AI agent use cases: Home & IoT

Real home & iot projects people built with AI agents, with recipes.

Use cases

Oct 13, 2026NEW Home & IoT

An open-source Rust parametric CAD tool supports MCP so agents can build models.

Intermediateby bherbruck

A developer reverse-engineered a 48 MB RAM Nokia 110 to run an AI agent and automate a few actions.

Advancedby anupray

A film photographer vibe coded an iOS app with Codex that drives his enlarger through a cheap smart plug, replacing a $300+ dedicated timer.

IntermediateCodexby Peter Szentkiralyi

Sep 28, 2026 Home & IoT

A parent had Claude Code write all the firmware for an e-ink touchscreen shopping list that syncs with a phone web app.

IntermediateClaude Codeby seamus_c

A developer built an MCP server for his Home Assistant voice assistant with jokes, math, unit conversion, stocks and Kagi search.

Intermediateby jamesponddotco

Jun 17, 2026 Home & IoT

Adam’s open-source CADAM turns text or an image into OpenSCAD code with sliders for each dimension, exportable to STL.

Beginnerby zachdive

May 22, 2026 Home & IoT

A developer built a Gemini agent with Google’s ADK that checks children’s homework from the camera and unlocks a candy drawer as a reward.

AdvancedGeminiby @ThePracticalDev