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Re:Mycroft – A.I. for everyone by nl on Monday December 26, 2016 @10:47AM (#13258590)
So today I built this same thing[1], using a Logitech universal remote, Bing Speech recognition, ifttt.com and about 6 lines of Python.

[1] OK, it's the easy part. And I agree the whole system of skills and features sounds great. But I can say "Turn on TV" and my TV comes on, and "Turn on Xbox" and the TV and Xbox come on. And.. 6 lines of Python.

Re:Mycroft – A.I. for everyone by eximius on Monday December 26, 2016 @11:35AM (#13258762)
Throw it on github then, I'd be interested in something that simple.
Re:Mycroft – A.I. for everyone by kevlar1818 on Monday December 26, 2016 @11:00AM (#13258630)
Interesting. Could you elaborate how the remote, Bing STT, IFTTT, and your Python code interact with one another?
Re:Mycroft – A.I. for everyone by daveguy on Monday December 26, 2016 @11:59AM (#13258851)
I expect audio and Bing STT are handled by the Python SpeechRecognition library:

https://pypi.python.org/pypi/SpeechRecognition/

Python to IFTTT here (using maker channels):

https://github.com/briandconnelly/pyfttt

And then using the logitech universal remote (harmony remote) from IFTTT:

https://ifttt.com/harmony

Although you can also control a harmony remote directly from python:

https://github.com/jterrace/pyharmony

More about the harmony remote here:

http://www.logitech.com/en-us/harmony-remotes

Re:Mycroft – A.I. for everyone by nl on Monday December 26, 2016 @04:29PM (#13259861)
Exactly this.
Re:Mycroft – A.I. for everyone by fixxer on Monday December 26, 2016 @12:12PM (#13258904)
What hardware interface are you using? I'm must getting into this myself (using my shiny new Echo for the interface to my homebrewed domestic control service).
Re:Mycroft – A.I. for everyone by nl on Monday December 26, 2016 @04:31PM (#13259870)
The Harmony remote is what you want.
Re:Mycroft – A.I. for everyone by appleflaxen on Monday December 26, 2016 @04:11PM (#13259788)
cool! tell us more...