One toy robot old was modernized for the company Viam Robotics. At first, the item called Tom Omnibot 2000 is regarded as an 80’s classic and the addition of MAIV (Modernized with AI and Viam) comes from the transformation that came through the implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) it is a Raspberry Pi.
In general, the company even shared a tutorial that explains how the modification can be made to the toy. As a result, the changes allow it to be connected remotely, as well as using machine learning to interact with the world around it.
According to what Viam teaches, you can also add a color and object detection system. But, for the version made by them, just use a Raspbery Pi 4B (or another logic board that robs Linux 64-bit), webcam, LEDs and a few other peripherals to make the item work.
Despite this, the idea of the tutorial is to maintain the original appearance of the robot and therefore, both the housing, the style and the original engines will be maintained. In this sense, those interested can access the tutorial on the Viam website and check all the modification details.
The toy, in turn, was launched in the 80s and could serve drinks and food, with the right to a detachable tray. Whoever is in Brazil and wants to buy a robot to modify will have to spend around R$ 4 mil. Finally, also check out the robot dog that received integration with ChatGPT, as well as a technology that allows you to control robots with your mind.
