For each machine where you want speech recognition:Run the JarvisListBox app, and set it to run at start-up.If you feel comfortable with code, you can edit its commands in the ListBox constructor to make it more appropriate for your setup.Running microphones...
To build the light switches (I'm not using these, but they might work better for those of you who don't rent):Using the pictues below as guides, solder the relevant wires to the Arduino...I kid.There are a few important parts here: There's the Arduino,...
Building the blind minder breakout board:For this one, I think I'm just going to give a picture, a sketch, and the STL files. It's so simple it's not even really worth a full build log.Clockwise from the top left, the outbound pairs are:9V brick (for...
The blind minder itself:(STL files in GitHub)Print the spoolPrint the mountHot glue the spool directly to the motor shaftWrap a piece of duct tape inside-out around the existing stickDo the same around the inside of the spoolUse your girlfriend's hair...
Print all parts and sand itAll parts are available in multiple format (.obj/.stl is the more interessant) hereThis is all parts printed:This is the disposition of all of the parts:
Assemble itFor the head :Put the RGB LED.Then, fix the camera:And the two servomotors:Then, the high part of the body:The fix the down part and the base (One motor is missing because I don't receive it):Put the sticker:Get some wires:Build the first...
Run RORI on your computer or on a beagleboardGo clone or download RORI at https://github.com/AmarOk1412/RORIYou can get the server binary at this address : https://github.com/AmarOk1412/RORI/tree/master/RO...(The Arm version for beagleboard is in the...
Clean Up the ImageOpen up the image in your editor of choice. We're going to have to make some changes.1. Turn the saturation all the way down to get a black and white image.2. Adjust the levels for maximum contrast.3. Invert the colors. What you want...
Print Your Image on Transparency PaperGet yourself some transparency paper from Amazon. You remember, its the stuff they used on overhead projectors in elementary school. Don't even bother going to Staples or Office Depot. The guy gave me a weird look...
Don Your Lab Coat and Rubber Gloves...because it is now time for science! Mix equal parts of solutions A and B. You will not need much. I found about 5ml of each to be just enough for a full page. Spread the solution evenly over a sheet of paper. Those...
Expose the ImageLay the transparency on top of the photo paper and set it outside under a sheet of glass or acrylic. Professionals would use a UV light box (some of you may already have one for making PCBs), but 20 minutes in the California sun works...
Rinse the PaperThe paper will change color pretty quickly and get darker. It will not become the final shade of blue until later, though. So don't worry if it still doesn't look right.After 20 or 30 minutes, take the paper out and put it in the sink...
These contacts will control whether the LCDs are dark or clear. 5V through a small resistor (56 ohms or so) to the "+" marked pads will darken the lenses. ("-" should be connected to GND.)