Speech-to-Reality System Creates Objects on Demand Using AI and Robotics

Speech-to-reality system creates objects on demand using AI and robotics

Generative AI and robotics are moving us ever closer to the day when we can ask for an object and have it created within a few minutes. In fact, MIT researchers have developed a speech-to-reality system, an AI-driven workflow that allows them to provide input to a robotic arm and "speak objects into existence," creating things like furniture in as little as five minutes.

MIT researchers “speak objects into existence” using AI and robotics

MIT researchers at the School of Architecture and Planning developed a speech-to-reality system that combines generative AI, natural language processing, and robotic assembly to fabricate physical objects from spoken prompts.

Speech to Reality System Lets MIT Robots Turn Spoken Requests Into Real Objects

Researchers at MIT have built a speech to reality system that takes a simple spoken request for an object and turns it into something physical that can be picked up, sat on, or placed in a room. A user can ask for a basic stool, a compact table, a small shelving unit, or even a decorative figure, and a robotic arm assembles the object from modular components within a matter of minutes. The project links speech recognition, large language models,…