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7-9 OCT. 2026
BERLIN


( SPEAKER )
Alex Bordei
Full-Stack Developer @ Whiz Center
( SESSION )
Flutter-Powered Robot Butler: Building a Talking, Thinking IoT Device with Embedded AI
What if we told you that you can build your own robot butler—one that talks, listens, sees, and even moves—using Flutter? In this session, we’ll show how we turned a Raspberry Pi and some off-the-shelf components into an interactive robot powered by embedded AI, with Flutter as the central brain.
We’ll explore how we combined Flutter with native hardware control to move servo arms, blink LED eyes, and speak using text-to-speech. The robot understands voice commands using Whisper for local speech-to-text, sees using OpenCV, and responds smartly via a small on-device LLM—no cloud required.
This isn’t a theoretical project—it’s a fully working setup that brings together AI agents, embedded control, and real-time UI. If you’ve ever wondered whether Flutter can go beyond mobile, this is the session for you.
Key takeaways:
How we run Flutter on embedded devices like Raspberry Pi
Using MethodChannels to control GPIO and native hardware
Integrating local AI models for speech, vision, and commands
Building responsive physical interactions (voice, motion, lights)
Why Flutter is a perfect fit for embedded, kiosk, and smart devices
We’ll bring code, insights, and most importantly—our Flutter-powered robot butler.
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