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Build yourself a cool cognitive cardboard robot

TJ Bot brings power of Watson to makers everywhere

If you think that building yourself a Watson-powered robot could take months and thousands of dollars, think again.

TJ Bot is an open-source project for makers, creators and tinkerers to explore the potential of Watson, using little more than cardboard cutout, a Raspberry Pi and a variety of add-ons — including a RGB LED light, a microphone, servo motor, and cameras.

IBM Research ‘Cool Things’ Czar, Maryam Ashoori shows what it takes to put together your own TJ Bot:

We’ve seen European bots built in a course of days:

And Victor Dibia shows what it takes to make one of these little guys wave:

Ready to jump in and start building yourself? Visit ibm.biz/mytjbot to get the skinny and let us know how you get on!

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This is the age of breakthrough. An age in which digital business meets digital intelligence — human expertise enhanced, scaled and accelerated.

Cognitive Voices

Cognitive Voices. Discussions on latest happenings in AI and cognitive computing.

IBM Cognitive Business

Written by

This is the age of breakthrough. An age in which digital business meets digital intelligence — human expertise enhanced, scaled and accelerated.

Cognitive Voices

Cognitive Voices. Discussions on latest happenings in AI and cognitive computing.

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