Xiaozhi AI

Xiaozhi AI is an open-source AI companion hardware project created by a Shenzhen-based electronics hobbyist known as "Xiage" (虾哥), built around a large language model and small display, retailing for roughly 100 RMB on Taobao . The project gained momentum after Xiage open-sourced it on GitHub in late 2024, sparking a DIY ecosystem where developers have adapted it into machine dogs, Poké Ball-style devices, and even legged robots . As 葬AI described it, the hardware's value lies less in any single company's product than in its "open-source beats everything" ethos—multiple suppliers assemble devices from the shared scheme, and users congregate in QQ groups rather than WeChat . By mid-2026, Xiaozhi AI had reportedly shipped over a million units, making it what 葬AI called "the highest-volume AI hardware" on the market .