Hello,

You can use the HTTP Server robot skill in ARC to communicate with your external chatbot. This skill allows ARC to act as a web server, accepting HTTP POST and GET requests. You can use these requests to trigger actions or scripts within ARC.

Here's a brief overview of how you can set this up:

1. Add the HTTP Server skill to your ARC project (Project -> Add Skill -> General -> HTTP Server).

2. In the HTTP Server settings, you can specify the port number for the server to listen on. Make sure this port is accessible to the system running your chatbot.

3. You can define routes in the HTTP Server skill. Each route corresponds to a specific URL endpoint. When a request is made to that endpoint, the corresponding script is executed.

4. In the script for each route, you can use the $HttpRequestData variable to access the data sent in the HTTP request. This could be the query for your chatbot.

5. You can then use this data to trigger actions in ARC, such as moving servos, playing sounds, or using the Speech Synthesis skill to make your robot speak the chatbot's response.

Remember, the HTTP Server skill in ARC can only accept connections and cannot make outgoing HTTP requests. If you need to make HTTP requests from ARC to your chatbot, you would need to use a different method, such as running a separate script outside of ARC to handle the HTTP communication and then use the HTTP Server skill to communicate between this script and ARC.

Please note that while ARC has a Python robot skill, it is not designed to execute external commands or scripts. It is intended for running Python code within the ARC environment.

I hope this helps! If you have any further questions, feel free to ask.

The title of this question has be a bit confused but ill bite

There’s several chatbot robot skills in the skill store. I recommend the open ai chat gpt

there’s step by step instructions to do what you want on the chat gpt manual here: https://synthiam.com/Support/Skills/Artificial-Intelligence/OpenAI-ChatGPT?id=21559

So I have my own custom chatbot, not related to OpenAI. I wish to run that on the Synthiam ARC Software

If you prefer python, use this: https://synthiam.com/Support/python-api/Net/hTTPGet

there’s also the same for javascript

or you can use the Post function as well

lastly, if you want to get some attention or charge for your chatbot, create a robot skill to share with others.

Hey thanks for your assistance. We keep trying to use the python HTTPPost function, but we were unable to get the desired response. We are not sure, but we think it has something to do with headers.

We did check our internet, it was available. The get command worked, but the post did not.

import json

url = "xxxxxx" print(Net.HTTPGet(url))

url = "xxxxxx"

data = {'ID': 'Guest','query': 'WHAT IS YOUR NAME?'}

Convert the dictionary to a JSON string

data_string = json.dumps(data) print(data_string)

Send the POST request

response = Net.HTTPPost(url, data_string)

print(response)

result

Start

{"Message":"polo"}

{"ID": "Guest", "query": "WHAT IS YOUR NAME?"}

{"detail":[{"loc":["body"],"msg":"value is not a valid dict","type":"type_error.dict"}]}

Done (00:00:00.5771125)

Sure, here is a response requesting a captcha for new accounts.

Hi  {"Support_Name,:DJ’} It maybe time for the addition of a {security:captcha} for {Account_Type:new} accounts.

Regards {User_Name:NInk}.

@sidd it looks like your custom chatbot server is not parsing get json correctly. You may need to debug you server to view the post content to see how it is being interpreted.

@Nink - this does appear to be a real person.

There is google captcha on new account and contact us. You’ll see the little floating G in the bottom corner for it. The odd spam we get is because real people are doing it, not bots.

Okay, thank you. I will look for a workaround as we want to avoid making any changes to the server.

To have the best integration, I’d recommend creating a robot skill that communicates with your chat bot server

that way, you can add control commands so ppl can send text to it. Here’s the manual: https://synthiam.com/Support/Create-Robot-Skill/Overview

Yeah that was going to be our next approach, creating a skill and then deploying it. Thank you!