Abstract
Robotics is currently developing dynamically, bringing the first commercial humanoid units to the market. One of the key functionalities of humanoid robots is verbal communication, resulting from their intended role in human interaction. The aim of this work is to design and evaluate the feasibility of implementing a local speech interface for a humanoid robot, operating without cloud services, with consideration of the target NVIDIA Jetson Orin platform. The paper presents a system based on open-source large language models, whose textual responses are converted into speech using built-in audio devices. The work focuses on implementation and validation in a test environment as a preparatory stage for deployment on the robot. The results confirm the feasibility of a local speech processing pipeline in a resource-constrained environment. The proposed solution serves as an educational platform for embedded AI systems.
Paper Type
Poster
DOI
10.62036/ISD.2026.174
Hands-on AI Education with Humanoid Robots: A Platform for Teaching Local LLM-Based Speech Interfaces for Unitree G1
Robotics is currently developing dynamically, bringing the first commercial humanoid units to the market. One of the key functionalities of humanoid robots is verbal communication, resulting from their intended role in human interaction. The aim of this work is to design and evaluate the feasibility of implementing a local speech interface for a humanoid robot, operating without cloud services, with consideration of the target NVIDIA Jetson Orin platform. The paper presents a system based on open-source large language models, whose textual responses are converted into speech using built-in audio devices. The work focuses on implementation and validation in a test environment as a preparatory stage for deployment on the robot. The results confirm the feasibility of a local speech processing pipeline in a resource-constrained environment. The proposed solution serves as an educational platform for embedded AI systems.
Recommended Citation
Dobosz, P. & Zalasiński, M.(2026). Hands-on AI Education with Humanoid Robots: A Platform for Teaching Local LLM-Based Speech Interfaces for Unitree G1. In M. Valenta, B. Mannová, R. Pergl, A. Przybylek, M. Lang, H. Linger, C. Schneider, N. Iivari, & E. Insfran (Eds.), Making ISD Sustainable: Reloaded with AI and Automation (ISD2026 Proceedings). Prague, Czech Republic: Czech Technical University in Prague. ISBN: 978-80-01-07585-2. https://doi.org/10.62036/ISD.2026.174