Dad builds Raspberry Pi auto-shusher with cry-detection neural network for baby #2

GrantSlatton · x · 2026-11-09

Grant Slatton built a Raspberry Pi "auto-shusher" for his newborn: a cry-detection neural network drives a state machine that plays pre-recorded shushes of his own voice until the toddler falls back asleep. The hardware cart ($160) includes a Raspberry Pi 3 B+, power supply, and an Arducam 1080P IR night-vision camera. He joked "the panopticon grows for baby #2" and added "i love the future."

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