speaking robot

hey guys, i am completely new to arduino and wanted to make a robot that can speak the programmed text after a particular delay .thanks in advance also what are karma points for :roll_eyes:

that can speak the programmed text after a particular delay

Do you want a text to speech conversion, tricky. Or do you want to play wav files?

what are karma points for

They show your appreciation of members. However due to new faulty forum software no one but that person can see the points you have.

Grumpy_Mike:
Do you want a text to speech conversion, tricky. Or do you want to play wav files?

thanks,i want the text to speech conversion,tricky

Then you need one of these

Grumpy_Mike:
Then you need one of these
SparkFun VoiceBox Shield - DEV-10661 - SparkFun Electronics

thanks but i need to keep the project below $50 including the arduino .any help please

mrt_121:
thanks but i need to keep the project below $50 including the arduino.

A bit unrealistic, is this an assignment that you have to do as part of your education?

You can have a limited vocabulary library using LPE, not the best quality in the world but there is not a lot you can do on your budget.