Spencer
Build & code your own voice assistant
Ages 11+
No prior knowledge needed
Free Worldwide Tracked shipping
Transit time: 5 - 10 days
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2,001 backers pledged $408,749 to help bring this project to life on Kickstarter
Things you can do with Spencer
- Ask about the weather forecast for your area
- Hear a joke
- Ask him to sing you a song
- Make Spencer display custom animations
- Laugh at his corny popular culture references
Talk to Spencer!
Spencer has a microphone and understands what you say (like, REALLY understands).
You can code new functions that will be triggered when you say certain sentences and words.
Display animations on a flashy 144-pixel LED display
The LED display on Spencer’s face has a 144-pixel LED grid that can show data, custom icons, animations, and scrolling text
Spencer is a DIY voice assistant that will teach you about AI, voice recognition, IoT, and speech synthesis.
The best part is that you get to assemble him yourself.
He also has a funny personality, tells jokes, and finds new ones online.
What you get inside your box:
- Spencer’s circuit board that includes a pre-soldered 144-pixel LED grid
- The brain board – does smart stuff and includes a dual-core processor, a 16 MB flash memory chip, and power-management circuitry
- Acrylic casing – this protects Spencer’s innards from the outside world
- A big red button
- Bag of other small components such as resistors and pushbuttons
- Micro USB cable for powering your Spencer
- 5W Speaker
- Instruction booklet – ready for your offline knowledge consumption
Easy assembly with a thorough build guide
Learn how to assemble your very own voice assistant by following a detailed build guide.
You'll learn about hardware
Learn how to solder and assemble your very own personal voice assistant
Learn about microcomputers & electronics
Find out how an LED grid display works
Learn about sound processing
You'll learn about software
Learn how to code a microcomputer in C/C++ and CircuitBlocks
Learn about the Internet of things
Learn about artificial intelligence and how to make Spencer smart
Learn about voice recognition and speech synthesis
People all around the world love it!
4.4/5
” We are very impressed with the thought and details that have gone into the pamphlets in both the tool and Spencer boxes.
Thank you for producing a well thought out, educational and fun product, especially during this very challenging year! “
Celia Shubert Tock, Kickstarter
” Very nice quality and nice way to get kids introduced to electronics!
Me and my kids had a lot of fun making spencer and can’t wait for the next!
Might even be the beginning of getting more into arduino projects as well! “
Daniel Robert, Trustpilot
” I’ve created the Spencer with my kids (8 and 5 years old) and they really enjoyed their first journey of gadget creating :) “
Keiji Hokamura, Kickstarter
Getting started with coding has never been easier
You can code Spencer in CircuitBlocks – our custom-made code editor similar to Scratch that makes it easy for beginners to get into physical computing.
Spencer
Build & code your own voice assistant
Ages 11+
No prior knowledge needed
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