<PERSON> Voice Assistant Using Raspberry Pi Zero W
Introduction: <PERSON> Voice Assistant Using Raspberry Pi Zero W
Just so you know, I’m a very big fan of marvel, and recently their new series LOKI is by far my most favorite series of all time. So, I thought it would be fun to make one of the characters come to life.
<PERSON> <PERSON> is an AI character in Loki, who works for a fictional agency called Time variance authority which is controlled by <PERSON> the conqueror. Miss <PERSON> can do a lot of stuff in the series, she talks, interacts with other characters, and of course fetch data and information almost like Friday and <PERSON> in Iron man movies.
So, that’s what I exactly did.
But I did cheat (or let's say borrowed a lot) a lot to get to this point. So, Make sure to read the full instructions to build your own AI <PERSON>. Also, make sure to grab the supplies below to do the project with ease.
Supplies
This are the list of products that can help you do this project with ease
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* 3d printer : https://amzn.to/3trVWKw
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* Orange filament : https://amzn.to/3DbhpxG
* Collar Mic : https://amzn.to/3kixsRx
* Desktop speaker : https://amzn.to/2XR4wIT
* raspberry pi zero w : https://amzn.to/3B9RkgD
* sound card : https://amzn.to/3mlMlFo
* OTG : https://amzn.to/3grDnTc
* Female DC jack : https://amzn.to/3B2dvFp
* 5v dc adapter : https://amzn.to/2UFLofA
* Male Audio jack : https://amzn.to/3yfMnAS
* Glue gun :https://amzn.to/2WiuKUa
Step 1: Building Miss Minutes Enclosure
Usually, I start with electronics and work my way up to building the enclosure but in this instructable, I'm going to approach this project a little differently. First I’m going to make the enclosure and then later fix the electronics within it.
Before I started modeling I tried searching if someone has done a similar project already and I found this amazing Miss Minutes clock project by a Thingiverse user PhilippHee. But unfortunately at the time of documenting the project page is down on Thingiverse, I will make sure to update the link once the page is back up.
Anyway, I had downloaded the STL file a few weeks back. So, instead of me creating the project completely from scratch. 354
I edited and remixed his project for my need by using fusion 360. You can see the images above to see how the image was modified to meet the need for this project.
Step 2: Multi-color 3D Printing
Once the STL file was ready, it was time to print. I took the model into Cura and sliced it. You can either use a single color to print and then paint the eyes and the outlines on top of it. Or change filaments while printing as I did.
You can check this link to see how to change the color while printing just using one nozzle.
The above images are reference images where you need to pause to change the color of the filament.
* Initial - Orange filament
* First change - Black Filament
* Second change - White Filament
* Third change - Black Filament
To print this model I used PLA and a larger nozzle with a diameter of 0.6mm and a layer height of 0.4mm for faster printing. It approximately took 9 hours for the complete print for this model, during the print I had to change the filament 3 times. But still, I managed to mess it up by not selecting the proper layer height to change the color.
Anyway, this gave an opportunity to explain, how you could change the colour if you had not used the multi-color 3d printing technique.
Step 3: Post Processing the 3D Print
Once it’s printed I spent few minutes carefully removing the support materials.
Note: Don't make any large motions while removing the support material, the thickness of the face is very small and can break quite easily.
You can just stop here and continue with the rest of the instructable but for me, the color wasn't that appealing so I fixed the color. I used a black marker for the outline and a whitener for the eyes. 646