I think about how AI characters can share a room with people.
This is where I write it down.
That's me. The thing on the left is our prototype.Right now
More →- Leading LYNOOK day to day—bringing 3D character software and AI interaction into one physical device.
- Iterating on presence between interactions: what a character does while you're not talking to it.
- Writing here instead of optimizing for engagement metrics. Notes, not a pitch deck.
The garden
All topics →Physical AI
AI that lives in the world on dedicated hardware, perceiving and acting through a physical body.
read →Character Systems
The stack that gives an AI a stable identity—personality, memory, voice, and behavior over time.
read →Presence
The felt sense that someone is in the room with you—produced by idle behavior, not conversation.
read →Privacy-first
Core functions don't depend on sending private moments to a third-party server. Opt-in, not assumed.
read →
Proof in hand
We build the thing first, then talk about it.
Most AI hardware posts are renders. The photos you see on this site are devices we've soldered, printed, tested, broken, and rebuilt in our Shenzhen workshop.
The writing here is notes from that process — the dead ends, the parts that worked, the questions we're still trying to answer.
See the build log →Recent writing
All writing →Gatebox-like AI Companion: What We're Building
We're building a Gatebox-like AI companion that focuses on presence rather than constant interaction. Unlike Gatebox's holographic approach, we're exploring a more intimate, quiet form of companionship with privacy and offline capability at its core.
Razer Project Ava — Our Take & What's Missing
Razer Project Ava shows promise, but there are gaps we're addressing. As a Project Ava alternative, we focus on privacy, offline capability, and customization — core features missing from Razer's concept.
Curved Display + AI Character Box Prototype (Photos)
First physical prototype photos of our Gatebox-like AI companion. Testing curved display options and form factor. The goal is subtle presence without being distracting — a privacy-focused offline companion device.
Elsewhere
- LYNOOK.com— the company
- LinkedIn— more formal
- Email— slow but welcome
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