Tux Droid 2.0

Keep Your Sense Of Humour!

Tags: droid; hardware; open-source; radio frequency; tts; tux; wireless
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Tux Droid 2.0

Keep Your Sense Of Humour!

System requirements

  • A PC or laptop

  • Supports Windows XP/Vista or Linux

  • A 800Mhz CPU or faster

  • 128MB RAM or higher

  • An available USB port (1.1 or 2.0)

  • An Internet connection



Moves & Senses

  • Tux Droid's movements are actuated by three motors. The eyes and beak movements are controlled by one motor, meaning the movements can't be done simultaneously. More details about the robot part here.

  • 3 general use push-buttons: 1 on top of the head and 2 switches are integrated in the wing mechanics, making pressure on the wings detectable.

  • 1 LDR (Light Dependent Resistor) that can be used to measure the ambient light or detect movement in front of Tux Droid. This sensor is used by the Light Controller gadget.

  •  Any I2C sensors can be added through the I2C bus connector (temperature, humidity, pressure, accelerometer, voltage, etc.).



Sounds & Lights

  • Internal 4Mbits reprogrammable sound bank.

  • 1 speaker for reproducing sounds sent from the computer or stored locally.

  • 1 microphone to send voice and sounds back to the computer.

  • 1 audio in connector that outputs sound directly to the speaker. Useful to plug in your mp3 player.

  • 1 audio out connector for headphones.

  • Two blue Led's are concealed behind the semi-transparent eyes, giving Tux Droid an uber cool look! The LED's can be lit individually.

 

Wireless

A cool looking Tux-style fish houses the USB dongle that establishes a wireless connection to Tux Droid. This connection transmits commands and sounds, and receives sensory input from Tux Droid.

The wireless link is a 2.4 Ghz full-duplex digital link. The operational distance of the wireless link is between 15 and 20 meters in a normal indoors environment.

 

Text-to-speech softwar


Tux Droid Gadgets

Based on the widgets principle, Tux Droid Gadgets are mini-applications that reside on users desktops and deliver a variety of personalized information such as Facebook notifications, Twitter alerts, E-mail, weather forecast, news, podcasts, etc.

Gadgets are different skills that you teach your Tux Droid. Simply put together the skills you want your Tux Droid to have to match your needs. You can find all the gadgets on the Gadget's page of TuxBox 2.0.

 

Open Source & Community

Upon purchase of the Tux Droid, many FREE software gadgets, Text-To-Speech languages or funny attitunes are available to you! Never get bored with Tux Droid with continuous developments of new gadgets and improvements of existing gadgets by Kysoh and the community participants.

 

Developer guide

Several tutorials and how-to's are available on the developer's Community website.

A Wiki is available for those who wish to participate in an ongoing project development or in the creation of a new project. Go to the developer community website for additional info.

 

technical facts & figures
Dimensions 210mm x 180mm x 140mm (with lowered wings)
Chipset Atmel AVR RISC microcontrollers (code is compiled with GCC and AVR-LIBC)
Memory 4Mbits flash memory for onboard sound
Input Microphone
Input Infrared receiver
Input Light sensor
Input Push button on top of the head
Input Internal switch sensors in both wings that are triggered by pushing the wings
Input Volume control wheelin
Input 3.5mm mono audio socket for audio in
Output Infrared transmitter
Output One blue LED in each eye
Output Speaker
Output 3.5mm stereo audio socket for audio out
Moving parts Eyes: open and close
Moving parts Beak: open and close
Moving parts Wings: raise and lower
Moving parts Rotation to the left and the right
Radio Frequency 2.4 GHz wireless full-duplex digital link between the USB dongle and Tux Droid
Power NiCd 750mAh battery pack with 4 AAA elements
Power DC-in 7,5 V for recharging of the batteries and powering from DC