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> I'm currently working on building integrated hardware solutions with raspberry pi to offer an open-source local version of Amazon Echo or Google Assistant type devices.

Any info on the software side of your project? I've been looking for exactly that (FOSS programmable digital assistant totally under my control). Closest I've seen so far is Jasper[1] but it's still pretty raw.

[1]: http://jasperproject.github.io

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The raspberry is running a local copy of the same software which powers the production hook.io site. Code is at: https://github.com/bigcompany/hook.io

I don't have any turn-key solutions available for setting up the software, but we are working on it.

I wish I could offer you more at this point. You can signup for updates on our site and we'll send an email when we have something ready.

I'd suggest hacking away on your own solution and post a write-up on what you ended up using. The hardest issue I've encountered so far is local voice detection. Still trying to figure out the best solution for that.

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