Coming up with a fresh bedtime story can be a challenge, so why not automate the process? That’s exactly what maker and developer Thomas Valadez has done with his latestRaspberry Piproject. Using our favorite SBC, thisStorybook Pigenerates stories with a little help from AI and comes with a picture to go along with the story based on its description.
All of thegenerative AIhappens locally on the Pi using a couple of open-source AI tools. Once the Pi generates a story and image, the data is formatted to display on a small eInk screen. This eInk panel offers a couple of colors, making for a more dynamic experience. Because it uses an eInk display, the power consumption is much lower and the image will remain on the screen should power drop.
Creating new images and stories isn’t instantaneous. According to Valadez, it takes roughly five minutes to create a new story and picture. TheeInk displayalso takes a little bit of time to refresh but if you aren’t using it that often, this shouldn’t be a big deal. However, the unique end result is well worth the wait.
To drive this project, Valadez is using a Raspberry Pi 5. Although you could get away with older models, the performance might not be as high. The screen is a 5.7-inch Inky Impression but you can use other displays in its place. Valadez recommends using a 32GBmicroSD cardat least for this project as more space is useful for containing AI models.
If you want to get a closer look at thisRaspberry Pi project, check out the official project page over atGitHub. Be sure to follow Valadez for more cool projects as well as for any future updates on this one.
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Ash Hill is a contributing writer for Tom’s Hardware with a wealth of experience in the hobby electronics, 3D printing and PCs. She manages the Pi projects of the month and much of our daily Raspberry Pi reporting while also finding the best coupons and deals on all tech.
