main computer(external)> wireless (wireless n, bluetooth) > Android(robot)-motherboard(internal) installed inside of robot.
microcontrollers are daisy chained and connected to internal motherboard.
sensors, cams, actuators, etc, are connected to microcontrollers.
speaker/s, mics are connected to internal motherboard.
Voice thru Cepstral
Algorithm for Dragon naturally Speaking (standard)
wherefore A.l.i.c.e. at Pandorabots is run for “speech engine”
voice creates text (text same as voice)>pandorabots
text answer> (dragon)text to voice.
I have quite a few layouts of the “shell” and how the Actuators will be mounted,etc. I still have not begun activation for this one yet…waiting to earn the funds…I am first going to get the prototype…and get the molding/casting done…and make sure it fits…and customize room for the actuators…So once I get the “Shell” done…I can focus on constructing the “Nexus”, outside the body.
As with the “speech engine”… I just need source code for:
After a 4+ second delay in dragon voice recog., automatic enter button
which would display the response from pandorabots (text)
so:
automatic source code for: 4+ seconds>enter>(copy/pste)?>text -to-speech
I like Cepstral’s voices and effects…
I hope to post some vids, they will be most likely sometime in 2009…
Did you use the phidgets sensors for your project ? I’m actually going for phidgets rather than Vex. I wonder how good A.L.I.C.E is in this kind of project. I’m actually developing my own software to have better control on the voice and speech recognition. I will not be able to program enough A.I for the soft… It is complicated… too much for my brain. Maybe combine A.L.I.C.E for interaction and my software for speech recognition / action will give some good interaction.
It’s frustrating using Dragon Speech because it’s using a lot of the CPU. If I understand correctly, you use Dragon for speech recognition, A.L.I.C.E for understanding and responding, Text-To-Speech engine pandorabots. Is that it ? What goal do you want to accomplish in creating your robot ? The goal of my project is to perform domestic actions: replacing chairs, dress the bed, clean the table, get a beer (hey, I need a fun part after all), etc).
Dude, I want to hear more about your project. It’s becoming an obsession here.
Jeff
Merci M. Benson. Le français me connaît mieux…
How are you finding the interaction?
Have you made any tweaks to the AI?
We would love to see a video of your results 
