R2D2 TV

What is R2D2 TV?

R2D2 TV provides a local home screen, private remote browser, and push-to-talk voice assistant for webOS televisions. The system runs on a separate Linux compute host that streams a sandboxed Chromium session to the TV over a local network.

The host machine handles local speech recognition and intent processing while the television acts as the display and input device. It replaces or hooks into vendor services to enable native voice capture and custom routing. Content protection rules are applied per browser profile, and model inference remains offline on the host.

The project requires an aarch64 Linux machine with a CUDA-capable GPU, Python 3.10+, and Node.js 20+. The television must have system root access and match a specific firmware build. The software modifies vendor system services and may void warranties or leave the device unusable until reset. It is released under the MIT license.

R2D2 TV features

• Streams a sandboxed Chromium session from a local Linux host to the TV
• Processes voice commands and speech recognition locally on the host
• Replaces vendor services to enable native microphone capture and remote control
• Applies pinned content protection rules to disposable browser profiles
• Supports hardware HEVC encoding for media streaming paths
• Runs entirely over a local area network without cloud dependencies

Who uses R2D2 TV and for what

• Replace default webOS home screen with a custom local interface
• Browse the web privately using a locally hosted Chromium instance
• Control TV functions and launch apps using push-to-talk voice commands
• Run offline speech recognition models for faster response times
• Test custom firmware patches and service modifications on webOS devices

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