Artificial Intelligence at Home – Mycroft is an open source personal assistant that lets you control connected objects through speech.

mycroft is an open source personal assistant that lets you control connected objects through speech. This little robot is equipped with a technology based on Raspberry Pi and Arduino. It transforms your natural language in order to interact with your TV, door lock, light bulb, thermostat, 3D printer and other smart applicances and online services such as YouTube, Netflix, Spotify, social networks, etc.). You just need to speak for mycroft to react. Ask him a weather forecast for tomorrow, stock prices, to resolve mathematical problems, post a tweet, read your Google agenda, etc. Possibilities are endless. This personal assistant makes IA reachable for everyone in a simple and practical way. It is equipped with a dual core ARM Cortex A7 processor, 1 GB of memory, Wi-Fi and measures 150 by 152 mm

Uses natural language to control Internet of Things. Built on Raspberry Pi this whole home A.I. plays media, controls lights & more.

Mycroft is a state of the art A.I. based on Ubuntu, Raspberry Pi 2 and Arduino – three of the world’s most popular open development platforms. Mycroft uses natural language processing to respond to your voice. It makes online services like YouTube, Netflix, Pandora, Spotify and others available to you instantly. No need to pull out your smart phone, log in, select a network, load an app and hunt down a feature. Want to hear great music? Say “Mycroft, play ‘Uptown Funk’ from YouTube on my Chromecast” and seconds later your video begins to play.

It isn’t just for streaming devices. Mycroft has an integrated speaker. It can play music directly using ALSA. Just ask Mycroft to play your favorite Pandora playlist, kick back and enjoy your tunes.

Mycroft also integrates with your smart devices and allows you to control the Internet of Things. Connect Mycroft to your SmartThings hub, WeMo devices or Phillips Hue lights and command your devices with the sound of your voice. Turn on lights, lock doors, make coffee, water plants and feed pets. Whatever it is – If it is connected to the internet – Mycroft can control it.

Mycroft is an open source and open hardware platform. It allows developers, makers and tinkerers to explore their own ideas. Want Mycroft to post to your Facebook account? Control a Roomba? Start your 3D printer? You can do it. At Mycroft’s core is Snappy Ubuntu Core running on Raspberry Pi 2, there are already thousands of tutorials, Instructables and project kits available so you can personalize him with Snappy Apps to meet your needs.

Much like Siri, Google Now, Cortana and Echo, Mycroft uses the power of the cloud to process natural speech, determine user intent and respond seamlessly. Mycroft is always listening. When you call him, he responds. Otherwise he ignores you so your conversations are confidential. Mycroft respects your privacy.

Mycroft will be shipping with Snappy Core Ubuntu as the operating system. Snappy Ubuntu Core will allow Mycroft to ship secure devices that utilize the latest and greatest containerization and app delivery technologies.

https://mycroft.ai/