Boubou

Phones and robots

boubou serve keeps the model on your computer and lets a phone, a robot or an app on the same Wi-Fi talk to it.

  1. runboubou.com/models $ npx boubou@beta run Copy Talk on this Mac. $ npx boubou@beta serve Copy Talk from a phone on the same Wi-Fi. ✕ Not this one ✓ Copy this one

    On this site

    Copy the model’s serve command

    Open Models and click the model you want. Its page shows two commands. Copy the second one, the one with serve.

    The first command, with run, only talks on the computer itself. A phone cannot join it.

    Choose a model
  2. Terminal $ npx boubou@beta serve boubou● On this Mac$ boubou serve ⋮✓Start on this MacReady. Choose how to connect below.PhoneScan with the phone's camera, on the same Wi-Fi. The QR code to scan

    On your computer

    Paste it into Terminal

    Open Terminal on your computer, paste the command and press Return. When the model is ready, a section titled Phone appears with a QR code.

    The first time, the terminal asks Ok to proceed? (y): press Return. The first start also downloads the model. Keep this window open while you talk; CtrlC stops it.

    The terminal prints more below the QR code. If the code is out of view, scroll up.

  3. PhoneScan with the phone's camera, on the same Wi-Fi.Or open https://192-168-1-20.….lan.runboubou… Tap to open

    On your phone

    Scan the QR code

    Open the phone’s camera, point it at the QR code and tap the link that appears. The phone must be on the same Wi-Fi as the computer.

    If the page does not open, use the address after “If the page does not open” and continue past the browser's warning.

  4. BOUBOU Start talking Your voice goes to the computerrunning Boubou and nowhere else. BOUBOU Stop Listening. Pause and Boubouanswers; speak and it stops.

    On your phone

    Tap Start talking

    Allow the microphone, then just talk. Pause and Boubou answers; speak and it stops.

    One device talks at a time. The link carries the access key, so keep it private.