Hi! I'm Abel "Abélix" Parodi, the guy that will be guiding you during this little trip through the simple, yet fulfilling process of giving Cozmo the robot the ability to obey voice commands. I mainly wrote this small blog in hopes of spreading a bit of curiosity about robotics and maybe, by the end of these entries, you might even consider starting your own projects related to this intriguing discipline. Before we start, I'd like to tell you a bit of info about myself: by the time this was written, I'm currently studying Robotics Engineering at the University of Alicante, and I was asked by one of my teachers to invest four months developing a project that involved communication protocols. The year before that I had acquired this amazing piece of machinery named Cozmo, and I couldn't help myself: he deserved his place under the spotlight! My first idea came from a simple thought: "What if Cozmo could hear me?". It seemed exciting, so I asked my ...