Uncover #Virgil: historical past involves life with Arduino
— October twenty first, 2024
We’re excited to introduce #Virgil, an progressive venture that mixes the facility of Arduino expertise with a ardour for historical past, creating a groundbreaking interactive expertise for museums.
Utilizing Arduino’s versatile and scalable ecosystem, #Virgil operates utterly offline, permitting guests to work together with 3D avatars in a seamless and immersive means. The venture brings the previous to life, providing dialogue-driven encounters with key historic figures because of voice recognition and edge AI – with the choice to decide on amongst many alternative languages.
“#Virgil is supposed to rejoice the previous and, extra importantly, open new avenues for training and inspiration. We need to show how expertise, when guided by moral values, can amplify and perpetuate our cultural heritage in ways in which was unimaginable,” feedback Enrico Benevenuta, coordinator of the Territori Svelati venture and AI skilled.
Matteo Olivetti, great-grandson of Olivetti’s founder Camillo, drew inspiration from the enduring Divisumma to design a devoted {hardware} setup, Olivox.
Powered by the Portenta X8 and Max Provider, the gadget connects by way of HDMI to any display, partaking guests in a wealthy, interactive expertise with out the necessity for smartphones or a steady web connection. This method permits the venture to adapt simply to totally different exhibitions and contexts, whereas providing full management over the customer expertise.
Internationally famend 3D artist Elvis Morelli was entrusted with creating the primary avatar of the venture – and it’s no coincidence that Camillo Olivetti was chosen.
The story of Olivetti resonates deeply with Arduino’s personal mission of pushing the boundaries of expertise, and #Virgil represents a continuation of that legacy by bridging the hole between the previous and future by way of cutting-edge instruments.
To seek out out extra concerning the venture and maybe have a chat along with your favourite pioneer of expertise and innovation, go to #Virgil’s sales space on the upcoming Maker Faire Rome 2024, sales space E.09. Don’t overlook to cease by Arduino’s sales space N.07 to seek out out extra about our merchandise, and tell us what you requested Camillo!
