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I'm new here and have a question. Let's say that I want to build a system that will allow me to speak directly to a robot and have it reply by playing an existing sound file. I don't want to speak into a tablet or headset, but directly to the robot. There will be no servos running, no whirring or clacking of other components, so there will be no background noise. Does the EZ-B v4 allow for a microphone input that would allow me to do this? If not, is there another piece of hardware you can think of, maybe even one that is self-contained, that would for this function?
Thanks,
Robert
Dj was referring to a tablet PC (running windows 8) like an Acer W3 or similar... If you want voice recognition, your current options are a Windows 8 tablet... Eventually voice rec will come to Android a IOS (I would assume) too...
Mount the tablet or PC in the robot. The EZ-B needs to be in the robot, it's what everything (servos etc) connect to.
You will need to check what can run ARC though. It must be run on either a Windows PC or tablet with Windows 7 or newer or made as an app and run on an Android or iOS device. It wont run on a Pi.
You can get small form factor PCs which run on 12v quite easily now. These are what are usually used. Either that or a Windows 7, 8, 8.1 tablet such as the Acer W3.
I see. Thanks so much, Rich and Richard R.
Robert
Yep! The Raspberry Pi is not fast enough to process your requests, or have all of the specs to run ARC. Good Luck!
My Sunshine robot has no problem hearing me correctly. I have a mic on her. But, I had to go through SOOOOooo many mics until I found one that would work. Most of them do not work. And, I don't remember the name of the mic and it is not on the mic. But, I tried very expensive mics and a mic I got from BIG Lots was a cheap mic that worked.
Good Luck!
It was really resolved by Rich and Richard R and Moviemaker and DJ and everyone else who chimed in. Thanks so much.