ChatBot + Talking Toys

This is how I use my own talking chatbots to make standard talking toys and gadgets from the toystore speak endangered, dead, and science fiction languages with me.

This instructable will show you how to make a talking deer head from 'gemmy' to be controlled by any chatbot.

Step 1 Requirements

You need the following:

1. Any Computer with Keyboard, Speaker, and Aux. input.
2. A Talking Chatbot.
3. Any Animatronic/Robotic Talking Head or Gadget that has an aux. jack. If it also lipsyncs, that can be even more fun (or a nnoying).

4. Hammer, Nails, Solid Wall above your computer, to hang your Talking Deer Head on. I removed the horns from my talking Buck, as shown below.

5. Electrical Outlet close to where you will be hanging Buck.

6. A pack of your favorite Bubble Gum. It helps me to think and can come in handy for quickly hanging things on the wall and such.

7. Some friends that will cheer you and your chatbot on. This is much more fun if someone is around to see you gleefully giggling with your new animatronics buddy.

• ChatBots that speak endangered, dead, and science fiction languages can be found online at http://www.monigarr.com
• Build your own chatbots with help from http://www.AliceBot.org
• Buck the Talking Deer Head, can cost around $100.00 u.s.d. Store Locations and More Info Online at: http://www.gemmy.com

Comments

[jojchi]

You can easily make your own chatbot at www.chatbot4u.com :)

[Crash2108]

Needs a video.

[MadRoger]

What kind of microphone will work with the talking deer? I bought one used without a mic, and I have tried two that do not work in the AUX jack.

[randofo]

I like it, but I wonder if there is any way to talk to it and have it talk back. I'm not really sure how hard that would be. I've never messed around with speech recognition. And it would be super-cool if there was some way of running the chatbot off of a micro controller that was also able to do speech recognition and it was all hooked to a speech chip. That way you can have a self-contained talking/listening/conversing deer head that you can hang anywhere; computer or not. Oh the possibilities.

[monigarr]

you do text chat or voice chat with the chatbot using your communication device. my chatbot responds with text, video, audio, graphics and more. my chatbot sends responses that work for any device (toys, computer, cell phone, animatronic, smart home systems, etc). computers, talking toys, etc do have speech chips and microcontrollers, that's how they respond to input (text, voice) the chatbots that I develop provide all that you mention here and much more :)

[elashkar7]

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[Inspector gadget]

Pretty cool! I tried the Dougy, Talking Douglas Fir hack without the AUX jack. All I ended up after sitting there over the course of one year was a corner full of wires, and frustration. Much easier with the jack input. Have you tried using a recording chip?

[monigarr]

A recording chip provides limited audio. Plugging into my chatbot provides Unlimited translations, audio, and conversations about absolutely any topic at any time.

[nofunclub]

Open Source Speech Recognition Engines

[lemonie]

Nice! I wish I'd photographed the steps to this one (picture)

[monigarr]

I would love to see a video too! So much to do, so little time.

[LasVegas]

I agree... I'd love to see a video too!

[InfamousKirch]

REALLY needs a video .... this is SO cool, I didn't know they made those with AUX jacks, I remember a couple guys hacking a billy bass to use with a linux system .... definately voice-recognition software would be cool, like the type on some LG cell-phones. 'User Independant Voice Recognition' ....