It all started one day when I looked at the kitchen and saw my 12 years old girl, Cristina, trying to fix something to eat, she just simply could not wait for Daddy to start cooking!!
I look at her and I thought to myself what if I could instantly teach her how to cook excellent food like Mom, Dad or even Grandma.
What if I could magically give her my 10 years of cooking experience? Then all of the sudden she's an expert cooker, able to make delicious food for her little brother and herself and even for the family once in a while.
What if she didn't have to deal with figuring out and using each of knobs in our electric stove, keep precise temperature, sauteing, simmering, keep warm and finally remember to turn off the stove.
I kept thinking and thinking until finally I realize that with my experience I could develop a Talking Cooker, one that did not require her to deal with ON-OFF buttons or play with temperature settings.
What if the ONLY thing she has to do is to listen to simple instructions and to POUR the ingredients into the pot when told? Close the Lid, Open The Lid, simple stuff?
Well, this is what I came out with and I call it PuchyPot.
The video below shows how to make a Perfect Medium Grain White Rice, it was sped up to lower video file size.
If you are interested in seeing the entire cooking process you can visit this link:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-6SYjD3iVDGdW1pcnlFREVlUmM
These are the commercial quality voices I'm considering now. That is until Microsoft Cortana finally gets supported by Windows 10 IOT Core.
The RPI touchscreen was 3D printed in Black ABS plastic. The design was made with AutoDesk Fusion 360 software.
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