The author details their journey from commercial smart speakers like Google Nest and Amazon Echo to building custom open-source voice assistants using ESP32-based hardware, ESPHome, and Home Assistant, highlighting benefits like privacy, control, and cost savings.
Local Micro-Agents That Observe, Log and React. Build powerful micro-agents that observe your digital world, remember what matters, and react intelligently—all while keeping your data 100% private and secure.
Stream Assist is a Home Assistant integration that allows users to turn almost any camera and speaker into a local voice assistant, offering privacy and customization benefits over commercial solutions like Alexa or Nest. It uses components like Stream, Assist pipeline, openWakeWord, Whisper, and Piper to process voice commands and control smart home devices.
