Poetry Camera and falling back in love with technology
summary
Designers turn a daydream into a physical product by wiring up a Raspberry Pi, a receipt printer, and AI models guided by ChatGPT, iterate for two years, and reach a first field-ready unit that prints poems in haiku mode at Anthropic’s event; many parts get redesigned (one part 17 times), assembly takes 16 hours over two days, and production stays hand-assembled with custom finishes while pre-orders open and the device actually works for customers.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00The origin of the idea
- 1:28Forming the collaboration
- 2:57Building the first prototype
- 4:28From janky to physical
- 5:57Hardware challenges
- 7:00Unexpected momentum
- 7:37Partnership decisions
- 9:00Engineering for scale
- 10:18Testing under pressure
- 11:42Customizing the experience
- 12:41Creative conflicts
- 14:19Repairing the partnership
- 17:12Future and live demo
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