Schlagwort: Voice Control
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Adjusting office chair height with simple voice commands
Reading Time: 2 minutesA month ago, ElectronicLab modified his office chair with an electric car jack, giving it motorized height adjustment. That worked well, but required that he push buttons to raise or lower the seat. Pushing those buttons is a hassle when one’s hands are full, so ElectronicLab went back to the workbench to…
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Upgrade your shop with voice-controlled smart LED lighting
Reading Time: 2 minutesCongratulations! You finally have a garage to call your own and you’re ready to turn it into the workshop of your dreams. But before you go on a shopping spree in Home Depot’s tools section, you may want to consider upgrading from that single dim lightbulb to more substantial lighting — otherwise,…
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Voice-enabled controller makes video games more accessible
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlmost all modern video games require either a gamepad or a keyboard and mouse, which means that they’re inaccessible to many people with disabilities that affect manual dexterity. Bob Hammell’s voice-enabled controller lets some of those people experience the joy of video games. This is a simplified video game controller with a…
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Controlling a bionic hand with tinyML keyword spotting
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — August 31st, 2022 Traditional methods of sending movement commands to prosthetic devices often include electromyography (reading electrical signals from muscles) or simple Bluetooth modules. But in this project, Ex Machina has developed an alternative strategy that enables users to utilize voice commands and perform various gestures accordingly. The hand itself was made…
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This smartlock uses voice recognition to control access
Reading Time: 2 minutesA Smartlock are a highly convenient way to secure a house, and they can have their number of connectivity options expanded even further by connecting them to an IoT home assistant service such as Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa. Arduino Team — July 16th, 2022 Jithin Sanal’s project uses Amazon’s Alexa skill to…
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Driving a arduino robot car with nothing but your voice
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — July 15th, 2022 Traditional control of RC cars and other small vehicles has typically relied on some kind of joystick-based solution, often with one for adjusting direction and the other for speed. But YouTuber James Bruton wanted to do something different: make a rideable go-kart that is entirely driven with…
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This Portal fan brought Wheatley to life as his own personal assistant
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — November 19th, 2021 The video game Portal 2 is widely regarded as a classic that introduced players to several memorable characters, including one of the main protagonists-turned-antagonists, Wheatley. This anthropomorphized personal assistance robot was able to move, speak, and listen/respond to speech from a user, which is exactly what Steve…
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Connect your space heater to the Arduino Cloud and control it via Alexa
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — October 13th, 2021 Being able to design your own custom smart home device is a great way to both have fun experimenting with various hardware/software and to escape the walled IoT device ecosystems that so many users find themselves trapped within. One maker who goes by mrdesha came up with…
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VoiceTurn is a voice-controlled turn signal system for safer bike rides
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — July 19th, 2021 Whether commuting to work or simply having fun around town, riding a bike can be a great way to get exercise while also enjoying the scenery. However, riding around on the road presents a danger as cars or other cyclists / pedestrians might not be paying…
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This Inspector Gadget hat actually responds to voice commands
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis Inspector Gadget hat actually responds to voice commands Arduino Team — October 31st, 2020 If you ever watched the 1980s Inspector Gadget cartoon, you undoubtedly wanted a hat like his, which can pop out all kinds of useful tools under voice control. Although it won’t allow you to fly off after…
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Start a 1976 Jeep with voice commands using a MacBook and an Arduino
Reading Time: < 1 minuteStart a 1976 Jeep with voice commands using a MacBook and an Arduino Arduino Team — March 9th, 2020 After being given a 2009 MacBook, John Forsyth decided to use it to start a 1976 Jeep via voice control. The build uses the laptop’s Enhanced Dictation functionality to convert text into…
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Hack your coffee machine with voice control
Reading Time: 2 minutesHack your coffee machine with voice control Arduino Team — September 12th, 2018 Are you still pushing buttons and adjusting knobs with your fingers to brew your favorite coffee? If so, then this voice-controlled solution could be the next project on your list. To accomplish this hack, a rather high-end coffee maker…
