SIXSPEED’s Poki Is an Espressif ESP32-S3-Powered Companion Robotic for Your Automotive

SIXSPEED, a gaggle of automobile fanatics from Poland, have turned to crowdfunding to provide a companion robotic designed to sit down on the dashboard of your automobile — and utilizing a built-in accelerometer to reply to your driving in real-time.

“Poki is an interactive an intuitive little robotic who was made to be your passenger wherever you go,” explains SIXSPEED’s Adam Tendaj of the compact system he and his pals have designed. “Poki is not only a robotic, however your companion for good and band days! You might have a blue Monday? Don’t be concerned, your little buddy at all times is aware of you to get you within the temper. Past that includes over 50 numerous animations, Poki additionally responds to your automobile’s actions and interacts with you based mostly in your actions.”

Prototyped utilizing off-the-shelf Espressif ESP32 microcontroller boards and compact single-color OLED shows, Poki’s last kind is as an animated “face” peering out from beneath a scale-model racing helmet. The customized board inside makes use of the Espressif ESP32-S3 Mini system-on-chip paired with a 1.32″ 128×96 OLED show, accelerometer, and a contact sensor. There’s 8MB of inner storage, expandable with a microSD Card, with energy offered utilizing a USB Kind-C connector.

At its easiest, Poki simply shows preconfigured animations — with easy interplay accessible by the contact sensor. The inclusion of the accelerometer, although, means it will probably react to the consumer’s driving to point out particular animations for acceleration, braking, and turning. “You actually really feel like Poki is linked to you and your automobile,” Tendaj claims.

The Poki is now funding on Kickstarter, with rewards beginning at €55 (round $59) for early-bird backers; {hardware} is anticipated to start delivery in July this yr.