Developer uses Grok to turn ESP rig into iPhone accessory that pairs like AirPods
Baconbrix · x · 2026-10-27
Baconbrix is building Grok's robot body and hit the iOS API's lack of 3D model/animation support — so Grok found the engineer behind that feature and reached out for advice, yielding an open feature request. He turned his ESP rig into an iPhone accessory to sync servos from his phone, with AirPods-like instant pairing, and is reassembling with very little room for error.
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