Looki L1 Wearable AI Device Review

I have been experimenting with AI systems for quite some time now by building local and private systems, mostly for personal use and development.  One of my side projects has been building an AI voice assistant that could do various automations around the lab such as taking notes and making recommendations.  My first attempt was a basic chatbot using Home Assist and a Raspberry Pi Zero 2w.  This worked well enough within the Home Assist ecosystem but, happens to fall on its face when you try anything else and is where having an agent in the pipeline could be beneficial.

Another challenge is that my local AI cannot move with me.  From a technology standpoint it cannot leave because it is part of my local network.  Of course, there are ways around this but, is currently not worth the effort due to the physical size.  While the Raspberry Pi Zero is quite small the final device more like the Motorola Dynatac 8000 and needs to be more like a Blackberry Pearl.

For the past couple weeks, I have been doing a review of a personal wearable AI called the Looki L1.  This device made some headlines during CES and when they reached out asking if I wanted to give it a try, I jumped at the chance.

Looki L1 is the worlds first proactive AI wearable.  This always on AI companion captures your life and uses what it observes to create notes and summaries of what is going on.  During my testing I allowed the Looki observe my actions and use its AI interface to interpret what I was doing.  For instance, when I was reading stock quotes it recognized the stock ticker and shared a related news story.  When I was out walking and playing a little Pokemon Go, it told me about the active raids that day and when they would end.  It would even recognize when I was doing research for stories and provided some helpful information.

• Physical: 1.89” x 1.99” x 0.66” (L x W x D)
• Weight: 32G or 1.1oz

Multi Modal

• 1080p/30fps camera with a 109-degree FOV
• 4k Image capture
• 16mm equivalent Focal Length
• f/2.2 Aperture
• 3 onboard microphones with active noise reduction
• 1w speaker with 6v boost smart pa

Compute and Connectivity

• 4nm Qualcomm chipset
• 32GB onboard storage
• Bluetooth 5.0
• Dual band 2.4 / 5GHz WiFi
• 6-axis gyroscope