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Inspiration

I wanted to make AI feel friendly and alive. During late-night coding sessions, I realized assistants should exist alongside you, not inside apps. This inspired me to create Hiro, a virtual AI pet that helps, learns, and keeps you company on your desktop.

What it does

Hiro is an AI-powered desktop pet that uses Google’s Gemini to analyze your screen, understand context, and offer helpful, natural responses. It provides visual feedback, emotional reactions, and privacy-respecting intelligence.

How we built it

I built Hiro using Python for the desktop logic and React for the web interface. Gemini powers the AI reasoning, while computer vision and WebSockets enable screen awareness and real-time interactivity.

Challenges we ran into

Synchronizing AI responses with animations, ensuring privacy with screen capture, and connecting Python and React smoothly were the main challenges we faced during development.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

I created a fully functional AI pet that can perceive, respond, and interact with users in real time, merging productivity and personality through design and engineering.

What we learned

I learned how to integrate large language models with visual interfaces, balance privacy and usability, and prototype quickly under hackathon pressure.

What's next for Hiro

To print and create the real figure (with my own designs!)

Built With

• gemini
• python
• react