How cool does this look? [image] FutureProofHomes - Satellite1 Private AI-powered voice control for the smart home.

Wow, very nice! Hoping that this will work with Hubitat once released.

It looks like it has been released with a new batch shipping soon. This comment is on the main web page: This Dev Kit focuses on controlling your smart home via the Home Assistant platform and their incredible Assist voice control pipeline . Hubitat does not have an "Assist voice control pipeline" …

They have added a couple of different form factor examples to their web site. I purchased the Home Assistant PE edition and as has been well documented it is not exactly ready for prime time. This one has double the microphones so presumably be better to use. I don't mind bringing voice commands …

ya as previously not a solution for me as i dont have one apple device (by choice.. ) so cannot use home assistant or therefore this solution.

Why do you need an Apple device to use this solution or home assistant?

Update received today: [image] We’ve been building a 'LLM-in-a-Box' solution—so you can power your smart home with voice assistant, without needing to connect to ChatGPT, Google, or the cloud. Watch the Sneak Peak Video! Today, you’ve got two choices if you want AI controlling your smart home. …

How do we do this with HE? [my local, AI Voice Assistant (I replaced Alexa!!)]

I didn't watch the whole video yet but it seems exhausting. As with all things Home Assistant if you are prepared to spend days working on it and then accepting that they will break it every month then it is worth wading into. I got the Home Assistant voice device and put it back on to-do projects…

[image] simon4: My main annoyance with Alexa is that it doesn't pass through room awareness. I agree. However if you're willing to fire up an instance of Node Red, there is an Alexa pallet of nodes that can tell you what device heard you and act accordingly. Many have found it unreliable but …

Interesting. I have dabbled in Node Red in the past but never spent the time to really make it work. I will take another look at this. If you have any other pointers or can point me at documentation then please do. Thanks.

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stephen_nutt July 9, 2025, 6:19pm 16

Original post about doing it is in post #113 of this thread from exactly 5 years ago:

Keep going down to my post #457 for more helpful info.