Pixabots

Animated 32x32 pixel art robot avatars with idle bounce, blinking, and accessories.

At a glance

OutputBaked loopRendered once into a GIF that the panel loops with its own firmware: perfectly smooth, no Bluetooth traffic.

Settings5every one editable live in the studio, or by an agent with update_app_settings

Sourcepixabots.pysrc/deskdot/apps/pixabots.py

Settings
Setting	Type	Default	Options / range
Character`character`	choice	Sparky (Retro Bot)	Sparky (Retro Bot)Visor (Cyberpunk)CRT Monitor (Smiley)Nyan Cat (Cosmic)Party Parrot (Dance)Astro Bot (Explorer)
Color Palette`color_scheme`	choice	Default	DefaultCyberpunkPico8GameboyNeon
Accessory`accessory`	choice	None	NoneBeacon AntennaDJ HeadphonesRoyal CrownParty Hat
Speed`speed`	number	1.0	0.5 – 2.0
Sparkles & Effects`sparkles`	on/off	On	on / off

render a frame to PNG (no panel needed)

$ uv run deskdot preview pixabots --settings '{"character":"visor"}' --out pixabots.png

show it on your panel (engine running)

$ curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8765/api/apps/pixabots/activate

Or ask your agent: “Show Pixabots on my panel”. It calls show_app with "pixabots". New here? Set up DeskDot first.

Minecraft faces, GitHub identicons and DiceBear pixel characters — pixel-exact, with a name tag.

Your own rated football card — tiers, portrait, nation, six stats, shine and flip.

80s cyberpunk outrun horizon with 3D perspective grid, blazing sun, and sports car.

Messages, auto-fitted, smoothly scrolling, or flowing like Spotify lyrics.