> Local voice control systems really suck compared to Google unfortunately.
Have you checked the latest updates on this? Home Assistant is getting its own voice assistant: https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2019/11/20/privacy-focuse...
It does motion in 3 directions using infra red, and gives you light levels and temperature as well.
They can sense really damn far, and actually I had to turn most of them down in sensitivity to make them useful.
I use the same sensors for triggering the alarm system. They look way more attractive than those ugly corner sensors most security systems use.
https://www.gira.com/en/gebaeudetechnik/systeme/knx-eib_syst...
You can see what one looks like in place here in the middle of this picture. I use black ones for my wood ceilings.
https://i.imgur.com/pTCOKJx.png
On the left hand side is one of the air quality sensors.
> Local voice control systems really suck compared to Google unfortunately.
Have you checked the latest updates on this? Home Assistant is getting its own voice assistant: https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2019/11/20/privacy-focuse...