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R3Y V1

An AI companion
with purpose.

See. Hear. Talk. Be with you. An open-minded device concept, built around real components and an honest engineering journey.

Explore the hardware ↗Meet the project

Design in development · Component imagery is reference-based, not a final assembly.

Made to feel human.

A companion-first product vision, still in development.

Grounded in real hardware.

Named boards and modules, not invented internals.

Built in the open.

Design intent and unresolved decisions shown honestly.

01 / The hardware

Every part.
A purpose.

Four currently selected references from the R3Y V1 master specification. These cutouts were generated from actual product photographs; they are not CAD or proof of an assembled device.

01 / COMPUTE
Monochrome cutout of a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W board

Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W

Selected compute board · 65 × 30 mm

Locked
02 / VISION
Monochrome cutout of the Waveshare RPi Camera E module

Waveshare Camera (E)

SKU 10300 · OV5647 · 5 MP · 25 × 24 mm

Locked
03 / TOUCH
Monochrome cutout of the DWIN 4.3 inch HMI module

DWIN 4.3″ HMI

DMG48270C043_04WTR · 480 × 272 resistive touch

Selected ref.
04 / AUDIO
Monochrome cutout of the Waveshare 8 ohm 5 watt connected speaker pair

Waveshare speaker pair

SKU 14595 · 8 Ω · 5 W reference

Selected ref.

Still to verify: microphone, amplifier/DAC, fan and heatsink, power management, and the physical dual-18650 holder. No substitute images are shown for these.

02 / The envelope

Compact.
Considered.

The master specification defines a 150 × 110 × 110 mm enclosure envelope. That is a design target, not a measured finished product. Component fit, thermal behavior, battery safety, and internal mounting still require validation.

R3Y V1 / target envelope
150mm width
110mm height
110mm depth

Dimensions are X × Y × Z from the master specification. Final mass and launch date are not confirmed.

03 / Source truth

Built from references.
Clear about the unknowns.

The camera is the Waveshare Camera (E), not an IR-CUT module. The DWIN display is a serial HMI, not an HDMI or DSI monitor. The Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W has mini-HDMI and micro-USB connectors; no USB-C port is claimed here.

Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W ↗Waveshare Camera (E) ↗DWIN display datasheet ↗Waveshare speakers ↗
ESS / R3Y V1

Tomorrow
starts here.

R3Y V1 is a concept in active design. Product imagery, specifications, pricing, availability, and launch timing will be updated only when verified.

In development — no booking open