youtube.com/watch?v=Z7nXkOyUpUQ
I did this in LIM mode, this was longer then 2 min., so I had to string 2 LIMs in the video. I changed the voice to +30% pitch to sound more like MeccaNoid.
This was fun for me, I love Star Wars.
SPOILER - if you did not see the movie, click on this
MeccaNoid does- The Hokey Pokey SONG
youtube.com/watch?v=owHbZ6ALqcE
I did this with the Android App., it was frustrating to use and buggy. It took me about 25 tries to get it close to right, the ending is not correct, but funny. I changed the voice to +30% pitch to sound more like MeccaNoid.
The APP. was designed for a tablet (small text & buttons), but the MeccaNoid cradle is designed for a small phone. I bet they contracted out to have the APP. designed by another company. My phone will not fit in the cradle, it has a 5 inch screen. The logic of this decision does not make sense to me. They need the APP. to detect what it is installed on and scale the screen and buttons to that device.
The Android App. is frustrating because the buttons are too small on a phone and while you are trying to learn it, it says memory full and you have to erase your work and start over. The APP. needs a way to disable this, so you can learn the APP. It also needs a button for turn around slow (one foot motor) and turn around fast (two feet motors).
I think they are trying to use a layer style, meaning you do the hands movement, go to the start then do the head movement, go to the start then do the feet motor movement, , go to the start then do the voice, the problem is it does not sync up correctly. There is no help file to explain how to do this.
The App needs work, so they need to do a update soon. The robot has a lot of potential, I hope they put some hours into the APP. and open up the brain. I will not use the APP. until they come out with a new and better version. From what I’ve see from CES 2016, the APP. looks the same and they added a screen with (about 20) buttons for dance, kung-fu, joke, left, right, etc.
I would like too see a simple flow chart style programming APP. (like EZ-Builder Robot Control Software) with speech to text and if this then do that. Do you have any additional comments on how to use the APP. ?
Hi,
We do not have much to say about the app, since we are not the manufacturer of this hardware or the developer of the app. Maybe some other users would want to share their experience with it.
We recommend that you leave a review on the app’s page and maybe contact the manufacturer directly to share your experience with this software and the problems you faced.
Sincerely,
I just learned, Spinmaster has contracted with Google to re-write the App… Spinmaster is just a toy maker, Google is a good software/hardware engineering Giant. Having Google re-write the App. may take some time but they will make something much better then what they have now. The MeccaNoid has a lot of potential, now that Google is re-write the App.
WOW - Imagine having the powerful capability of “Google Now” in the App. I am excited now, but is will take Google some time.
Imagine Asking Meccanoid, what is the weather NOW, what is the stock market NOW, what is traffic NOW, what is … NOW, and have the correct answers - Wow that is kool
Very interesting post! For anyone looking for the Meccanoid:
robotshop.com/en/meccanoid-g … =RB-Spm-12
robotshop.com/en/meccanoid-g … =RB-Spm-11
youtube.com/watch?v=yqdiq7iuNOM
I did this in LIM mode, this was longer then 2 min., so I had to string 2 LIMs in the video. I changed the voice to +30% pitch to sound more like MeccaNoid.
This was fun for me, I love Star Wars.
SPOILER - if you did not see the movie, click on this
There is a new Meccabrain firmware update. This is for the G15, g15ks, 2.0 and 2.0xl
youtube.com/watch?v=AMkR3pRPZDg
The new firmware has added 4 new modes/commands:
Game mode, hours and days of fun for your family and friends !!
(this is one of the best trivia game that I have ever played, it seems to have several 100 persons, places and things, The voice recognition is very good (90% correct). You can have up to 4 players)
Dance with me mode (interactive)
Hug me mode (just ok, but kids will love it)
the 4th one is kind of hidden in the settings menu, say “set alarm” to setup an alarm clock.
I am a little disappointed in the firmware update and new App., the LIM & App. recorder does not change the voice to sound more robotic, but the game mode is great.
let me get back to the game.
Watched the first video, this robot is soo cute 
It reminds me of Wall E from a Disney cartoon, absolutely loved it!