Zoe's motors can be controlled by a hobby-style remote control, or by throwing a switch, the motors can be controlled by software running on her PC. The on-board computer runs Windows 7, MS-SQL server, Nuance Speech Recognition as well as other custom programs. Zoe's personality and wit comes from a custom built "Chat Bot" program that can answer questions and can learn new things that are spoken to her. Zoe knows all of the state capitals, most of the major moons in our solar system, many lines spoken by robots in the movies, and the "Abbott and Costello, Who's on First" comedy routine.
Zoe has both Infrared and ultra-sonic sensors for detecting objects and people all around her. The infrared sensors are mounted in Zoe's head, which can pan, tilt and wobble - if Zoe detects motion, she can turn her head, to face the direction, and point her video camera at the object.
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1. Interface to GPS sensor
2. Interface to magnetic compass sensor
3. Software for image recognition through video camera
4. Improvements to the Chat Bot to speed up database searches
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