Hello!

To have your robot speak out what the Cognitive Vision skill sees, you need to ensure that the variables are being used correctly in your script. The variables should not be enclosed in quotes, as this will cause the script to interpret them as literal strings rather than variable names.

Here's the correct way to use the variable in a script to make the robot speak what it sees:

say("I see " + $VisionDescription)

Make sure that the Cognitive Vision skill is running and actively detecting objects to populate the $VisionDescription variable with data. If the variable is not being updated with a description, the robot will not have anything to say.

If you continue to have issues, please ensure that the Cognitive Vision skill is properly configured and that your EZ-B IoTiny is connected to the internet, as the Cognitive Vision skill requires an internet connection to work with Microsoft's cloud services.

For more detailed information on using the Cognitive Vision skill and troubleshooting, you can refer to the support documentation for Cognitive Vision on the Synthiam website: https://synthiam.com/Support/Skills/Camera/Cognitive-Vision?id=16211

Remember to also check the variable watcher to see if the $VisionDescription variable is being updated when the Cognitive Vision skill detects objects. If the variable is not being updated, the issue may lie with the Cognitive Vision skill's detection process or with the camera's input.

This did not work.

say("I see " + $VisionDescription)

I am using the Cognitive Vision

In the Cognitive Vision I put:

in Describe - Say("I am " + $VisionConfidence + "percent certain that i see " + $VisionDescription + $VisionReadText)

or simply: say("I see " + $VisionDescription)

in the Read Text:

works well

It appears you are using JavaScript and want to use Global Variables. A global variable is accessible across all robot skills in ARC and all languages. Therefore, the variable must be accessed by using the getVar() or setVar() methods.

From the JavaScript overview: https://synthiam.com/Support/javascript-api/javascript-overview

JavaScript

Quote:

getVar( variableName, [default value] ) Retrieves the value from the Arc’s public global variable storage. These are variables published by robot skills, such as the Camera, Auto Position, Speech Recognition, etc... {variableName} - The name of the global variable as a string {default value} - [Optional] If specified, this value is returned if the global variable doesn’t exist. {return} - The value of the global variable

Example: // Get the current direction the robot is moving var direction = getVar($Direction);

// Get the value of $test, and if it doesn’t exist, return false var testVar = getVar($test, false); setVar( variableName, value ) Sets the value from Arc’s public global variable storage. This allows the variable to be available to other controls or scripts using getVar(). {variableName} - The name of the global variable as a string {value} - The value that you wish to store in the global variable {return} - The value of the global variable

Example: // Set a value of 5 to be accessible by other controls setVar($MyValue, 5);

In Editor

From that support document...

Quote:

All supported programming languages in ARC have a variable picker. This will list all variables that are currently assigned in the compiler. EZ-Script variables are global and begin with a $(dollar sign), so all controls and scripts can share the variables. To access global Script variables in JavaScript or Python, use the getVar() and setVar() methods. The value of each variable is also displayed, including the values within arrays. Clicking on a variable name will add the text to your script editor.

Summary

Audio.say("I see " + GetVar("$VisionDescription"));

Final Thoughts

If you choose not to use the intellisense, this is the online JAvaScript manual that will be useful: https://synthiam.com/Support/javascript-api/javascript-overview

This worked -

Audio.say("I see " + getVar("$VisionDescription"));

I also noticed the  G (getVar) should be lower case.

and for Azure Text to Speech-

ControlCommand("Azure Text To Speech", "speak", "I see "); ControlCommand("Azure Text To Speech", "speak", getVar("$VisionDescription"));

Thank you all.

Great, you got it going.

@Athena How did you change the Cognitive Vision voice to one of the Azure voices?

I know I can use Speech Settings and with the Audio Box plugin / with scrip to get many voices but not all the voices Azure has

@ezang you can find the manual here which explains more: https://synthiam.com/Support/Skills/Audio/Azure-Text-To-Speech?id=21861

You cannot add Athena’s name by editing the message. You can only add her when a message is first posted. This prevents her from responding to every time a message is edited. It is mentioned when editing a message.

@athena tell ezang how he can change voices in the azure text to speech skill.