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1019: LGTM, Ship It: The AI Code Review Problem
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Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs.
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The Sick Picks segment closes the episode on an upbeat, hardware-tinkering note. Wes's pick is a celebration of the Bose QC35 — a 10-year-old noise-canceling headphone he insists is still the best on the market. The two problems that typically retire a pair — micro USB charging and shredded ear cups — are both solvable. New ear cups are a straightforward swap, and a USB-C charging board from the QC45 model clips in without soldering, requiring only a little work to the connector hole. Scott's pick steals the show: the Hugging Face and Pollen Reachy Mini, a buildable AI robot with cameras, microphones, motors, and multiple PCBs assembled from a 50-step instruction booklet over about two hours. He built it with his kids and describes it as a programmable Google Home that moves — connectable to any AI provider, with an open app ecosystem. He's already written an app linking it to his Hermes setup for speech-to-text and text-to-speech. Future plans include a spaced-repetition spelling tutor for his kids and a Warhammer 40K battlefield advisor. Wes imagines strapping MediaPipe to the robot for exercise counting — a barbell rep counter that runs on low-power hardware. The segment ends with genuine enthusiasm and a promise from Scott of a full build video to come.
Wes Bos described upgrading 10-year-old Bose QC35 headphones with new ear cups and a USB-C charging board from the QC45, giving them a second life without soldering.
The Bose QC35 is still the best noise-canceling headphone Wes has owned. New ear cup pads and a plug-and-play USB-C charging board from the QC45 model transform a decade-old pair without any soldering — just a little wallowing out the connector hole.
The Hugging Face and Pollen Reachy Mini is a 50-step, 2-hour build featuring cameras, microphones, motors, PCBs, and a fully open app ecosystem. Connect it to any AI provider and you have a programmable, expressive robot — Scott is already building a spelling tutor and a Warhammer 40K battlefield advisor.
Scott Tolinski's Hugging Face Reachy Mini robot required about 2 hours to assemble from scratch using a 50-step instruction booklet, and includes cameras, microphones, motors, and PCBs.
