video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDvF975JVMQ
I believe speech controlled wheel chairs have been around for years but here’s a DIY version.
[Amnon] sent in this demo of his groups voice controlled wheel chair. I couldn’t find any details, but sometimes just a demo is enough to find some new inspiration. They connected a hm2007 speech recognition kit to an Innovation FIRST controller board on an electric wheel chair chasis. Additional sensors detect stairs and other obstacles.
[via hackedgadgets hackaday]

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