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Speech, gestures and local AI fill Programming Electronics Academy's archive

The Ventuno Q demonstration runs a language model on the board, then puts a microphone, speaker and webcam to work.

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New Arduino VENTUNO Q - Overview #Arduino #VENTUNO

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0:33The board pairs a Linux-running Qualcomm microprocessor with an ST microcontroller.
3:25The Edge AI Assistant runs a local language model without an external API key.
6:22A USB microphone supplies audio for the Whisper-powered dictation example.
7:26The Edge Speech Assistant demonstrates text-to-speech through a USB speaker.
8:02Gesture Booth uses a USB webcam to recognize hand signs in real time.

Can an Arduino setup answer a prompt without sending it to a paid AI service? Programming Electronics Academy's Ventuno Q overview demonstrates exactly that, launching a local language model through Arduino App Lab.

The presenter then moves beyond typed questions: a USB microphone feeds a speech-recognition example, a speaker handles text-to-speech, and a webcam supplies hand signs for Gesture Booth. The board's two-part architecture pairs a Linux-running microprocessor with a microcontroller, bringing computing and hardware control together.

There were no new uploads this week, but that overview remains the channel's most active video, with more than 107,000 views in total. The separate AI Agent upload and "Schematic Safari," a live discussion of electrical schematics, are also among the archive's daily draws.

The channel collected roughly 46,000 views over the week, while subscribers stayed unchanged. Its daily viewing is currently well below its usual level. Among nearby hands-on channels, myfordboy is drawing more than twice its typical daily audience, while Keith Rucker - VintageMachinery.org is quieter than usual too.

For Programming Electronics Academy, the active shelf spans both ends of its teaching brief: reading circuit diagrams and making a development board recognize a hand gesture.

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