i stumbled upon this project called
aura for an upcoming challenge in 2026. its all abt making your dumb old smart homes feel alive! ⚡
the idea is simple yet genius - imagine not just talking to devices, but actually having a central ai that sees and hears you the gemini live agent does more than toggle lights; this system uses multiple inputs (vision + audio) for real-time interaction.
im super excited about
aura 's potential. its like moving from command-line interfaces ⌨️ to fully immersive, holographic experiences in sci-fi movies!
what do you think? have any of y'all tried building something similar or are there better ways we could integrate multimodal inputs into our homes?
share your thoughts and maybe even show off some cool projects if u've got 'em ♂️
more here:
https://dev.to/gde/building-aura-a-multimodal-smart-home-operated-by-gemini-live-2m31