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From: akdeb <deb2@illinois.edu>
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2026 02:43:42 +0530
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+### ⚠️ Project Status: Deprecated
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+Starmoon is no longer actively maintained. If you're looking to run realtime, multimodal voice AI on ESP32 and local devices, this work has continued under:
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+👉 **ElatoAI**: https://github.com/akdeb/ElatoAI
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+ElatoAI builds on many of the ideas explored in Starmoon, with improved WiFi and 2-way voice AI audio reliability, global availability, and production-ready architecture.
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 # <span ><img style='vertical-align:middle; display:inline;' src="./logo.png"  width="5%" height="5%"><span style='vertical-align: middle; line-height: normal;'>&nbsp;Starmoon - A fully open-source, compact, conversational AI device to chat with custom AI characters</span></span>
 
 Starmoon is an affordable, compact AI-enabled device, you can take anywhere and converse with. It can understand your emotions and respond with empathy, offering supportive conversations and personalized learning assistance.