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Autonomous ROS2 robot with Llama 3 voice

A Jetson robot that turns natural speech into navigation goals and expressions.

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Autonomous ROS2 robot with Llama 3 voice
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By Gabriel West

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Build sheet

Board
Jetson Orin Nano
Other parts
RPLiDAR A1, ESP32 motor/encoders, 7in HDMI face display
AI model or service
NVIDIA Riva STT/TTS, Llama 3 LLM for skill routing (nav + emotions)
Difficulty
Advanced

Overview

Differential-drive Jetson Orin Nano robot with RPLiDAR SLAM, Nav2, ESP32 encoders, expressive face display, and Riva STT → Llama 3 → Riva TTS that maps natural speech to nav goals and emotions.

How it works

RPLiDAR SLAM and Nav2 on a Jetson Orin Nano with ESP32 encoders; Riva STT -> Llama 3 -> Riva TTS maps speech to nav goals and a face display.

Hardware

  • Jetson Orin Nano
  • RPLiDAR A1
  • ESP32 motor/encoders
  • 7in HDMI face display

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