Can a Raspberry Pi 5 run a small local AI robot stack?
r/selfhostedJul 6, 2026 · 6d ago
The goal is a pet robot that works fully at home without depending on cloud AI. The planned setup uses for replies, for , and Kitten TTS for spoken output. A 3B+ currently produces about 4 , which is slow for a responsive robot.
The open question is whether a with 4GB of memory would make this setup practical. The item does not include real test results or confirmed performance numbers.
Key points
The local robot stack would combine , , and Kitten TTS.
A 3B+ is reported at about 4 for text generation.
The target hardware is a with 4GB of memory.
owners can use this as a comparison for local AI workloads on small home hardware.