Perplexity Computer autonomously turns a Raspberry Pi 5 into a game console via SSH
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas shared that a user granted Perplexity Computer SSH access to a Raspberry Pi 5 via Tailscale, and it autonomously turned the device overnight into a game console with an arcade UI, toolchain, and MCP integration. The console can generate GBA, C, Rust, and terminal games, and automatically completes compilation, playtesting, and bug fixing; Computer also built a USB gamepad service supporting button remapping, turbo, vibration, and per-game profiles, as well as a Minecraft-style multiplayer voxel game written in C (141 KB binary), where users can play together with an AI bot played by Computer, commanded via in-game chat through MCP.
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Perplexity Computer completes the entire chain from system access to game generation and hardware control without human intervention, demonstrating the boundaries of agents autonomously executing tasks over long periods.
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This user gave Perplexity Computer, SSH access to a Raspberry Pi 5 over Tailscale. Overnight, it autonomously turned it into a game console with an arcade UI, toolchains and MCP integration.
The console generates GBA, C, Rust and terminal games with automated compilation, playtesting, and error fixing. Computer also built a custom USB controller service with remapping, turbo, rumble and per-game profiles, plus a Minecraft-inspired multiplayer voxel game in C (141 KB binary) where the user can play alongside Computer as an AI-controlled robot, directed through in-game chat via MCP. https://t.co/hHzw2mO1Nu