Speech Synthesis Shield from DFRobot

If you love building robots and giving them unique personalities through clever designs and subtle accents, then you will be very excited with these Speech Synthesis Shields from DFRobot. These Arduino-compatible Shields are fantastic little modules that fit directly onto the top of Arduino Boards, and are capable of converting text to audio speech, allowing you to give your robot a fresh new voice that isn’t made up of predefined audio files, offering a more natural sound and the ability to say almost anything you tell it to – in both English and Chinese!

Typical Applications for the DFRobot Speech Synthesis Shield:

The DFRobot Speech Synthesis Shield utilises the XFS5051CE speech synthesis chip from IFLYTEK, which is surprisingly powerful and can connect up to proprietary software like navigation apps and weather forecast software. This allows you to add hands-free functionality to your Electronics projects, letting you communicate with your projects without ever requiring a display unit. And because these shields are completely Arduino compatible, they can be integrated into a wide range of different projects from onboard vehicle navigation systems to smart wearables.

So, whether you want to upgrade an existing project with hands-free voice functionality, build a brand new project based on text-to-speech technology, or simply want to free up some unnecessary screen space on a project that doesn’t need it, this DFRobot Speech Synthesis Shield is one of the best value-for-money tools for the job!

Additional Resources:

• Official DFRobot Speech Synthesis Shield Wiki
• Official GitHub Repository for the Speech Synthesis Shield Libraries
• Samples of Audio Playback in English Female and Chinese Male voices

As self-proclaimed “Robo-holics”, DFRobot is a company comprised of over 100 staff members, of which 30% are engineers who love to build robots. It was started in 2008 with the goal of embracing and promoting open-source hardware, with a core focus on Arduino, Raspberry Pi and their very own LattePanda development boards. Since then, DFRobot have manufactured over 1300 unique modules, sensors and components that all work together and complement each other, allowing users like us to enjoy a full spectrum of cutting edge robotics and electronics without having to pay premium prices.

With the primary goal of developing and manufacturing great quality products, while making them accessible to as many people as possible, DFRobot are rapidly becoming one of the most common-place brands in the world of open-source robotics and electronics. With more than 1300 products developed in-house, and an impressive range of different categories and specialisations, there are few brands in the world who can compete in terms of quality, accessibility and genuine innovation.