This is the ESP32 client for the Mochi animatronics project. It brings expressive robot eyes and quirky sounds to life, inspired by Huy Vector's video. It optionally generates the emotions using GenAI (Gemini).

Inspired by: Huy Vector - Build Your Own Dasai Mochi Robot

The Mochi ESP32 client receives animation and sound data from a server and displays them on an OLED screen, while playing matching sounds through a buzzer. The server uses AI to generate unique facial expressions and robot voices, which are sent to this device over WiFi.

• Eyes Animation: Smooth, expressive eye movements rendered on an SSD1306 OLED display.
• Sound Playback: Short, quirky robot jingles played via PWM on a buzzer.
• Touch Sensor: Triggers a request to the server for new animation and sound.

1. Server generates data: The Mochi server creates animation and sound data using AI.
2. ESP32 receives data: This client listens for POST requests at /draw (for eye animation) and /play (for sound).
3. Touch to refresh: Touching the sensor sends a GET request to the server, which triggers new data generation.
4. Display and sound: The ESP32 decodes the received data, animates the eyes, and plays the sound.

1. Hardware Required:

   • ESP32 board
   • SSD1306 OLED display
   • Buzzer
   • Touch sensor
   • (Optional) Breadboard and jumper wires

2. Software Requirements:

   • VS Code (recommended)
   • PlatformIO (recommended)
   • Server running dzonder/mochi-server
   • config.h setup:
     • Pin numbers set according to the hardware
     • WiFi credentials set
     • Target URL of the server set

3. Build & Flash:

   • Clone this repo
   • Configure your WiFi, pins and target in src/config.h
   • Build and upload using PlatformIO

4. Run the Server:

   • See dzonder/mochi-server for setup instructions

5. Demo:

   • Power on the ESP32
   • Touch the sensor to trigger new animations and sounds
   • Watch the OLED display and listen to the buzzer