KIBREL
In development

A small robot
for your desk.

Kibrel will listen, answer out loud, and turn its head and move its arms as it talks. It is being built now, one careful step at a time.

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Live simulationready
KIBREL MINI
Head pan90°
Head tilt90°
Left arm30°
Right arm150°

This drawing moves by the same rules as the real software: every joint stays inside its limits and travels in small steps. Commands sent: 0.

Where it stands today

Honest about what exists.

Kibrel is not for sale and there is no finished robot. Here is exactly what is real right now.

Built and tested

  • The motion controller: the only code allowed to move the robot
  • Safety limits on every joint, and an emergency stop
  • Four gestures: nod, shake, wave and rest
  • A simulated robot, so it all runs with no hardware
  • 14 automatic tests of the safety rules, run on every change

Not built yet

  • The robot's body, motors and wiring
  • Hearing: speech recognition
  • Speaking: its voice
  • Conversation and memory
  • The camera

What it will do

Three things, done well.

The first Kibrel is deliberately small: it stays on a table and does not walk.

Next

Listens and answers

Say something and it answers aloud. The plan is for speech recognition and the voice to run on the robot's own hardware.

Working in simulation

Moves as it speaks

A head that turns and tilts and two arms that gesture, so talking to it feels less like talking to a speaker.

Later

Private by design

A clear light whenever the microphone is on, and nothing remembered unless you say so.

How it will work

From your voice to a nod.

Each stage is separate, so each can be tested alone. The last one is the only stage that touches a motor.

MicrophoneHears you, and shows a light while it does
Speech to textTurns what you said into words
DecideWorks out an answer, and may suggest a gesture
VoiceSays the answer aloud
Safety checkEvery movement is checked against the joint limits
MotorsOnly then does anything move

The plan

One step at a time.

No dates are promised. Each step has to work before the next begins.

Done

A name, and the movement software

Kibrel has its name, and its motion and safety software runs and is tested in simulation.

Now

Hear a sentence and answer out loud

A microphone, a speaker and a Raspberry Pi. No motors yet.

Then

Nod and gesture while speaking

Four small motors, each with its limits measured on the bench first.

Then

A first body

A simple shell, and the first photo and video.

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