Ask HN: Any DIY open-source Alexa/Google alternatives?

6•personality0•10h ago

I'm looking to replace my Alexa with an alternative where I can use a realtime model like Gemini or an STT -> LLM -> TTS pipeline. Should be easy to build with an Arduino or I'd even be happy buying an already made solution.

Basic functions should include playing Spotify, asking questions, settings timers.

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Zekio•10h ago

I believe home assistant, is/was working on a physical products for this, but no idea if it available yet

iamflimflam1•9h ago

The ESP32S3 has wake word support: https://components.espressif.com/components/espressif/esp-sr...

The rest is just some vibe coding…

worldsavior•6h ago

If it's possible via vibe coding, then there are a few projects out there that do just exactly that.

wonger_•8h ago

Perhaps https://rhasspy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

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