Unboxing and setting up the - AIY Voice Kit V2 from Google - Do-it-Yourself Artificial Intelligence

In this video, we try out the #AIY Voice Kit V2, a do-it-yourself (DIY) artificial intelligence (AI) kit from Google based on the Raspberry Pi (#RPi) Zero WH. The kit presents an easy way to get started with voice control and speech recognition.

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0:00 Intro
0:16 Content of the AIY Voice Kit Version 2.0
0:56 Assembling the Kit - Detailed & clear instructions can be found at https://aiyprojects.withgoogle.com/vo...
2:37 Additional items needed
3:18 Wifi-Setup App - GitHub inventory: https://github.com/google/aiyprojects...
3:32 SSH setup
4:11 Google Cloud Platform - Google Cloud Platform: https://console.cloud.google.com/gett...
6:18 Test Cloud Speech Demo
6:57 Serious Test ;)
7:17 Summary

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Assembling the kit is a piece of cake, and everything works right out of the box. Detailed and clear instructions can be found at https://aiyprojects.withgoogle.com/vo...
GitHub inventory: https://github.com/google/aiyprojects...
Projects App: https://aiyprojects.withgoogle.com/vo...
Google Cloud Platform: https://console.cloud.google.com/gett...

Of course, since it's a kit from Google, it uses Google cloud services, which means that an internet connection is required for the demos to work. Also, these cloud services are not necessarily free.

The Voice Bonnet audio add-on card is an interesting board and it can probably be repurposed for use with off-line speech recognition libraries.

The Voice Kit contains most of the things you need.

Not included are:
- a power supply
- a small screwdriver

If you want to connect a monitor, keyboard and mouse you will also need:
- a mini-HDMI-to-HDMI adapter
- a micro USB OTG to USB-A adapter or a micro USB hub