Meet The Pwnagotchi – Built by Brian and other open-source contributors (GPL-v3) – The first photo is the first completed pwnagotchi, already sold. The first two and last two pictures in the row of 5 are of the one I am finishing up now. It is 100% operating as intended waiting on the case to come in for it and it will be finished by 2/24/26 and listed.

My Pwnagotchi is a tiny, always‑learning, AI‑powered companion built to explore Wi‑Fi environments and grow smarter over time. Inspired by the classic Tamagotchi, it “lives” by interacting with the wireless world—learning, adapting, and improving its skills with every handshake it captures.

What It Does

• Learns from its environment using reinforcement learning
• Optimizes Wi‑Fi interactions to capture handshakes more efficiently
• Adapts its behavior based on success, failure, and the networks around it
• Displays moods and personality depending on how well it’s doing in its current environment.
• Runs autonomously on a Raspberry Zero 2 W with a small display, allowing it to run the 64-bit operating system as opposed to the Pi Zero W

It’s not just a tool—it’s a digital creature with quirks, moods, and a surprising amount of charm.

Personality

The Pwnagotchi reacts to the world around it. When it’s capturing lots of handshakes, it’s happy and energetic. When the environment is quiet, it gets bored or sleepy. If it hasn’t been fed (i.e., hasn’t captured anything) for a while, it might even get a little grumpy.

It’s a fun way to visualize what’s happening under the hood while giving the device a bit of character.

Under the Hood

• Platform: Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
• Display: E-Ink Waveshare v4
• Software: Pwnagotchi with plugins, configured, but ready for your customization (takes less than a minute)
• AI: Reinforcement learning model that adjusts attack strategies
• Goal: Efficiently collect WPA/WPA2 handshakes for research and testing, or if you’re like me, it’s just cool and something I can use for my studies.

Everything it does is geared toward improving its “life”—learning how to be better at what it was designed for.

A Note on Ethics

The Pwnagotchi is used strictly for legal, authorized security testing and research. It’s a tool for learning—not for causing harm.