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Re: [ProgSoc] Robot Nuts



On 8/26/05, Peter Anthony Brownlow <roentgen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2005 at 02:33:34PM +1000, Andrew Halliday wrote:
> > On 8/25/05, Michael Lamont <michael.lamont@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Greetings all,
> > >
> > > I have been asked to procure a walking talking robot to promote the
> > > inaugural smart festival.
> > >
> > > We ie the union will pay for the privilege, how much I don't know.
> > >
> > > Please email back with ideas.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > --
> > > Michael Lamont
> > > Club Development Officer
> > > UTS Union Activities Department
> > > Phone:  (02) 9514 1337
> > > Fax:    (02) 9514 1517
> >
> > I wonder if the Sony AIBO dogs that the UTS Unleashed team use in
> > their Robosoccer Team can talk... They can make noises, but maybe they
> > could be programmed to talk, or even better -heckle.
> 
> I made them search for a list of objects and say the name of
> each one when it was found, and other walking would be
> easy... whatever you can record and work out when to play back... but
> not as funny as a model trying to heckle.
> 

What about remote controlling an AIBO and streaming audio from the
control point (i.e. a synth voice or something) ? I'm guessing that
that's asking a bit much given the hardware limitations of the pups.

-Andi.

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