels. It is notable for its tactile controls at a low price. - [Robot planter that shows soil moisture](https://afterware.xyz/p/robot-planter-that-shows-soil-moisture) (Hardware, by CrazyScience, AI-buildability 4/5): A small robot character that reads soil moisture and changes its facial expression to show when a plant is getting dry. The face is the interface for the plant's water level. - [Tinycorder V3, a Star Trek-style e-ink tricorder](https://afterware.xyz/p/tinycorder-v3-a-star-trek-style-e-ink-tricorder) (Hardware, by Victor Barahona, AI-buildability 4/5): A small handheld multi-tool inspired by the Star Trek tricorder, with a 4.3in e-ink screen, a rotary encoder, a CO2 sensor and a two-piece PLA case. Built for a Seeed Studio interactive contest. - [Crankfruit, a crank-driven game console on Fruit Jam](https://afterware.xyz/p/crankfruit-a-crank-driven-game-console-on-fruit-jam) (Hardware, by Adafruit Learning System, AI-buildability 4/5): An unofficial, Playdate-inspired game player built on the Adafruit Fruit Jam. It runs Playdate-style Lua games with one-bit graphics and synth sound over HDMI, with a CNC handwheel encoder as the crank. - [LEGO Technic drawing machine with a worm gear](https://afterware.xyz/p/lego-technic-drawing-machine-with-a-worm-gear) (Hardware, by Brick Trials, AI-buildability 2/5): A LEGO Technic spirograph machine driven by one motor, a worm gear and a crank, with no code. A turntable spins the paper while a swinging pen arm draws a dense flower pattern. - [PROBE LX-3, a 3D-printed Pi 5 rover](https://afterware.xyz/p/probe-lx-3-a-3d-printed-pi-5-rover) (Hardware, by LUMALIEN, AI-buildability 4/5): An open-source differential-drive robot with a Raspberry Pi 5, USB camera and distance sensor, built from seven printed parts with no supports. The dome twist-locks onto the base and leaves room for a lidar. - [Tiny Clawd, a 3D printed desk pet for Claude Code](https://afterware.xyz/p/tiny-clawd-a-3d-printed-desk-pet-for-claude-code) (Hardware, by deepakpopli, AI-buildability 4/5): A small 3D printed Clawd with a 128x64 OLED face that mirrors what Claude Code is doing. It runs on an ESP32-C3 with one touch pad and plays games on its screen. - [DuckBuddy, an open-source walking robot duck](https://afterware.xyz/p/duckbuddy-an-open-source-walking-robot-duck) (Hardware, by Animan-AI, AI-buildability 2/5): A small open-source robot duck built on Pollen Robotics' Microduck, with 15 Feetech HL-2915 servos, custom HAT and power boards, and an Orange Pi Zero 3W running offline voice, vision and behavior.