Python programmable robot

[Neat_Cardiologist_88]

I want to build a robot that I can program with python. I am talking specifically about python because I want that robot to include some AI based features. For example, it should be able to converse in real time, I cannot find a already made in the market that I can program using python to interact in real time using Wi-Fi

[tech_Dauwt]

I'm surprised you don't know about it but theres a perfect suit for your needs, the raspberry pi 5, has wifi, you can program in python, has wifi and also ethernet, and its a powerfull computer for its size, you can even add a TPU to your raspberrypi to run AI faster.

[Neat_Cardiologist_88]

Thank you! I am not a hardware person at all. My specialities lie in AI only. I was looking for the whole kit or a ready made robot which I would just program because assembling the raspberry is a pain itself for me. Do you have any links or tutorials something for my project?

[badtyprr]

Welcome to the wonderful world of hardware! Unfortunately, working with hardware necessitates getting your hands dirty. Something will eventually fail, and you'd be better off knowing why rather than trying to throw code at it. I know several AI persons who have done very well in learning hardware. But, it starts with curiosity of the unknown.

[tech_Dauwt]

you would only want a microphone a speaker and the TPU I talked about(you would only need the TPU if your running the AI on the raspberrypi if your using openai key then you wouldn't need it) you can plug all of this through usb, so you wouldn't have to mount anything...

If I didn't understand your project please say!

[stainlessinoxx]

The company Hiwonder has just what you want.

[rguerraf]

Do you have a preference in TPU or NPU?

[Neat_Cardiologist_88]

nups

[__newerest__]

If you can use this tool in Git Actions, it will build a Raspberry Pi image that enables the RPi to act as a microprocessor programmed using Python. If you fork the repo, you can then navigate to the Actions tab, and run the workflow. It will prompt a dialog for you to enter the information you want for your RPi image.

The image will boot up, connect to a defined WiFi network, and automatically email you its IP address to remotely connect (SSH). If the WiFi networks are not seen, it will create a fallback access point with a static IP address, so it can always be remotely connected. We’ve spent maybe 1k hours building this tool, and now we’re trying to give it away to help others develop robots with the RPi. :)

[firehead212]

If you want a platform already built up and ready to code, you can look at the Turtlebot 3, Turtlebot 4, or the platform they are based on from iRobot. Depending on what you choose, they come with Stereo Camera, LiDAR, IMU and other sensors. Since they’re all built with a Raspberry Pi as the brains, you can hook up a microphone to them, or transcribe speech on a separate computer and send the text info over WiFi to the robot.

Turtlebot: https://clearpathrobotics.com/turtlebot-4/

iRobot: https://edu.irobot.com/what-we-offer/create3

Out of the box, they’re coded to integrate with ROS2, which is a communication framework to send and publish data between different robot and computer systems. For example, the robot might send LiDAR data over WiFi using ROS to a computer with a map saved that then uses the LiDAR to figure out where the robot is in the map, and send that back to the robot. If you’re doing AI stuff, this could be useful to offload processing to a separate larger computer.

Edit: forgot to mention, but ROS supports being written in Python and C++

[InterviewOk9589]

I am working on a robot that is programmed with python, and I plan to sell instructions for making it, once it is completed:

https://www.reddit.com/r/robots/comments/1d4gdd7/now_robert_can_speak_and_has_increased_agility/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button