In the last part of this series, we enabled the voice assistant to read temperature sensors and checking the weather over the internet. In this article, we will ensure entainment by implementing a DIY internet radio and an API for bad jokes.

Radio streams under Linux

A commonly used function of commercial voice …

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In the last part of this series we linked Rhasspy and Node-RED to teach the assistant its first function: reading the current date and time. In this part we will focus on measuring temperature via the internet and DIY temperature guards based on ESP32 and MQTT.

DIY temperature guard

Temperature sensors are cheap and …

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In the last part of this series we checked-out and installed software for building our own voice assistant without leverage cloud resources. In this article we will focus on linking both Rhasspy and Node-RED. At the end, the assistant will learn it's first function.

Desired state

As we already know from the last …

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Voice assistants are omnipresent gadgets loved by technophile geeks. They support ad-hoc tasks (set tee timer, announce outdoor temperature) and integrate flawlessly into home automation and other third-party systems. Unfortunately, data privacy is often subordinated with these kind of gadgetry. Using various …
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