
Hazbot
Mp3 triggers, wireless speakers , walkie Talkies - I'm looking for the best way to get Bob to speak, play music , make noises etc. The more threads I read on this subject the more I start scratching my head as to which way to go.
So..
Has anyone out there had real success in a system that works, is economical and a little bit innovative. Presently we have been looking at Mp3 trigger alternatives but there must be some really cool ways to get a robot speaking, playing music, spouting information from the Internet. I am very interested to hear from anyone out there that has had real success. Much appreciate any help on this
Cheers
I used to like the MP3 Trigger, but it is limited to the sounds you provide.
I prefer a walkie talkie connected to the computer's soundcard with a headphone jack. That is the cheapest and most versatile solution.
I'm still open to any other suggestions based on sucess of anyone out there.
Cheers everyone
If so, never place the microphone for your speech recognition into the robot. There are dozens of posts in the forum explaining why - too much noise in the robot and it can't detect your voice. Always use the microphone on your computer/laptop or headset.
The walkie talkie or MP3 trigger have nothing to do with Speech Recognition. Have you followed the tutorial steps on using the Speech Recognition Control yet?
My wife said she would get me one for my birthday but it's android based. I was wondering if the EZ-B be run from an android tablet yet ? If not should I just get a small windows laptop (around the same price $200) or forget the whole idea and stick with the walkie talkie.
In the mean time, check this out - you may have seen it but its amazing
*eyeroll*
Heres where I got the idea for a small PC being valcroed to Bob - from a great web site called Indestructables
Sparky
You can do that also. If you have the room to avoid noise
Mostly these robots don't listen when moving. You'll see vids like that with robots not moving
If anyone knows of any bargain on such with wifi and bluetooth - please let me know. I will also post my findings.
The biggest thing with robotics is people looking for the "cheapest solution"... That usually results in low computing horsepower, and that means poor performance. Quite honestly, if you're devoting a great deal of time to build the robot of your dreams, purchase a nice laptop. Not an expensive laptop - just a nice laptop.
For example, I purchased an Acer Netbook that has an AMD-C50 processor. I upgraded the RAM manually. And I exchanged the Hard Drive to a Solid State. I don't know the exact price of how much it costed in total, but it wasn't much. It's not an amazing machine, but it does a good job.
Another solution is to look at Mini-ITX motherboards on eBay. Sometimes you can get more horsepower out of them for the same cost, but you lack a screen.... Life is a compromise when making purchases
This is fun !
Seems most 7 inch netbooks run on windows CE which is apparently not anywhere as good as windows 7.
Most netbooks like Acers that run windows 7 are 10 inch. Hmm..Bob is going to have to get bigger..