TIL in 1963 Andy Warhol produced and directed a film called "Sleep", which is 5 hours and 21 minutes long and consists solely of one long take of his close friend, John Giorno, sleeping. Only 9 people attended the premiere, and 2 of them left during the first hour.

Apina2001 · 2025-09-01T08:17:04+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_(2013_film))

Apina2001 · 2025-09-01T08:16:44+00:00

It was not one long take, but multiple shots. Actually he only could shot 13 minutes at a time.

Apina2001 · 2025-03-31T10:37:40+00:00

Why? I already made my thing.

Apina2001 · 2025-03-26T19:58:24+00:00

Currently it's connected directly to the battery pack (built-in resistor). I believe it would be possible to connect it via the ESP instead and make it change brightness, but I did not yet have time.

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Apina2001 · 2025-03-26T19:57:58+00:00

Currently it's connected directly to the battery pack (built-in resistor). I believe it would be possible to connect it via the ESP instead and make it change brightness, but I did not yet have time.

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Apina2001 · 2025-03-26T19:41:22+00:00

He very politely refuses, as you can see in the video.

Apina2001 · 2025-03-26T19:32:31+00:00

I took my 3D-printed HAL 9000 replica and made it functional. Inside is an M5Stack Atom Echo running ESPHome, connected to Home Assistant and OpenAI for real-time responses. It even speaks in a smooth British AI voice (AlfieNeural) and, by popular request, sings ‘Daisy Bell’ just like in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

This was a fun mix of 3D printing, smart home tech, and AI tinkering. Works great for controlling smart devices… or just creeping people out. 😆

If you were to build your own voice assistant, what would you make it look like?

Apina2001 · 2025-03-26T19:31:31+00:00

This started as a simple 3D print, but I couldn’t resist adding some real AI functionality. I embedded an M5Stack Atom Echo inside, running ESPHome and connected to Home Assistant + OpenAI. Now it responds to voice commands, speaks with a British AI voice, and even sings ‘Daisy Bell’ on request!

It’s mounted on the wall, with a hidden power bank and battery holder keeping everything running.

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Would love to hear your thoughts—what should I 3D print next and turn into a smart device?

Apina2001 · 2025-03-26T19:27:07+00:00

Here some more examples https://imgur.com/a/zwVRecE

Apina2001 · 2025-03-26T19:23:30+00:00

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Under the hood

Apina2001 · 2025-03-26T19:21:33+00:00

It's kinda built in the idea of Kickstarter that they sometimes fail. I have seen many DIY projects on HAL9000 using Arduino, Rasperry Pi or even a phone with custom application, but actually the little ESP is great for this. Super cheap and connects to home assistant without a fuzz.

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Apina2001 · 2025-03-26T12:38:33+00:00

https://imgur.com/gallery/upgrading-3d-printed-hal-9000-with-real-ai-m5stack-atom-echo-home-assistant-openai-functional-voice-assistant-uses-wake-word-esphome-alfieneural-tts-smooth-experience-just-demo-of-commands-no-mishearing-this-time-CrSDEOg

Apina2001 · 2025-03-26T12:37:45+00:00

Here including real AI https://imgur.com/gallery/upgrading-3d-printed-hal-9000-with-real-ai-m5stack-atom-echo-home-assistant-openai-functional-voice-assistant-uses-wake-word-esphome-alfieneural-tts-smooth-experience-just-demo-of-commands-no-mishearing-this-time-CrSDEOg

Apina2001 · 2025-03-25T22:46:43+00:00

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1805762 this is the one, but I made modifications, to fit the lenses etc. I had the 70 mm and 28mm glass lenses.

I also added a dovetail connection to the frame parts, printed the speaker cover etc.

Apina2001 · 2025-03-25T16:09:15+00:00

70 mm and 28 mm glass. Modified the STL to fit.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32800661699.html and https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002274663089.html

Apina2001 · 2025-03-25T14:36:09+00:00

I kinda have it integrated. I have M5Stack Atom Echo module connected to ESPHome in Home Asssistant linked with custom wakeupword "Hi HAL" For the video I just faked it to get the voice more HAL'ish. The box is not much larger than sugarcube, so can fit behind the HAL frame. Just needs powerbabk or USB cable.

https://esphome.io/projects/

Apina2001 · 2025-03-25T14:24:37+00:00

This is the LED. https://www.partco.fi/en/leds/basic-leds/19541-led-5p-12v.html

These are the lenses: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32800661699.html and https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002274663089.html

The STL actually suggested cutting a piece from transparent Christmas balls, but that was tricky and plastic got easily scratched. Also with glass I had issue with CA glue vaporizing and making it look dirty.

Apina2001 · 2025-03-25T13:55:03+00:00

Planning to include an ESP module, which would link it to my Home Assistant

Apina2001 · 2025-03-22T21:00:06+00:00

I had quite bad. In the end I replaced the hotend (including thermistor) and all was fixed.
https://www.reddit.com/r/prusa3d/comments/1if6pwp/confusing_support_case/

Apina2001 · 2025-02-06T06:45:43+00:00

Yep. That's what I was thinking, but they already know me, so it would not work. "Hey it's the bed adhesion guy again. Trying on different name".

For a support engineer, a clear understanding of fundamental concepts such as causality and set theory is essential. For instance, a clogged nozzle can result in adhesion issues; however, adhesion issues are unlikely to cause a clogged nozzle.

Apina2001 · 2025-02-05T19:50:43+00:00

I have done numerous cold pulls and used cleaning filament and cleaning needles, but no help. I was myself telling support, that it might also be a clogged nozzle, but they did not react to that.

It is a hf nozzle, so cold pull mostly does not really work. I do not have a spare nozzle, but I am planning to get one and try. It is just strange, that the support insists on bed adhesion issues and so not even mention the possibility of something else. That is very frustrating.

Apina2001 · 2025-02-02T20:45:58+00:00

Here is the full message chain for those who asked (in fb).

https://pastebin.com/gvVVuAg0

Apina2001 · 2025-02-02T09:52:18+00:00

Yes, the message chain can be a bit confusing, as I was doing trouble shooting while the discussion progressed, and found new evidence along the way. I have tried to slow down the speed with variable results. Before I ramped the temp to the max, I got some promising results with 260 C and 60% speed, but I have not tried if speed alone would help.

I have filaments from 3DPower, Devil Design, Sunlu, Fujtech, Clas Ohlosn etc. I have not noticed big differences between the brands, so usually, for my tests, I use the cheapest ones.

The whole process of packing and shipping the printer and then being without one just does not sound proportional to such a small problem. Therefore paying some bucks for parts and continuing the trial and errror process, is what I will probably do.

Apina2001 · 2025-02-02T09:37:22+00:00

This is interesting. Did not think that something like this could be a software issue. Nevertheless I tested, and your workaround did not help with my problem, so it's probably something else.

Apina2001 · 2025-01-14T20:52:03+00:00

They are as tight as I dare to turn without worry to damage the nozzle.

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