ORI Voice Programme — help ORI understand you · €8 reward
In short: you record a few short phrases on your phone, send them to us, and we use them to teach the ORI software to recognise spoken words. For a complete package we transfer €8 to your account.
Your voice will never be heard from ORI
This is not a voice-over recording — ORI speaks with its own artificial voice. Your voice is used only to teach recognition: dozens of different people say the word "help", and the software learns from them what "help" sounds like — from anyone. The finished software does not contain your recordings and your voice cannot be recovered from it.
Why the machine needs this: we hear a word — the machine hears only sound waves, a series of numbers. We have to teach it which waves mean which word. The more varied the voices it learns from (quiet, loud, accented, with the TV on), the more reliable the recognition — and the fewer false alarms.
What the voices are used for: solely for training the software of ORI Kids and ORI Home/Senior. The recordings are never published or shared — they are training data only, not part of the product.
Downloads: registration + recording scripts as Word documents are currently available in Slovak and German. Submissions by email or WeTransfer (recipient: nahravky@oribuddy.com, mention your registration name).
€8 for a complete package
For a complete voice package we transfer €8 to your IBAN account: 1. Register: email nahravky@oribuddy.com (subject "Registration"). You will receive a registration form — basic details (name, email, IBAN), speaker details (gender, age, region) and the consent to voice processing for the training purposes of ORI Kids and ORI Home/Senior to sign. 2. Record the phrases below and send them to the same address. 3. We check completeness within 14 days → €8 to your account. If something is missing, we let you know and you can add it.
Conditions: 1 package = 1 speaker; max. 4 packages per household; for children a parent/legal guardian registers and receives the payment; own voices only (no third-party, synthetic or duplicate recordings); the number of paid packages is limited by the current programme capacity (shown on this page). A complete package = every phrase of the lists below at least once, plus the background/everyday-speech section; children's emotion sounds are always voluntary and never required.
Active collection currently runs in Slovak (families with children — guide) and Austrian German (older adults — guide). English recordings are welcome for future markets — the phrase lists are below.
General rules
- One phrase = one short clip (1–2 seconds; older adults 1–3 seconds), with a 2-second pause between phrases.
- Speak naturally — the way you speak at home, not "into a microphone". Everyday background noise is welcome.
- Never record names, addresses, schools or health information. Start the recording with only: "Gender: … Age: … Language: English. Region: …"
- Formats: m4a, mp3, wav, ogg. Send clips to nahravky@oribuddy.com.
- Please read the consent page first.
Phrases for children (with a parent)
- Waking ORI: Ori · hey Ori · Ori please
- Help (also LOUD, safely): help · HELP · help me · I need help
- Pain: it hurts · my tummy hurts · my arm hurts · ouch
- Fear / sadness: I'm scared · I'm afraid · I'm sad · I want to cry
- Mum / Dad: mum · mummy · call mum · I want mum ‖ dad · daddy · call dad
- Yes / No / Stop: yes · okay · sure ‖ no · I don't want to ‖ stop · enough · quiet
- Needs: I'm hungry · I want to eat ‖ I'm thirsty · I want water ‖ I'm tired · I want to sleep ‖ I need the toilet
- Stranger: a stranger · someone is here · I don't know him
- Fun: music, please · tell me a story · a riddle · let's play · tell me a joke · what time is it · louder · quieter · good night · privacy · don't listen · we're going home · tell mum · done!
- Praise (parent): well done · correct · great · exactly
Phrases for older adults
Record each group ideally three ways: close to the phone (0.5 m), across the room (2–4 m), and across the room with the TV on. - Waking: Ori · Ori, please · Ori, can you hear me? - Help (also QUIETLY — after a fall people do not shout): help · HELP · help me · I need help · please help - Fall: I fell · I have fallen · I'm on the floor · I can't get up - Feeling unwell: I feel sick · I feel dizzy · I don't feel well · I feel weak - Yes / No / Stop: yes · all right · fine · of course ‖ no · no thanks · rather not ‖ stop · enough · that's enough - False alarm ⭐ (most important group — many variants please): false alarm · I'm fine · I'm okay · all good · nothing happened · don't report it · cancel - Everyday control: message to my family · tell my daughter · radio on · play some music · what time is it · what's the weather like · louder · I can't hear · quieter · reminders · what's on today · done · privacy mode · stop listening · good morning · good night · thank you - Everyday speech ORI must IGNORE (very valuable): a few minutes of normal conversation · "the help is coming today" (the cleaner!) · "I nearly fell yesterday" (a story, not an emergency!) · 10+ minutes of household sounds (TV, radio, kitchen, vacuum cleaner, phone ringing)
Who can record
Children only together with a parent and only if they enjoy it; adults of any age; older adults 65+ (voices 80+ are the most valuable — quiet, slower, hoarse); carers and family members. Accented English is expressly welcome.
Thank you
Every clip helps ORI understand real people — not just studio voices. Questions: nahravky@oribuddy.com