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This past week I have been focusing on creating state machines for the speech components of the robot. I have also learned how to run speech tests using these state machines. Its kind of cool being able to actually talk to the software. It still has a few bugs in it, but for the most part it does what it is suppose to. The microphone that we are using is huge. It looks more like a speaker than a mic. In fact its bigger the both of the speakers that we might be using put together. It is a high tech mic though, it even has lights on the front that tell you what direction the sound is coming from. Jessica and I also have been creating maps via the software that came with the SICK laser. The laser uses a mirror to reflect a light beams out at 180 degrees in what I believe are 1 degree radians. It then measures the time that it takes the light beams to return to create a 2D map of its surroundings. So far we have created maps for the first, second, and A level floors. Can’t wait to see it all come together.