Meta pushes Muse into hardware with open‑source gadget kit and free Home Link devices

Open‑source Muse Gadgets kit unveiled

Meta has launched Muse Gadgets, an open‑source initiative that lets developers craft their own hardware that talks to Muse, the company’s personal AI agent that can book travel, fill forms and shop on a user’s behalf.

The project supplies open‑source firmware, a Linux software development kit and starter ideas such as fitting Muse with a color e‑ink display or mounting it on a stick that plugs into a TV’s HDMI port.

• Developers can use low‑cost hobby boards like Raspberry Pi or ESP32.
• Muse can be linked to displays, buttons, sensors, actuators and any other components on a workbench.
• A dedicated Discord channel offers community support.

Home Link hardware rollout and community response

To demonstrate the platform, Meta built a USB‑C powered device called Muse Home Link that connects Muse to a home network and lets it communicate with smart speakers, TVs and other devices.

Nat Friedman, head of product at Meta’s Superintelligence Labs, wrote on X that “the company built a gadget called Muse Home Link.” Meta produced 5,000 of the devices and is distributing them for free to Muse subscribers while supplies last.

Friedman’s announcement gathered nearly 30,000 views within hours, suggesting the free units were quickly claimed. He said Home Link would begin shipping in a few weeks.

Expanding Muse beyond consumers to businesses

The hardware effort fits Meta’s broader strategy to turn Muse into more than a stand‑alone chatbot.

Earlier this week the company introduced Muse for Small Business, a free tier with usage limits that links Muse to tools such as Shopify, Dropbox and Slack.

Meta also created a new business unit, Meta Enterprise Platform, to promote its AI offerings to corporate customers.