2017
INTERSPEECH
INTERSPEECH 2017
Creating a Voice for MiRo, the World’s First Commercial Biomimetic Robot
Abstract
This paper introduces MiRo — the world’s first commercial biomimetic robot — and describes how its vocal system was designed using a real-time parametric general-purpose mammalian vocal synthesiser tailored to the specific physical characteristics of the robot. MiRo’s capabilities will be demonstrated live during the hands-on interactive ‘Show & Tell’ session at INTERSPEECH-2017.