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StackChan Desktop Robot Gets a Hermes-Agent Brain
Over three days, developer Alex transformed the M5Stack StackChan desktop robot, building StackChan Agent Builder with dual agents and finally running Nous Research's hermes-agent fully on-device.
2026-10-23 ~ 2026-10-25 · 3 episodes · 7 posts
Episode 1 · Developer builds StackChan desktop AI companion with Hermes-Agent (2026-10-23, 2 posts)
一位开发者展示了 M5Stack 的 StackChan 桌面机器人开箱即用的体验，计划接入 Nous Research 的 Hermes-Agent AI 智能体栈，打造一款桌面 AI 伴侣。演示中机器人可进入
- Builder wires StackChan desktop robot to Nous Research's Hermes-Agent, plans open-source release — alexcovo_eth · 2026-10-23
- StackChan desktop robot goes chill mode with Hermes-Agent, build to be open sourced — alexcovo_eth · 2026-10-23
Episode 2 · Maker Gives M5Stack Desktop Robot an Hermes Agent Brain (2026-10-24, 3 posts)
A developer demoed a M5Stack Stackchan desktop robot powered by two agents: a Grok bot handling firmware and hardware, with Nous Research's Hermes-Agent running locally as its brain, enabling open-ended use cases.
- Builder pairs Grok Bot for firmware with locally-run Hermes Agent inside a Stack-chan robot — alexcovo_eth · 2026-10-24
- Builder turns M5Stack StackChan desk robot into a locally-run Hermes agent — alexcovo_eth · 2026-10-24
- Stackchan robot runs Nous Research's Hermes Agent in YOLO mode — alexcovo_eth · 2026-10-24
Episode 3 · StackChan Desktop Robot Runs hermes-agent Fully Locally with Fast Voice Responses (2026-10-25, 2 posts)
A developer demonstrated an M5Stack StackChan desktop robot now running Nous Research's model-agnostic hermes-agent fully locally, with voice responses fast enough for real-time conversation.
- StackChan desk robot runs Nous Research hermes-agent fully locally with snappy voice — alexcovo_eth · 2026-10-25
- StackChan desk robot now runs hermes-agent locally with snappy Gradium voice, fully functional — alexcovo_eth · 2026-10-25