Physical AI workshop: Build Conversational AI Hardware with TEN & Agora R1 kit
Talk to Hardware: TEN + Agora R1 Voice AI Workshop
During GTC, we’re hosting this special hands-on hardware workshop! Dive deep into how to connect a voice AI agent on a development board—and build it yourself.
📣 We’re also hosting a Physical AI Meetup, in the morning—feel free to check it out and register as well.
📅 Event Info
Time：13:30–16:30
Capacity: 40–60 participants
👉 40 R1 devices will be provided on-site
👉 You can participate solo or in teams of two
👉 Each team will get one R1 hardware kit during workshop and can take one R1 kit home if successfully complete the challenges!
🔍 Highlights
🔹 TEN Framework is an open-source toolkit designed for building conversational voice AI, featuring:
Low-latency, multimodal voice interaction
Compatibility with mainstream STT/TTS/LLM/RTC systems
Flexible integration with different models and orchestration setups
👉 Enabling fast deployment of your voice agents
🔹 Agora R1 is a lightweight AI hardware kit with an integrated conversational engine:
Ready-to-use voice interaction out of the box
Supports app-based network setup to connect agents
Comes with comprehensive documentation and extensibility support
📌 In this workshop, you’ll go through the full hands-on process—from hardware setup, compilation, and deployment to building your own custom voice AI agent.
🧠 What You’ll Get
✔ Live technical sharing
✔ Hands-on experience with the R1 device
✔ Build your own custom voice AI
✔ Team collaboration and on-site support
✔ Take the device home upon successful completion!
We welcome anyone interested in smart hardware, voice interaction, or AI agents to join.
⏱ Agenda
13:30–14:00 Check-in & team formation
14:00–14:20 Technical session
14:20–16:30 Hands-on workshop (with detailed guides and live support)
📌 Preparation (Strongly Recommended)
To ensure a smooth experience, please prepare in advance:
A laptop (Windows system recommended)
A GitHub account (for Codespaces / sample repositories)
Basic familiarity with terminal and command-line tools
📣 Free parking