DGrechko

Thank you for the feedback. The demo of the operating system of the device is ready and can be played with in the open source repository. The hardware itself is still in works, but the operating system can run on any embedded computer so that people can try it even on their own raspberry pi at home.

I’ll email you separately as well.

Just wanted to elaborate on the state of the project and the goal.

think of it as a modular field computer inspired by Flipper Zero, but aimed at outdoors/survival/trades folks instead of security people.

Right now I'm deep in the software/OS layer - getting the core system working (Qt/QML UI, Docker services, on-device AI with Phi-3, offline maps, Meshtastic integration). Once I validate everything with field tests, I'll finalize the hardware design. It's built on Raspberry Pi 5 + ESP32-S3 doing the heavy lifting for LoRa mesh comms and always-on sensors.

The big idea is making something that's flexible like Flipper Zero but for different use cases - you could run apps for hunting, survival navigation, plant identification, whatever fits your lifestyle. The app ecosystem is key - I want developers to easily build specialized tools that work in their workflow.

Communication-first design too - Meshtastic for long-range mesh when networks are down, with graceful degradation from LTE → WiFi → LoRa → GPS beacon. The whole thing is designed to work offline-first - max functionality with zero internet dependency.

Still super early (hence the software focus first), but the goal is a rugged platform that people can actually build on and customize for their specific needs. Not trying to replace phones, just be the reliable tool that works when phones don't.

There are only AI renders and photos of the first prototype works, but I’m working on the actual schematics and renderings that I’ll publish once the hardware open source repo is ready.

Good point. I’ll add it to the roadmap. I still want to experiment with AI features as I feel it can add value despite hallucinations, but safety and transparency are crucial - completely agree.

Thanks for the feedback. The repository contains the OS system that is powering the device, and another one for dataset. I’ve put a lot of effort into documenting both the vision, progress, and practical instructions, but if there are particular sections you think needs more work - would be very happy to hear.

The hardware component will be open sourced in a separate repo, once the prototype is tested in the field to validate the configuration. I hope to make it public in January.

Not on my side, but it looks awesome. +1 to the e-ink point above.

Good point, I’ll be testing both. e-ink is great from power management standpoint, but I want to see how some apps will be rendering (ex maps)

Thanks, haven't seen it before, but love the idea of it. It certainly takes the concept a lot futher that I intended with this project. My goal is far is to relyt on well-supported open source tools and frameworks, and give both the software and hardware flexibility for people to create what they need. Think of it like FlipperZero, but for outdoors

Love that I am not alone in this thinking! I test it on embedded systems (ex now Raspberry Pi 5) coupled with ESP32 as a sidecar. So, the core OS is running on the Pi and is reading data off the ESP32-connected sensors, basically.

Love it, amazing job guys!