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A student at Carnegie Mellon University, Jin Da Hua, developed the OATs system, combining home items with virtual pet images. It gives objects emotional expressive abilities through electronic ink screens and sensors. The main module of the system costs about 20 dollars, and the virtual characters are generated by Google Gemini Nano Banana. Users can set trigger conditions through a web platform. Currently, OATs has a short battery life issue, with main application scenarios including item usage monitoring, status reminders, and habit tracking.
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OATs system developed by Carnegie Mellon University student Jin Da Hua combines home items with virtual pet images, giving them emotional expression capabilities through electronic ink screens and sensors. The main module of the system costs about $20, virtual characters are generated by Gemini Nano Banana, and users can set trigger conditions through a web platform. Currently, OATs has a short battery life issue, with main application scenarios including item usage monitoring, status reminders, and habit tracking.
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