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TaqaBuddy is a handheld AI assistant. A fine-tuned 3B model runs on the device and operates the things you own. It works fully offline. No account. No subscription. These pages are the working record: dated, with the results that went against us.
Status 2026-09-28
| Part | State |
|---|---|
| Router model | v5, running on the RK35883B, QLoRA fine-tune, Q4_0 |
| Runtime | running on the RK3588dispatcher, safety gate, setup wizard |
| Speech to text | measured on the RK3566 prototypeRK3588 port pending |
| Speech output | not built |
| IR output | designed into the Rev A boardloop runs so far used a simulated transmitter |
| Rev A boards | schematics done, ERC 0layout in progress |
| Enclosure | in design |
| Filmed demo | none yet |
| For sale | nono store, no ship date |
Pages
| Page | Covers |
|---|---|
| How it works | The pipeline, and why memory bandwidth picked the chip. |
| Device definitions | The registry. Add a device without retraining. |
| Benchmarks | Every figure, dated, with conditions. |
| Principles | The rules, and what each one costs. |
| Questions | Short answers. |