Voice Assistant

This project is a Python 3.12.0-based Voice Assistant, as a hobby project.

The project is currently a WORK IN PROGRESS.

Currently, the Voice Assistant can communicate in Italian only.

Main Goal

The goal is to build a general-purpose voice assistant. It recognizes a wake word and processes spoken commands, providing responses and executing tasks through natural language.

Current Features

• Wake Word Activation: The assistant transparently listens for a wake word before processing commands.
• General Command Handling: After activation, you can ask questions and give commands.
• Weather Information: Ask about the current weather. The assistant uses weather APIs to provide up-to-date information.
• Timer Management: Create, check, and stop timers via voice (e.g., set countdowns, check the remaining time, or stop a running timer).
• Conversational Responses: Capable of answering general requests, including using Wikipedia and Ollama for information (proof of concept).
• Italian Language: All speech recognition, logic, and vocal responses use Italian.
• Voice Synthesis: Uses Kokoro as the main text-to-speech (TTS) engine for natural spoken feedback.

Project Status

Work in progress, tested on Python 3.12.0.

Requirements

• Python 3.12.0
• Kokoro (TTS engine)
• Vosk, Porcupine, Pyaudio, Pygame, Geopy, requests, dotenv (see source code for complete list)

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