Meet The Talking Humanoid Robot 'Lester'

1. Meet The Talking Humanoid Robot 'Lester'

2. Lester was made from the ROBOTIS BIOLOID PREMIUM Kit Purchased from Trossen Robotics http://www.trossenrobotics.com

3. The controller

4. ROBOTIS RoboPlus Software RoboPlus Task RoboPlus Manager RoboPlus Motion RoboPlus Terminal Dynamixel Wizard And links to User’s Guide and e-Manual

6. RoboPlus Motion

7. RoboPlus Task Controller button “U” (Forward) Added command (Phrase 1 “Walking forward”) Controller button “D” (Backward) Added command (Phrase 2 “Walking backward”)

8. The RC-100 Controller

9. ROBOTIS RC 100Button Commands

10. The ZIG-100 and ZIG 110A 2.4 Ghz Modules The smaller module goes into the RC-100 Controller. The larger module goes into ‘Lester’. They replace the IR control.

11. Emic 2 Text to Speech Module • Key Features:  • High-quality speech synthesis for English and Spanish languages    • Nine pre-defined voice styles comprising male, female, and child    • Dynamic control of speech and voice characteristics, including pitch, speaking rate, and word emphasis    • Industry-standard DECtalk text-to-speech synthesizer engine (5.0.E1)

12. Lester’s Speech Generator I added a speaker, voltage converter, Arduino UNO, Emic2 Text-to-Speech Module, and Level Shifter are on a home made shield.

13. Lester’s Speech Generator • RXD • TXD • 3.6V • GND 11 10 9 8 +12 GND ‘bot RXD (not connected) ‘bot TXD 3.6V GND

14. Lester Speaks Sketch Initial information

15. Includes, define(s), and assignments setup() phrase(s) and YNphrase(s) follow

16. Speech Phrases

17. loop() CommandToPhrase()

18. YNAnswerToPhrase serialEvent