{"id":24243,"date":"2023-10-24T10:27:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T10:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=24243"},"modified":"2023-10-23T10:32:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T10:32:22","slug":"realvnc-raspberry-pi-prize-finalist-kevin-mcaleer-ai-powered-owl","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/blog\/realvnc-raspberry-pi-prize-finalist-kevin-mcaleer-ai-powered-owl\/","title":{"rendered":"RealVNC Raspberry Pi Prize Finalist Kevin McAleer&#8217;s AI-powered Owl"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24243\" class=\"elementor elementor-24243\" data-elementor-post-type=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb24582 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb24582\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e072f5\" data-id=\"3e072f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f75e6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f75e6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Bubo-2T the Steampunk owl with AI \u2013 Kevin McAleer (United Kingdom)<\/h2><p>Bubo is a steampunk-style companion robot that recognizes hand signals using AI technology. When it sees two fingers held up in a V sign (held for three seconds or longer), Bubo snaps a photo and shares it on social media accounts.<\/p><p>The image Bubo takes is also displayed on a wrist-mounted console with a screen and keyboard known as a \u201cPi-Pipboy\u201d (also invented by Kevin).<\/p><p>Bubo is powered by a Raspberry Pi computer, which Kevin accesses using RealVNC Connect for development and maintenance. Real VNC Connect also used links the Pi-Pipboy device to Bubo when Bubo is in use.<\/p><h3>Cache of the Titans<\/h3><p>Since he was a kid, Kevin has always been fascinated by the robots he saw in classic films, especially <em>Forbidden Planet, Westworld, <\/em>and<em> Short Circuit. <\/em>Realizing that humanoid robot companions were unlikely to be available for purchase anytime soon, he began trying to build his own. This sparked a lifelong passion for robotics!<\/p><p>During a break between software development projects, Kevin began making videos about his latest robot creations. He now has a growing YouTube channel where he regularly showcases his inventions, which include a pancake-flipping robot called Pancake-bot, a drawing robot called Burger-bot, and a Christmas tree decoration that changes color in response to social media posts.<\/p><p>Kevin began publishing a series of videos about the creation of Bubo nine months ago. Its design and functionality are inspired (of course) by a classic film. The original 1981 version of <em>Clash of the Titans<\/em> featured a clockwork owl named Bubo, created by the god Hephestus, which relayed images back to the gods on Mount Olympus.<\/p><p>Just like the Bubo from the movies, Kevin\u2019s version has a similar steampunk design to the one in the film, and shares images remotely.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5410ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5410ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-650bd95\" data-id=\"650bd95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78595bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78595bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bubo-owl-1024x759.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24245\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bubo-owl-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bubo-owl-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bubo-owl-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bubo-owl.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-91b1734 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91b1734\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27faf24\" data-id=\"27faf24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbfdcb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbfdcb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kevin has taken Bubo to multiple events, where the robot owl attracts the interest of everyone that sees it. Attached to Kevin\u2019s shoulder, Bubo snaps a picture of anyone who holds up two fingers in a V sign for more than three seconds. Moments later, it shares the image on its social media accounts.<\/p>\n<h3>Bubo-2T \u2013 owl: the facts<\/h3>\n<p>By creating Bubo, Kevin has demonstrated his chops in everything from software and hardware design to AI and machine learning to 3D printing.<\/p>\n<p>Central to Bubo\u2019s operation is a Raspberry Pi computer, which also includes the camera Bubo uses to observe its environment and take pictures. Using the open-source program OpenCV, Bubo employs machine learning to detect hands and then counts the fingers it can see. When it identified the correct two-finger hand signal, Bubo knows it\u2019s time to take a photo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-361ffe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"361ffe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=TBoCBz7QOYk&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88516c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88516c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One unexpected challenge Kevin had to grapple with is ensuring images were consistently uploaded to social media. Posts consisting of images with no text, or that used the same text repeatedly, were rejected by Twitter as duplicates. To solve the problem Kevin created his own random text-generator that inserts new, relevant text with every upload.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px !important;\">When operating Bubo outside his design studio, Kevin uses another original device which he calls the Pi-Pipboy. This is mounted on Kevin\u2019s wrist and includes a keyboard and display. The Pi-Pipboy uses RealVNC Connect to provide access to Bubo\u2019s Raspberry Pi and lets Kevin see the images taken by the camera as they are tweeted.<\/p><p>One unexpected challenge Kevin had to grapple with is ensuring images were consistently uploaded to social media. Posts consisting of images with no text, or that used the same text repeatedly, were rejected by Twitter as duplicates. To solve the problem Kevin created his own random text-generator that inserts new, relevant text with every upload.<\/p><p>When operating Bubo outside his design studio, Kevin uses another original device which he calls the Pi-Pipboy. This is mounted on Kevin\u2019s wrist and includes a keyboard and display. The Pi-Pipboy uses RealVNC Connect to provide access to Bubo\u2019s Raspberry Pi and lets Kevin see the images taken by the camera as they are tweeted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be32c7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be32c7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7784db\" data-id=\"b7784db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5414082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5414082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nerdforge-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24255\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nerdforge-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nerdforge-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nerdforge-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nerdforge.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-799bd16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"799bd16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d6ba65\" data-id=\"1d6ba65\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e92bc31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e92bc31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bubo is also a great example of a steampunk design brought to life through 3D printing. From its bronze-colored finish to the carefully concealed captive nuts, Bubo-2T really captures the look and feel of its silver-screen inspiration.<\/p><p>Kevin describes the current version of Bubo as a \u201cminimum viable product\u201d and hopes that later versions will have more mechanical movement. The current version has eyes that can light up and blink, and a beak that can open and close. For future versions, Kevin is planning to add movement to Bubo\u2019s eyes and head to allow it to track people as they move, as well as moving arms and legs.<\/p><p>Bubo is just one of many projects Kevin features on his YouTube channel. His passion for Robotics seems to know no bounds, as he explains:<\/p><blockquote><p>When you build a robot there is a big overlap between hardware and software that really appeals to me. I can code one week, solder the next week, and then work on mechanical design the week after that. There\u2019s always something new and interesting to do.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six finalists were named for the 2023 RealVNC Raspberry Pi Prize on the 25th of September. Before announcing the winner on November 6th, each finalist and their solution will be profiled here on the RealVNC Blog. 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