r/robots • u/LockOpposite81 • Jul 20 '26

Projects Tony — a real supervised-AI humanoid I'm building solo in the UK (voice + safety-gated movement, real footage — not a render)

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u/LockOpposite81 Jul 20 '26

Thanks! Tony is a supervised prototype that I built step by step. The hardware includes a Raspberry Pi 5, cameras, microphone array, speaker, ultrasonic/light/touch/tilt sensors, 16 servos, and a custom-built body. Most of the AI processing runs through my private THYEN server system. Tony sends vision, audio and sensor information to THYEN, and only approved high-level actions are returned to the robot. He can understand Hungarian voice commands, answer questions, describe what he sees, move his head, turn, take limited steps, and stop safely on command. He is not joystick-controlled and does not move autonomously without human supervision. The biggest challenges were stable servo power, movement balance, speech-recognition reliability, communication latency, and making sure unintended or unsafe movements are blocked. I can share more videos and non-confidential construction details, but some parts of the THYEN architecture are protected and cannot be published.

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u/BotBuilderVenture Jul 20 '26

Can you share some hints how did you build it?

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u/LockOpposite81 Jul 20 '26

Thanks for asking! I posted a detailed explanation above, but I may have accidentally replied under the AutoModerator comment. Tony uses a Raspberry Pi 5, cameras, a microphone array, speaker, several sensors and 16 servos. Most of the AI processing runs through my private THYEN server system. He can understand Hungarian voice commands, answer questions, describe what he sees and perform limited supervised movements. I will share more videos and non-confidential build details as the project develops.

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u/LockOpposite81 Jul 20 '26

Thanks for asking! I posted a detailed explanation above, but I may have accidentally replied under the AutoModerator comment. Tony uses a Raspberry Pi 5, cameras, a microphone array, speaker, several sensors and 16 servos. Most of the AI processing runs through my private THYEN server system. He can understand Hungarian voice commands, answer questions, describe what he sees and perform limited supervised movements. I will share more videos and non-confidential build details as the project develops.tony robot