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Chatbots

Chatbots
and the uncanny valley of linguistics - Are you interested in chatbots? If so, you are probably familiar with the challenging topic of vocal interaction... As a SoftBank Robotics linguist working on the subject with our robots, I attended a linguistics conference to check the state of the art on this issue. Here’s what I learned there!
2020/02/27
Chatbots
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Add an Android Studio icon on Ubuntu

Add an Android Studio icon on Ubuntu
How to add a desktop shortcut on Gnome 3 to launch Android Studio (Ubuntu 16.04) - This tip explains two ways to add a desktop icon to launch Android Studio from a Gnome 3 environment: activate or create icons on the desktop.
2019/11/12
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Pepper QiSDK
Add an Android Studio icon on Ubuntu
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Add an Android Studio shortcut to the app launcher on Ubuntu

Add an Android Studio shortcut to the app launcher on Ubuntu
How to add a launcher shortcut on Gnome 3 to launch Android Studio (Ubuntu 16.04) - This tip explains how to add a shortcut to the app launcher to launch Android Studio on Ubuntu.
2020/10/20
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Pepper QiSDK
Add an Android Studio shortcut to the app launcher on Ubuntu
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Let’s make Pepper and NAO speak a second language

Let’s make Pepper and NAO speak a second language
How to install a language package and get speech recognition in new languages - As international talking robots, Pepper and NAO can access many languages for speech recognition, and its management is quite easy. This quick how-to explains how to set up new languages installing a language pack in a few simple steps.
2020/09/30
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Pepper QiSDK
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Pepper (NAOqi 2.5)
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NAO⁶
Let’s make Pepper and NAO speak a second language
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Pepper Slack messenger

Pepper Slack messenger
Sending Slack messages by voice thanks to Pepper - What if Pepper could help you increase your productivity at work? By linking the robot to a Slack channel, we will be able to send and receive messages by voice control thanks to Pepper.
2019/11/12
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Pepper QiSDK
Pepper Slack messenger
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Ubuntu 18 and Pepper QiSDK Emulator troubleshooting

Ubuntu 18 and Pepper QiSDK Emulator troubleshooting
You might face difficulties running the Pepper (QiSDK) Emulator from Android Studio under Linux Ubuntu 18.04 and a SDK error message may be displayed. You will find below how to solve this issue. This has been tested using API 4 of the SDK plugin, Android Studio 3.4.1
2019/11/12
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Pepper QiSDK
Ubuntu 18 and Pepper QiSDK Emulator troubleshooting
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How to use bluetooth on NAO

How to use bluetooth on NAO
Sending robot audio output to external speakers with bluetooth - How to activate bluetooth on SoftBank Robotics NAO6 robots is what we present here. Specifically, you will learn how to broadcast NAO's voice or sounds to an external Logitech Bluetooth adapter connected to a speaker. This tip is usable on NAO6.
2021/02/22
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NAO⁶
How to use bluetooth on NAO