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Rotary Phone Voice Assistant

A vintage Siemens W48 that talks to Home Assistant.

By derkorte

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Overview

Converts a vintage Siemens W48 rotary phone into a voice-controlled assistant using ESPHome and Home Assistant voice.

How it works

ESP32 inside the phone runs an ESPHome voice satellite; the Home Assistant Assist pipeline does the rest.

Hardware

  • Siemens W48 phone
  • ESP32

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