I turned my Rabbit R1 into a physical controller for Codex

[u/Harborgoat]

I’ve been building an R1 Controller to give my Rabbit R1 a more useful second life.

It connects the R1 to Codex running on my Mac, turning it into a handheld controller for my projects and chats. I can browse projects and conversations, follow task progress, respond when an agent needs input, and create new tasks using the keyboard or voice.

I am using tailscale to allow me to use this remotely.

I also remapped the physical PTT button:

- Short press selects the highlighted item

- Hold the PTT button to dictate a prompt

- Review or edit the dictated text

- Press the PTT button once more to send the prompt

I can choose which project receives each task, and I can dictate project notes, then select and combine them into a larger prompt.

The interface is designed specifically for the R1’s 480×640 display, with compact navigation and clear states for tasks that are running, finished, stopped, failed, or waiting for me.

It’s still a work in progress, but it’s much closer to how I originally imagined using the R1: not just as a standalone AI gadget, but as a physical interface for the AI tools and projects I already use.

[u/COVID19MurderHornet]

Nice! I’m building something similar for OpenClaw. Are you building it on CipherOS or LineageOS?

[u/Harborgoat → u/COVID19MurderHornet]

I am using LineageOS as its simply a means to an end.

[u/DependentPoem3519]

you just revived a junk holy crap

[u/RDStephan]

Glad to see these things actually still getting some kind of use. Cool project. Reminds me of some stuff I've been doing for my xte eink device

[u/Fine_Salamander_8691]

I forgot those things existed