A project built for experimentation
Meta is providing open firmware and a Linux software development kit. Its suggested first projects include adding a color e-ink display to Muse or putting the agent on a stick that plugs into a TV’s HDMI port.
The hardware bar appears low. Makers can use an inexpensive Raspberry Pi single-board computer or an ESP32 board, then connect Muse to whatever displays, buttons, sensors, actuators or other devices they have. Meta has also created a Discord channel for participants.
Meta’s own hardware test
The company has already built Muse Home Link. Nat Friedman, head of product at Meta Superintelligence Labs, said in a post on X that the USB-C-powered device connects Muse to a home network, allowing the agent to interact with smart devices on it, including speakers and TVs.
Meta made 5,000 Home Link devices and is giving them away to Muse subscribers while supplies last, Friedman said. His post drew nearly 30,000 views in a few hours, so the free units may already be gone. Shipping is expected to begin in a few weeks.
The broader Muse push
Gadgets is a niche project, but it fits a wider effort to make Muse useful outside a standalone chatbot. Earlier this week, Meta introduced Muse for Small Business, a free service with usage limits that connects Muse to tools including Shopify, Dropbox and Slack. The company also launched Meta Enterprise Platform, a new business unit intended to help offer Meta’s AI products to companies and enterprise customers.
I think the more revealing detail is what the announcement leaves open: Meta describes ways to connect Muse to devices, but says little about what the agent can reliably do once it has that access. Home Link makes the ambition tangible; the next test is whether third-party hardware can make Muse useful enough to keep around.
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