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Social Interaction Cloud Documentation
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.. image:: _static/sic_logo.svg
   :alt: SIC Logo
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   :width: 300px

Welcome to the Social Interaction Cloud (SIC) framework documentation. This framework provides a comprehensive platform for building social interaction applications with various robotic platforms and AI services.

Overview
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The Social Interaction Cloud framework is designed to facilitate the development of social interaction applications by providing:

* **Core Framework**: Fundamental components for building modular applications
* **Device Support**: Interfaces for various robotic platforms (Pepper, NAO, AlphaMini, Desktop)
* **AI Services**: Integration with speech recognition, natural language processing, computer vision, and more
* **Message System**: Robust communication between components
* **Component Management**: Easy deployment and management of distributed components

Quick Start
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To get started with the Social Interaction Cloud framework, follow the :doc:`tutorials/1_installation` tutorial.

For detailed examples and tutorials, see the demos in the `sic_applications repository <https://github.com/Social-AI-VU/sic_applications>`_ and the :ref:`tutorials` section.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2
   :caption: Contents:

   tutorials
   architecture
   api
   faq
   feature_requests

Indices and tables
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* :ref:`genindex`
* :ref:`modindex`
* :ref:`search`