Create a Voice Assistant

WHO NEEDS THE AMAZON ECHO? People who can’t do things for themselves. With a Raspberry Pi, a suitable microphone, an external speaker, and a certain level of patience, you can create your very own voice assistant that uses precisely the same voice service that Amazon uses on the Echo, meaning you have access to all the skills and enhancements that go along with it, and it starts automatically when you power up your Pi. You need to register a free Amazon developer account in order to gain access to the API—and, if we’re honest, the combined cost of hardware is greater than the price of an Echo Dot, but don’t let a silly thing like that put you off. http://github.com/alexa-pi