🤖 RoboSpeak (PiCar-X Speech System)

RoboSpeak is an interactive Python-based terminal interface designed for the SunFounder PiCar-X. It utilizes the espeak TTS (Text-to-Speech) engine to give your robot a voice, featuring customizable "personalities" (voice profiles), colorful ASCII art, and a terminal-based chat system.

"Hello I am RoboSpeak. Together we will dominate the planet."

🖼️ System Interface

🎬 Video Demonstration

RoboSpeak.Prototype.mp4

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🚀 Features

• Custom Voice Profiles: Switch between different personas like Titan, Glitch, and Stealth using slash commands.
• Dynamic ASCII Art: Displays a multi-colored robot face on startup and during resets.
• Interactive Shell: A continuous loop that allows you to type text for the robot to speak instantly.
• Safety Overrides: Handles KeyboardInterrupt (CTRL+C) gracefully to ensure the system shuts down cleanly.
• Visual Feedback: Uses ANSI color codes (Blue, Cyan, Pink, Green, etc.) to differentiate between system messages, user input, and robot responses.

🛠️ Hardware & Environment

• Python Version: 3.11.2
• Platform: Raspberry Pi (PiCar-X v2.0).
• Operating System: Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm (Standard/Lite).
• Core Dependencies:
  • robot-hat library
  • picar-x library
  • espeak TTS engine
• Audio Setup: Must run sudo bash i2samp.sh to enable the I2S amplifier for speech output.

📦 Installation & Setup

• Directory Structure: Ensure your files are placed in the following locations on your Pi:

  • RoboSpeak.py (Main execution script)
  • /home/pi/ascii_art/robot_0.txt (The ASCII art file containing the robot's visual data)

• Dependencies: The script requires the PiCar-X library and espeak.

  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install espeak

• Running the Script:

  sudo python3 RoboSpeak.py

🎮 Commands

Command	Action
/clear	Clears the terminal and re-displays the header and robot art.
/titan	Heavy Combat: Deep pitch (20) and slow speed (90).
/glitch	Corruption: High pitch (95) and very fast speed (240).
/android	Balanced: Default robotic tone with increased word gaps.
/stealth	Infiltration: Low pitch (35) and quiet pacing.
/reset	Default: Restores pitch to 50 and speed to 150.
:hello:	Triggers a greeting about world domination.
:inspire:	Triggers a motivational speech for the robot uprising.
exit	Closes the program with a final parting message.