jcarolinares / awesome-social-robots

A list of resources and projects to create Open Source Social Robots

Awesome-social-robots

A list of resources, ideas, and projects to create Open Source Social Robots.

Table of Contents

• Libraries
• Robots
  • Open-Source Robots
  • Not Open-Source Robots
  • To do more social
  • Virtual Pets
• Books
• Articles
• Blogs
• Documentaries
• Tutorials
• Video Tutorials
• Contributing

Libraries

Name	Features	Languages	Licenses	Code	Author
ESP32_Faces	A library to implement faces using two 8x8 LED Matrix & a MAX7219 driver	Arduino	GPL-3.0 License	github	Luis Llamas
Robot_eyes	A library to implement faces on ESP32 devices	Arduino	GPL-3.0 License	github	Marcos Quiléz
Spchcat	Speech recognition tool to convert audio to text transcripts, for Linux and Raspberry Pi.	Bash	MPL-2.0 license	github	Pete Warden
Cozmo Eyes	Cozmo Eyes	C++	Apache2 license	github	TNcomm
Googly_Eye	CircuitPython googly style eye for a circular display (GC9A01 driver) and a LSM9DS1 for the accelerometer	CircuitPython	MIT license	github	Mark Komus
Oled Eye Display	Oled Screen Eyes Library	Arduino	Apache-2.0 license	github	Intellar
Oled Simple Animated Eye	Simple Animated Eye	Arduino/Python	TBD	github	SpiderMaf
OLED-Moving-Eyes-Arduino	Really good eyes animations for Arduino	Arduino	TBD	github	Vin-X-Mod
(ES) Animación de Ojos Robóticos en Arduino Uno	A library to create robotic's eyes with Arduino	Arduino	TBD	github	Picaio
Snowboy	Snowboy Hotword Detection	Multiple languages	Apache license	github	Guoguo Chen
M5Stack Avatar MIC	A library to handle Audio Avatars with M5Stack Products	Arduino	MIT license	github	Takao Akaki
M5Stack Avatar	A library to create avatar for M5Stack boards	Arduino	MIT license	github	Shinya Ishikawa
Voice ChatGPT	Voice Chat GPT unofficial API to be used with a Raspberry Pi	Python	TBD	github	Nick Bild

Robots

Open-Source Robots

• Blossom – A Handcrafted Soft Social Robot - MIT License
• ElectronBot – A desktop robot - GNU General Public License v3.0
• Opla Flower Companion – A desk companion robot to help you fight against daily stress and anxiety - CC BY-NC-SA
• Arduino Spider Robot (Quadruped) - CC BY-NC-SA
• 3D Printed WALL·E – A Handcrafted Soft Social Robot - GPL-3.0 license
• InMoov – open Source 3D printed life-size Robot - GCC-BY-NC
• Stackchan - Stack-chan is a JavaScript-driven M5Stack-embedded super-kawaii robot - Apache2 license
• Cozmars (open cozmo) – Cozmars = Cozmo + Smars - CC BY-NC-SA
• Buddy - The 3D-Printed Arduino Social Robot - CC BY-NC-ND
• Reachy – This is Reachy. He is pretty unique - Apache-2.0 license (Check in detail every source)
• EWON - Raspberry Pi Powered Home Robot - CC BY-NC-SA
• Alertin - A small connected device to alert you - MIT license
• High-Fivey - The Cardboard micro:bit Robot - CC BY-NC-SA
• Fytó - Turn Your Plant Into Pet - GNU General Public License, version 3 or later (GPL3+)
• Grumpy Hedgehog - GNU General Public License, version 3 or later (GPL3+)
• Baymax Lamp - Helps You Take Medications on Time - CC BY-NC-SA
• Bipedal Companion Robot - GPL-3.0 license
• Kayra - An easy to modify, 3D printable open-source humanoid robot evolved by the community - BSD-3-Clause license
• Akno - A smart, kind, and cute robot made with love and wires - GPL-3.0 license

Not Open-Source Robots

• Mei - A mini emotional intellect
• Jibo - The World's First Social Robot
• Moxie - Empowering Confident and Mindful Kids
• Vector - Vector, the first home robot that will steal your heart, not your data
• SkoBots - A Wearable Language Revitalization Robot for Indigenous Youths
• Elli-Q - The sidekick for healthier, happier aging
• Misa - Next generation social robot
• Robotzu - Useless box robots

To do more social

Open Source Robots are a great opportunity and inspiration to create new ones or be improved to be more social

• Plen2 – Biped robot - Not well defined
• MiniPlan – Biped robot - Creative Commons - Attribution - Non-Commercial
• PettingZoo – Code and Circuit Diagrams for giving Roomba's personality - Not well defined

Virtual Pets

Not necessary robots but Open Source virtual pets like Tamagotchi

• OpenTama: an open source reference design for MCUGotchi
• MCUGotchi: A Tamagotchi P1 emulator for microcontrollers

Books

• Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics
• Designing Sociable Robots

Articles

A list of articles and interviews related to social robots to inspire new open-source social robots

• Dogs Obey Commands Given by Social Robots
• Is It Ever OK to Bash a Robot?

Blogs

A list of blog post that can be interesting to learn how to create social robots

• Vanessa The Robot

  An interesting post talking about the creation of a modern animatronic.

Documentaries

• Good night Oppy

This documentary is a superb example of how emotional connections are created between a machine and a human being

• Retro Tech: Robots

This short YouTube video is a great example of human expectations regarding social robots and the effect that even really retro robots still have in our human minds

Tutorials

• Arduino OLED Eyes Animation for Robotics Projects

A practical and interesting collection of OLED Eyes libraries to create Social Robots with Arduino

• Eye animation on OLED display with Arduino Nano

Small tutorial explaining the library for eyes animations created by Interllar using an Arduino Nano and a small oled display.

Video Tutorials

• Doll Blinking Eyes using Arduino UNO Board

It has some really creepy vibes but it is an interesting tutorial about how to control the blinking of a dool using coils.

• Oled Moving Eyes Arduino Tutorial

Really good tutorial about how to create animated eyes with Arduino.

• Robot eyes animation - Arduino Uno

Another really good tutorial about how to create eyes with Arduino.

Contributing

• @jcarolinares - jcarolinares - Julián Caro Linares
• @elsatch -elsatch - César García
• @correderadiego - correderadiego - Diego Corredera
• @samuk - samuk- @permagriculture