Spud is a rolling robot car with a camera that can drive around, ask your name, and later recognize you by your face
because you told it who you are.
What Spud Can Do
Spud is built to feel like a curious little robot friend. It can drive around on its wheels, look around with
its onboard camera, and talk to you using simple voice prompts.
When Spud first meets you, it can ask questions like “What’s your name?” and remember your answer.
Later on, when it sees your face again, it can match what it sees with what it heard before and greet you by name.
1Spud drives around the room and uses its camera to look for people.
2When it spots a new face, it asks for your name and listens to your answer.
3Spud links your face to your name and saves that information.
4The next time it recognizes your face, it can say something like “Hi Alex, nice to see you again!”
Camera & Vision
Live video from Spud’s camera feeds into face detection and recognition code so it can decide who it’s seeing.
Remembering Names
When you tell Spud your name, it stores a link between your spoken name and what your face looks like.
Rolling Around
Spud’s motors let it drive forward, turn toward the people it sees, and explore the space like a tiny rover.
Future Ideas
Spud could later learn routes, play games, or respond differently depending on who it recognizes.
