Voice Assistant projects

Voice assistants combine audio capture, speech processing, feedback and a visible interaction state. Espressif’s ESP-BOX examples provide ESP32-S3-BOX-3 support for offline wake words and commands, while its ChatGPT demo records speech and calls online OpenAI services. Home Assistant’s third path uses an exact BOX-3 ESPHome target as an Assist satellite with display states, timers and a selectable on-device or server wake-word engine. On-device wake detection does not make speech recognition, conversation or synthesis local; those stages follow the selected Assist pipeline. Match every image to the printed BOX generation, keep framework versions aligned with the source, protect Wi-Fi and API credentials, and test voice control first with reversible, non-critical entities. Compare compatible devices, explore original projects and use the linked guides to get moving.