Tux Droid wirelessly connects to your computer and is fully compatible with Windows, Mac or Linux systems.
A fully customisable series of applications mean he can act as a music player, news service, event notification, skype phone, weather forecaster and more!
With full text-to-speech abilities in more than ten languages, he’ll even read your email to you as it arrives!
Tux Droid can blink his eyes, light-up his eyes, swivel on his base, flap his wings, talk and he can also hear, tell how dark it is, sense a push on his head, a push on either wing and accept commands from the included IR remote.
Fully programmable and customisable at every level, with all of the source code and software used freely available, Tux can also evolve as you either create or download new ways to use him.
There are already loads of new add-on ‘widgets’ available from open source communities that add even more functionality – and we’re sure there’ll be plenty more to come!
- Tux Droid Robot wirelessly connects to your PC and alerts you of events with sound and motion
- Tux Droid can take inputs via sound and touch
- Open source software allows for easy programming of Tux widgets in Python
- Built in rechargable battery
- Included wireless 2.4 GHz link
- Dimensions - 210mm x 180mm x 140mm (with lowered wings)
- Chipsets - Atmel AVR RISC microcontrollers (code is compiled with GCC and AVR-LIBC) 4Mbits flash memory for onboard sound
Inputs:
- Microphone
- Infrared receiver
- Light sensor
- Push button on top of the head
- Internal switch sensors in both wings that are triggered by pushing the wings
- Volume control wheel
- 3.5mm mono audio socket for audio in
Outputs:
- Infrared transmitter
- One blue LED in each eye
- Speaker
- 3.5mm stereo audio socket for audio out
- Eyes: open and close
- Beak: open and close
- Wings: raise and lower
- Rotation to the left and the right
- Wireless connection - 2.4 GHz wireless full-duplex digital link between the USB dongle and Tux Droid
- Power - NiCd 750mAh battery pack with 4 AAA elements, DC-in 7,5 V for recharging of the batteries and powering from DC
