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Contact: Dominic Vergine <Dominic.Vergine@arm.com> 'Pawel Moll' <Pawel.Moll@arm.com>

'Lee Smith' <Lee.Smith@arm.com>

> "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that" is one of the > iconic quotation in SF cinema history. Let's make it happen again! > > Raspberry Pi can process images using its camera interface and > audio using external sound interface. Basing on this, build a "HAL 9001" > module (as technology moved forward since 2001, it doesn't have to as > big as the original 9000 version, however extra points for a round, > red-glowing eye on its enclosure :-) that will recognize and greet > registered users (and record aliens), answer questions about time, > weather, notify the user about new email and/or social media messages, > read day schedule etc. > > As a stretch goal, HAL 9001 "IoT Edition" could be also used to > control external appliances, for example lighting in the room (think "Computer! > Lights!" command used every second on board of NCC-1701* ships). > Communication should preferably be using Bluetooth Low Energy based > protocols, with mBed boards as nodes. The "smart home" could be also > simulated on an external PC/tablet and controlled via Rapberry Pi's > Ethernet (or WiFi) interface.