Meet Nuvi: the AI desk companion that goes from Q to cute

Arduino and YouTube creator Luca Di Lorenzo built Nuvi, a tiny expressive AI desktop companion based on the Arduino UNO Q board that notices, listens to, and talks back to its user. The project, detailed on the Arduino Blog, was originally intended as a simple robot assistant before becoming a more playful desktop device. Nuvi is designed to run everything it needs locally on the UNO Q board.

Luca Di Lorenzo @LucaDilo on YouTube recently worked with us on what was meant to be a simple robot assistant, but soon became something much more fun: a tiny, expressive desktop companion that notices you, listens to you, and talks back. Based on the Arduino® UNO™ Q board, Nuvi is designed to run everything it needs … The post Meet Nuvi: the AI desk companion that goes from Q to cute https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/09/22/meet-nuvi-the-ai-desk-companion-that-goes-from-q-to-cute/ appeared first on Arduino Blog https://blog.arduino.cc .