diff --git a/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_face_bridge/saltybot_face_bridge/face_bridge_node.py b/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_face_bridge/saltybot_face_bridge/face_bridge_node.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abf7e61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_face_bridge/saltybot_face_bridge/face_bridge_node.py
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Face display bridge node.
+
+Maps orchestrator state to face expressions via HTTP WebSocket API.
+Bridges /social/orchestrator/state and /saltybot/wake_word_detected to
+face display server (localhost:3000/face/{id}).
+
+State mapping:
+  IDLE → 0 (Tracking)
+  LISTENING → 1 (Alert)
+  THINKING → 3 (Searching)
+  SPEAKING → 4 (Social)
+  Wake word → 1 (Alert) [immediate override]
+
+Subscribed topics:
+  /social/orchestrator/state (String) - JSON: {"state": "IDLE|LISTENING|THINKING|SPEAKING|THROTTLED"}
+  /saltybot/wake_word_detected (Bool) - Wake word detection trigger
+
+Published topics:
+  /face/state (String) - Current face expression ID and status
+"""
+
+import json
+import threading
+import time
+from typing import Optional
+
+import rclpy
+from rclpy.node import Node
+from std_msgs.msg import String, Bool
+
+
+class FaceDisplayBridge(Node):
+    """Bridge orchestrator state to face display expressions."""
+
+    # State to face expression ID mapping
+    STATE_TO_FACE_ID = {
+        "IDLE": 0,         # Tracking
+        "LISTENING": 1,    # Alert
+        "THINKING": 3,     # Searching
+        "SPEAKING": 4,     # Social
+        "THROTTLED": 0,    # Fallback to Tracking
+    }
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__("face_bridge")
+
+        # Parameters
+        self.declare_parameter("face_server_url", "http://localhost:3000/face/1")
+        self.declare_parameter("http_timeout", 2.0)
+        self.declare_parameter("update_interval", 0.1)
+
+        self.face_server_url = self.get_parameter("face_server_url").value
+        self.http_timeout = self.get_parameter("http_timeout").value
+        self.update_interval = self.get_parameter("update_interval").value
+
+        # Try to import requests, fallback to urllib if unavailable
+        try:
+            import requests
+            self.requests = requests
+            self.use_requests = True
+        except ImportError:
+            import urllib.request
+            import urllib.error
+            self.urllib = urllib.request
+            self.urllib_error = urllib.error
+            self.use_requests = False
+
+        # State
+        self.current_state = "IDLE"
+        self.current_face_id = 0
+        self.wake_word_active = False
+        self.last_update_time = time.time()
+        self.state_lock = threading.Lock()
+
+        # Subscriptions
+        self.create_subscription(String, "/social/orchestrator/state", self._on_state_update, 10)
+        self.create_subscription(Bool, "/saltybot/wake_word_detected", self._on_wake_word, 10)
+
+        # Publishers
+        self.pub_state = self.create_publisher(String, "/face/state", 10)
+
+        # Timer for update loop
+        self.create_timer(self.update_interval, self._update_face)
+
+        self.get_logger().info(
+            f"Face bridge initialized: face_server_url={self.face_server_url}"
+        )
+
+    def _on_state_update(self, msg: String) -> None:
+        """Handle orchestrator state update."""
+        try:
+            data = json.loads(msg.data)
+            new_state = data.get("state", "IDLE").upper()
+
+            # Validate state
+            if new_state in self.STATE_TO_FACE_ID:
+                with self.state_lock:
+                    self.current_state = new_state
+                self.get_logger().debug(f"State updated: {new_state}")
+            else:
+                self.get_logger().warn(f"Unknown state: {new_state}")
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            self.get_logger().error(f"Invalid JSON in state update: {msg.data}")
+
+    def _on_wake_word(self, msg: Bool) -> None:
+        """Handle wake word detection - immediate switch to Alert."""
+        if msg.data:
+            with self.state_lock:
+                self.wake_word_active = True
+            self.get_logger().info("Wake word detected - switching to Alert")
+
+    def _get_face_id(self) -> int:
+        """Get current face expression ID based on state."""
+        with self.state_lock:
+            if self.wake_word_active:
+                face_id = 1  # Alert
+                # Clear wake word after one update
+                self.wake_word_active = False
+            else:
+                face_id = self.STATE_TO_FACE_ID.get(self.current_state, 0)
+
+        return face_id
+
+    def _send_face_command(self, face_id: int) -> bool:
+        """Send face expression command to display server.
+
+        Args:
+            face_id: Expression ID (0-4)
+
+        Returns:
+            True if successful
+        """
+        try:
+            if self.use_requests:
+                response = self.requests.get(
+                    self.face_server_url.format(id=face_id),
+                    timeout=self.http_timeout
+                )
+                return response.status_code == 200
+            else:
+                url = self.face_server_url.format(id=face_id)
+                req = self.urllib.Request(url)
+                with self.urllib.urlopen(req, timeout=self.http_timeout) as response:
+                    return response.status == 200
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.get_logger().error(f"Failed to update face display: {e}")
+            return False
+
+    def _update_face(self) -> None:
+        """Update face expression based on current state."""
+        face_id = self._get_face_id()
+
+        # Only send if changed
+        if face_id != self.current_face_id:
+            if self._send_face_command(face_id):
+                self.current_face_id = face_id
+                self.last_update_time = time.time()
+
+                # Publish state
+                with self.state_lock:
+                    state_msg = String(
+                        data=json.dumps({
+                            "face_id": face_id,
+                            "orchestrator_state": self.current_state,
+                            "timestamp": self.last_update_time
+                        })
+                    )
+                self.pub_state.publish(state_msg)
+                self.get_logger().debug(f"Face updated: {face_id}")
+
+
+def main(args=None):
+    rclpy.init(args=args)
+    node = FaceDisplayBridge()
+    try:
+        rclpy.spin(node)
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        pass
+    finally:
+        node.destroy_node()
+        rclpy.shutdown()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/models/hey_salty.npy b/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/models/hey_salty.npy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b34efc
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diff --git a/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/saltybot_social/mesh_comms_node.py b/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/saltybot_social/mesh_comms_node.py
index 02b9618..0fee141 100644
--- a/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/saltybot_social/mesh_comms_node.py
+++ b/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/saltybot_social/mesh_comms_node.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class MeshCommsNode(Node):
         msg = MeshPeer()
         msg.header.stamp          = self.get_clock().now().to_msg()
         msg.robot_id              = self._robot_id
-        msg.namespace             = self._ns
+        msg.ros_namespace         = self._ns
         msg.social_state          = state
         msg.active_person_ids     = active_ids
         msg.greeted_person_names  = greeted_names
diff --git a/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/scripts/generate_wake_word_template.py b/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/scripts/generate_wake_word_template.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36d4a8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/scripts/generate_wake_word_template.py
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+generate_wake_word_template.py — Generate 'hey salty' wake word template for Issue #393.
+
+Creates synthetic audio samples of "hey salty" using text-to-speech, extracts
+log-mel spectrograms, and averages them into a single template file.
+
+Usage:
+  python3 generate_wake_word_template.py --output-dir path/to/models/
+
+The template is saved as hey_salty.npy (log-mel [n_mels, T] array).
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+try:
+    import numpy as np
+except ImportError:
+    print("ERROR: numpy not found. Install: pip install numpy")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+
+# ── Copy of DSP functions from wake_word_node.py ────────────────────────────────
+
+def mel_filterbank(sr: int, n_fft: int, n_mels: int,
+                   fmin: float = 80.0, fmax = None) -> np.ndarray:
+    """Build a triangular mel filterbank matrix [n_mels, n_fft//2+1]."""
+    import math
+    if fmax is None:
+        fmax = sr / 2.0
+
+    def hz_to_mel(hz: float) -> float:
+        return 2595.0 * math.log10(1.0 + hz / 700.0)
+
+    def mel_to_hz(mel: float) -> float:
+        return 700.0 * (10.0 ** (mel / 2595.0) - 1.0)
+
+    mel_lo = hz_to_mel(fmin)
+    mel_hi = hz_to_mel(fmax)
+    mel_pts = np.linspace(mel_lo, mel_hi, n_mels + 2)
+    hz_pts  = np.array([mel_to_hz(m) for m in mel_pts])
+    freqs   = np.fft.rfftfreq(n_fft, d=1.0 / sr)
+
+    fb = np.zeros((n_mels, len(freqs)), dtype=np.float32)
+    for m in range(n_mels):
+        lo, center, hi = hz_pts[m], hz_pts[m + 1], hz_pts[m + 2]
+        for k, f in enumerate(freqs):
+            if lo <= f < center and center > lo:
+                fb[m, k] = (f - lo) / (center - lo)
+            elif center <= f <= hi and hi > center:
+                fb[m, k] = (hi - f) / (hi - center)
+    return fb
+
+
+def compute_log_mel(samples: np.ndarray, sr: int,
+                    n_fft: int = 512, n_mels: int = 40,
+                    hop: int = 256) -> np.ndarray:
+    """Return log-mel spectrogram [n_mels, T] of *samples* (float32 [-1,1])."""
+    n = len(samples)
+    window = np.hanning(n_fft).astype(np.float32)
+    frames = []
+    for start in range(0, max(n - n_fft + 1, 1), hop):
+        chunk = samples[start:start + n_fft]
+        if len(chunk) < n_fft:
+            chunk = np.pad(chunk, (0, n_fft - len(chunk)))
+        power = np.abs(np.fft.rfft(chunk * window)) ** 2
+        frames.append(power)
+    frames_arr = np.array(frames, dtype=np.float32).T   # [bins, T]
+    fb  = mel_filterbank(sr, n_fft, n_mels)
+    mel = fb @ frames_arr                               # [n_mels, T]
+    mel = np.where(mel > 1e-10, mel, 1e-10)
+    return np.log(mel)
+
+
+# ── TTS + Template Generation ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def generate_synthetic_speech(text: str, num_samples: int = 5) -> list:
+    """
+    Generate synthetic speech samples of `text` using pyttsx3 or fallback.
+
+    Returns list of float32 numpy arrays (mono, 16kHz).
+    """
+    try:
+        import pyttsx3
+        engine = pyttsx3.init()
+        engine.setProperty('rate', 150)  # slower speech
+        samples_list = []
+
+        for i in range(num_samples):
+            # Generate unique variation by adjusting pitch/rate slightly
+            pitch = 1.0 + (i * 0.05 - 0.1)  # ±10% pitch variation
+            engine.setProperty('pitch', max(0.5, min(2.0, pitch)))
+
+            # Save to temporary WAV
+            wav_path = f"/tmp/hey_salty_{i}.wav"
+            engine.save_to_file(text, wav_path)
+            engine.runAndWait()
+
+            # Load WAV and convert to 16kHz if needed
+            try:
+                import scipy.io.wavfile as wavfile
+                sr, data = wavfile.read(wav_path)
+                if sr != 16000:
+                    # Simple resampling via zero-padding/decimation
+                    ratio = 16000.0 / sr
+                    new_len = int(len(data) * ratio)
+                    indices = np.linspace(0, len(data) - 1, new_len)
+                    data = np.interp(indices, np.arange(len(data)), data.astype(np.float32))
+                # Normalize to [-1, 1]
+                if np.max(np.abs(data)) > 0:
+                    data = data / (np.max(np.abs(data)) + 1e-6)
+                samples_list.append(data.astype(np.float32))
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"  Warning: could not load {wav_path}: {e}")
+
+        if samples_list:
+            return samples_list
+        else:
+            raise Exception("No samples generated")
+
+    except ImportError:
+        print("  pyttsx3 not available; generating synthetic sine-wave approximation...")
+        # Fallback: generate silence + short bursts to simulate "hey salty" energy pattern
+        sr = 16000
+        duration = 1.0  # 1 second per sample
+        samples_list = []
+        for _ in range(num_samples):
+            # Create a simple synthetic pattern: silence → burst → silence
+            t = np.linspace(0, duration, int(sr * duration), dtype=np.float32)
+            # Two "peaks" to mimic syllables "hey" and "salty"
+            sig = np.sin(2 * np.pi * 500 * t) * (np.exp(-((t - 0.3) ** 2) / 0.01))
+            sig += np.sin(2 * np.pi * 400 * t) * (np.exp(-((t - 0.7) ** 2) / 0.02))
+            sig = sig / (np.max(np.abs(sig)) + 1e-6)
+            samples_list.append(sig)
+        return samples_list
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Generate 'hey salty' wake word template for wake_word_node")
+    parser.add_argument("--output-dir", default="jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/models/",
+                        help="Directory to save hey_salty.npy")
+    parser.add_argument("--num-samples", type=int, default=5,
+                        help="Number of synthetic speech samples to generate")
+    parser.add_argument("--n-mels", type=int, default=40,
+                        help="Number of mel filterbank bands")
+    parser.add_argument("--n-fft", type=int, default=512,
+                        help="FFT size for mel spectrogram")
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # Create output directory
+    output_dir = Path(args.output_dir)
+    output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    print(f"Generating {args.num_samples} synthetic 'hey salty' samples...")
+    samples_list = generate_synthetic_speech("hey salty", args.num_samples)
+
+    if not samples_list:
+        print("ERROR: Failed to generate samples")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    print(f"  Generated {len(samples_list)} samples")
+
+    # Extract log-mel features for each sample
+    print("Extracting log-mel spectrograms...")
+    log_mels = []
+    for i, samples in enumerate(samples_list):
+        log_mel = compute_log_mel(
+            samples, sr=16000,
+            n_fft=args.n_fft, n_mels=args.n_mels, hop=256
+        )
+        log_mels.append(log_mel)
+        print(f"  Sample {i}: shape {log_mel.shape}")
+
+    # Average spectrograms to create template
+    print("Averaging spectrograms into template...")
+    # Pad to same length
+    max_len = max(m.shape[1] for m in log_mels)
+    padded = []
+    for log_mel in log_mels:
+        if log_mel.shape[1] < max_len:
+            pad_width = ((0, 0), (0, max_len - log_mel.shape[1]))
+            log_mel = np.pad(log_mel, pad_width, mode='edge')
+        padded.append(log_mel)
+
+    template = np.mean(padded, axis=0).astype(np.float32)
+    print(f"  Template shape: {template.shape}")
+
+    # Save template
+    output_path = output_dir / "hey_salty.npy"
+    np.save(output_path, template)
+    print(f"✓ Saved template to {output_path}")
+    print(f"  Use template_path: {output_path} in wake_word_params.yaml")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social_msgs/msg/MeshPeer.msg b/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social_msgs/msg/MeshPeer.msg
index c03d571..e6576f9 100644
--- a/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social_msgs/msg/MeshPeer.msg
+++ b/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social_msgs/msg/MeshPeer.msg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 std_msgs/Header header
 
 string  robot_id                # e.g. "saltybot_1"
-string  namespace               # ROS2 namespace, e.g. "/saltybot_1" (empty = default)
+string  ros_namespace           # ROS2 namespace, e.g. "/saltybot_1" (empty = default)
 
 # Current social pipeline state (mirrors orchestrator PipelineState)
 string  social_state            # "idle" | "listening" | "thinking" | "speaking" | "throttled"