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Building FOFOCA: An Open-Source AI Robot with ESP32, ESP32-C3, and Edge AI

Building FOFOCA: An Open-Source AI Robot with ESP32, ESP32-C3, and Edge AI

FOFOCA is an open-source reference design for an AI-governed household robot, built around a Raspberry Pi 5 brain, an ESP32 for real-time motor control and sensor polling, and an ESP32-C3 driving an OLED status display over MQTT. This article walks through the hardware architecture, the firmware running on each Espressif chip, and how all of it connects to a local edge AI server running NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 8B for inference — no cloud dependency required.
ESP-IDF Tutorials: Soft-AP

ESP-IDF Tutorials: Soft-AP

·9 mins
This tutorial guides you through setting up a soft-AP using an Espressif module and ESP-IDF. It covers the process of creating a project, configuring Wi-Fi, and handling connection events through event loops. Upon completion, you’ll be able to establish a soft-AP and manage Wi-Fi connections. It is the first step to building more advanced networking applications.
ESP32's family Memory Map 101

ESP32's family Memory Map 101

··11 mins
This article addresses the complexity of Espressif SoCs by offering a visual, structured compilation of crucial technical data from their datasheets and TRMs. The main takeaway for the reader is a simplified, actionable understanding of the memory maps, caches, peripherals, and eFuse blocks, which is essential for low-level system and driver development.