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Hey it very nice project but when u r going to upload whole project with codes??? I m from india I want to do same in my home

I'm confused why you're building all the devices for the automation? This has nothing to do with the actual home automation. There are several door lockers, tablets, tablet interfaces, etc. The only hardware you should be building should be for speech recognition, energy saving, and AI home automation features specifically. Frankly, I think the only thing you should be developing is any hardware that is not available COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) and the AI component of the software. Home automation has been done and done again. There are several open source projects too (i.e. OpenHAB/SmartHome) that you could incorporate with the world. As a hacker, I think you're wasting a lot of your time on things that should not be high priority. This project is supposed to be open, so why haven't we seen proof of concept design on how the AI is going to work (the only original component in this project). As a business-man, your time-to-market is very slow. You should be making partnerships with other manufactures and software companies to integrate with their "smart home" systems. Instead, you're going to make an entire home automation system that has it's own configuration, devices, features, and bugs. I'm sorry to be critical, but I really see no progress as intelligent system (your videos demonstrate no AI); I only see progress towards a home automation solution.

I guess there's no edit feature. I meant to say "This has nothing to do with the actual project you set out to do, which was to incorporate AI into home automation." If your original goal was just home automation, then you should not have submitted to THP.

While I did not go through your entire project page, I was not able to find any documentation on the theory behind the individual sub-sections of your project. If it does not exist, I suggest adding it. If it does exist, then I suggest you make it more prominent. Perhaps its just the computer scientist in me, as the first thing I look for in a project is project objectives followed by project theory in an abstract form. You have excellent descriptions of what the different modules do, I just don't see any of the theory behind them clearly laid out.

On a different note, I could not find any means of diagnosing faults as a part of this project. I suggest you add a diagnostics engine (of some sort) to the project. Having any kind of diagnostics engine (even a rudimentary one) will aid you significantly in error handling. Something is bound to break. If you do not want to code one up from scratch yourself, I believe there is one that you can modify from the robotic operating system (ROS) found here: http://www.ros.org/

On a final note, as I scan through your project logs, I see a lot of good progress. This looks like a nifty project. I look forward to seeing the end result.

Are you ever going to release your code? It looks like you are trying to enter a closed source project into an open source competition.

The competition is supposed to spread ideas and spark an open forum to discuss and open up tools that people may not have been inclined to share before. Thus, flooding the hacker community with helpful information on tools that people have been developing behind the scenes. So far, the things you have shared can be readily found on HAD prior to your posts.

Your initiative part of your project is without a doubt the code that makes Jarvis tick, if your claims are true, it rivals many other commercial products created by large companies. However, nobody can substantiate your claims because nobody has seen your code or even ran your program. Your website still looks like you are trying to sell this program as a commercial product, which contradicts your replies below that you will release the code "soon" over the past 3 months. I don't think the readers will be distracted by your reiterations of other projects to hide the fact that you are hiding your code. If you don't want to release your code, that's OK, but please don't market it as open source or string people along with false promises.

Please prove me wrong, I sincerely hope that I have the wrong impression of this project.

Ok to address the smaller things first. Yes this will be a commercial product eventually but what is wrong with that? Arduino is a product but still open source, it is exactly the same thing.

Secondly, a lot of my builds are relatively new. Yes the basic automation is pretty standard but i have a lot of other things in the works. The door lock, fingerprint scanner, wall mounted tablet etc. thats just what ive done. I have a bunch more stuff which have never been done before. All of which will be posted once my designs are finalized and working well.

My project is marked as an incomplete project which is very evident. Im one person working on this which is by far the biggest project compared to anything else in the semifinalist list and I'm still a university student so i apologize if it takes longer than you would hope to have a fully functional bugless A.I. Its a lot of work for one person in the time span I have and unfortunately I do have other priorities which I cannot neglect.

The code is not yet released because it is simply not at the level i want it to be however i will be releasing some code next week which will not be the A.I but rather a substitute that people can use in the mean time. I will not release bugless, broken code for a community to use. There are companies with billions of dollars, 1000 man teams and quantum computers trying to write a great A.I so 3 months to write a decent A.I is a really short amount of time. It may not be the overnight solution you want but thats how things work, it takes time to develop something new.

I think you are out of place to say its a "fact" I'm hiding code just because you haven't seen anything in 3 months. I don't build reiterations of anything to hide anything. I build because I want to build and i will continue to do so.

I have to concur with Big Country's point. Please don't take it personally, but we need to see your code. No one will fault you for showing off a program that isn't polished; just include a few good caveats in the comments (many open source licenses include an 'As-Is clause either way). I think the point being made here is that while your electrical parts are useful, they aren't revolutionary; Arduino-controlled relay modules, fingerprint interfaces, tablet wall-mounts, and various rapid prototyped enclosures are great, but they aren't that different than existing hardware.

The real magic of Jarvis was shown at the beginning of your Hackaday Project Phase 1 video--your AI clearly interpreted a statement based on an understanding of your intention, not just a translation of your vocabulary. Even in its state when you produced that video, the code that produces that functionality really could be revolutionary. That is what we are all dying to see. Show us how Jarvis thinks.

If you're committed to making this project truly open source, I challenge you to properly license your code and release it in its current form, with any caveats you feel are necessary to communicate the fact that it is currently a work in progress. You should be able to do this in a few minutes--call out the specific license per its requirements in your comments and copy everything to a Github or Dropbox repo, then share the link on the project site.

I need help on how to get started PLEASEEEEEEE HELP ME . I have a Mac is it compatible ? where is the software? Please help me.

My email is leocoins93@gmail.com I am very interested in knowing about this project.

I love your concept and will be following your work closely. I am currently retrofitting my 1909 Craftsman home into a "Jetson, home of the future", and would love having a Jarvis system to control all of it's features. One question I have is, why didn't you just use Arduino relay boards that are available, very cheaply, on eBay. They typically cost about $1 per relay and come in 1, 2, 4, 8 & 16 relay boards with opto isolation? Also, an electric door lock ( 12v, made of metal) can be had for about $25 that installs into a standard door jamb.... although I do really like the look of your rack & pinion lock. I don't have access to a 3D printer at this time so I need to be able to buy "cheap" off the shelf parts for my Jarvis home.

Grate work! A while ago i tried to build some home automation system. A very interesting side is the feedback. Take a look on http://openenergymonitor.org/emon/emontx since it's an open source project, and everything is very well documented.

Can you put up a link to your code (or point me in the direction of the firmware if I missed it)? I'd love to get a better understanding of the software that backs up the functionality demonstrated in your 2-minute video. I don't know much about voice recognition but it's definitely cool!

I am going to upload the code soon, im just working out a few bugs and adding more functionality so someone can get using it without too much problem

Any update on sharing the code demoed in the video?

well great, but if I want to replicate it, what to do....??

It's not a completed project just yet. I add more details and instructions as I finish up stuff on my end. The majority of it will be ready by the end of the month so you'll be able to start building by then

This is my approach and contribution to home automation -and not only- enthusiasts
jubito.org
jubitoblog.blogspot.com
I started a project called project jaNET back in 2010 to imitate a jarvis system, but then, it takes the jubito form that is more close to real life.

I'm an electrician for the past 10 years and have worked on a few different lutron and crestron smart home systems, which are usually only affordable by those which are building 10 million dollar homes. It's nice to see something so advanced come to open source in this field. Hats off to you!

I really like the door lock, since i've seen that many lights switched on and off over the internet..

Nice! Some CNET coverage: http://www.cnet.com/pictures/bold-hardware-hacks-vie-for-a-trip-to-space-pictures/6/

Very nice project,I to want a alarm system what I wireless monitor my garage and shop.

I love this project, I have been wanting to make something just like this for myself when I finally have my own house

This.. I want this..

Thanks for entering Project Jarvis in The Hackaday Prize! Thanks for opening up the source to the Arduino side of the project. Do you have the android side open as well? The more open, the better the chance of winning a trip to space!

Hi Adam.
Yes I do but im currently doing a few updates before I post the source code here. I will be posting every bit of source including the Arduino, Android and computer programs. I'm just trying to make it easy to use for those who don't have much programming knowledge.

Cool! Just named a robot at work Jarvis. Perhaps they could join forces and make a flying suit!

Haha definitely. I would love to see your bot so if you have any logs on it please share them :)

wow cool

I Like Your Work Bro (y) When Will You Release Jarvis, i Look Forward For it...