Atlas: The Open-Source Pocket Companion
There's a giant in this box.
Atlas is a handheld talking creature that does a lot more than its modest parts suggest. 24 modes — 12 of them games — a knob, a switch, and a little OLED face that won't stop talking. It's small enough to pocket and deep enough to keep surprising you.
The catch (and the whole point): it's completely open source, and built to be torn open.
What it does
Twiddle the knob and dig through 24 modes — games, tools, toys, and a face full of personality. The fun isn't in a feature list; it's in discovering what's in there. Modest parts, far more depth than they have any right to add up to.
What makes it different
The entire firmware — all ~21,400 lines of it — is public and yours to change. Flash a fresh build to your board right from your browser in about ten seconds: no Arduino IDE, no command line, no Python. Want a new mode or animation? Hand the source and the included AI dev primer to an assistant, describe what you want, and build it. Atlas is designed from the ground up to be hacked, personalized, and rebuilt.
And you can't brick it — nothing you flash can harm the hardware, and a bad build is always one re-flash away from fixed.
Specs
- Brain: Waveshare ESP32-S3 Mini (ESP32-S3 FH4R2)
- Display: 128×64 SH1106 OLED
- Controls: rotary knob + power switch
- Firmware: ~21,400 lines, fully open source, browser-flashable
- Enclosure: 3D printed (colors vary — each one's a little different)
- Designed, built, and printed in Hamilton, Ontario
What you get
A fully assembled, ready-to-go Atlas — flip the switch and it boots in two seconds. Want to build your own from scratch instead? The complete source, build guide, and bill of materials are free at installatlas.com.
Canada's first homegrown pocket companion. Yours to discover. Yours to rebuild.
