Mino firmware · new capability

Now your words make it move.

Mino — Credent’s voice device — can now turn speech into real-world action. Say “turn left” and the robot turns left. Emrys is the brain; your hardware is the body.

We’ve extended the Mino firmware so a child can speak a command and watch the world respond. Emrys — Credent’s agentic AI tutor — hears the request, understands it, and tells the device exactly what to do. The result is hands-on robotics that starts with a sentence, not a screen. Everything runs on Credent’s own voice engine, with Emrys as the only AI brain.

Child: “Hey Emrys, turn left.”
→ mic → speech-to-text → Emrys understands → device command
Mino: left motor runs *whirr* — “Turned left! Want to go forward next?”

Feature · Voice → motion

Speak it. It moves.

The firmware now ships with voice‑driven movement — forward, backward, left, right, and stop — built on a simple two‑motor design. Emrys decides what to do from natural speech; the firmware drives the motors. The same pattern powers set_led for lights, so anything you wire up, you can control by voice.

Feature · For makers & classrooms

Build your own voice robot.

This is a foundation, not a black box. Download the firmware source, set your motor pins, flip one switch (MOTORS_ENABLED), and flash. Add your own actions — an arm, a gripper, a buzzer — by copying one example. It’s the Credent way to teach robotics: real hardware, guided by an AI teacher, starting from a child’s own voice.

Feature · Credent‑owned

Yours, end to end.

Voice detection, speech‑to‑text, and the spoken reply all run on Credent’s own engine — not a third‑party cloud. Emrys is the brain. That means privacy you control, and a path to local languages the big assistants ignore.

Start building

Explore how it works, or grab the firmware and make something move.

See how it works Download the firmware Flash a device

Credent — robotics that begins with a child’s voice.

Voice‑controlled movement requires an ESP32‑S3 device with motors wired by the builder, and the Credent voice engine running on a reachable host. Motor support is off by default and enabled in the firmware config. This is a developer/maker capability — designed to be built with, not a finished consumer product.

Firmware source available now · one‑click browser flashing coming soon.