Overview
The Guardrails is a JARVIS-inspired hardware project: a voice-activated monitor mounted on a 2000mm linear rail that physically tracks the user's location in the room. Using AI-powered depth sensing and stepper motor control, the monitor follows you as you move, keeping your display always within reach.
Hardware Bill of Materials
- Rail System: 2000mm V-Slot Linear Rail with GT2 belt drive
- Motor: NEMA 17 Stepper Motor for precise positioning
- Compute: Raspberry Pi 5 running the control loop
- Vision: Oak-D Lite AI Camera with depth sensing for person tracking
- Audio: ReSpeaker 4-Mic Array for wake word detection
- Mount: Monitor arm with motorized tilt adjustment
Logic Flow
- Wake word detection via ReSpeaker microphone array
- Camera activates person tracking using Oak-D Lite depth sensing
- Coordinate mapping translates 3D position to rail position
- Stepper motor moves monitor along rail to follow user
- Monitor arm adjusts tilt angle based on distance
Status
Bill of materials and logic flow are fully documented. No hardware has been purchased or code written yet. This project is in the planning phase.