Modem Works just launched an AI-powered device that claims to record your dreams. The Amsterdam-based firm calls it the Dream Recorder, offering “ultra-low definition” dream capture in any language.
Users wake, speak their dream aloud, and the device brings it to life with AI-generated visuals in a style they pick. The whole setup is DIY: users download open-source code, 3D print the case, and assemble parts like an HDMI screen, an 8GB processor, a micro SD card, and a USB microphone for about €285.
The Dream Recorder stores up to eight dreams for playback. It taps into OpenAI’s API and LumaLabs’ AI video generation. Costs per dream generation are said to be under $0.15 depending on image quality. 
The company published everything on GitHub with parts lists and purchase links.
This isn’t the first attempt at AI dream recording. Japan’s ATR labs demoed an MRI-based AI system in 2023 with 60% accuracy. A Singapore-China study from the same year reached similar results.
Modem Works is betting on accessibility over precision — giving anyone the tools to capture their dreams themselves.
“Wake up, speak your dream aloud … and watch it come to life in a dreamscape in the aesthetic of your choice,” the project website reads.
