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Building a Virtual Assistant for Raspberry Pi - (Apress Pocket Guides) 2nd Edition by  Harshil Agrawal & Tanay Pant (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Building a Virtual Assistant for Raspberry Pi - (Apress Pocket Guides) 2nd Edition by Harshil Agrawal & Tanay Pant (Paperback)

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  • Develops your own voice controlled assistant, Melissa, in Python 3 Run Large Language Model locally Covers Plugin Architecture Implementations for quick scripting Includes Scalable Module Development for Melissa
  • About the Author: Harshil Agrawal is an educator, public speaker, a builder, and a developer relations professional.
  • 133 Pages
  • Computers + Internet, Hardware
  • Series Name: Apress Pocket Guides

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Develops your own voice controlled assistant, Melissa, in Python 3

Run Large Language Model locally

Covers Plugin Architecture Implementations for quick scripting
Includes Scalable Module Development for Melissa



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This new edition of Building a Virtual Assistant for Raspberry Pi will provide new features to your virtual assistant, Melissa, adding advanced capabilities to her. Updated to the latest Python release (Python 3), the book will follow the same structure as its previous edition, with new features discussed as you move forward.

After walking you through the various STTs, TTSs and implementation of these components with Python 3, you will learn about Large Language Models (LLMs) and how to run them on Raspberry Pi. You will build applications/modules for Melissa that will be used by the LLM. The book will feature Plugin Architecture Implementation for Melissa, which allows the user to script their own interactions with Melissa. You will also enable Melissa to interact with resources on the internet. In addition to Melissa's voice-controlled interface for notes management, this edition will also enable Melissa to be intelligent to assist you with your tasks. Adding to Melissa's voice interface from the first edition, you will use an LLM to make Melissa intelligent. You will learn about function calling, providing Melissa access to tools. In conclusion, you will make a smart virtual assistant that runs on Raspberry Pi. You will learn the following:

  • Plugin Architecture Implementations for quicker scripts
  • Develop modules for having conversations with the assistant
  • Run LLM locally to make Melissa intelligent
  • Interacting with public and restricted Application Programming Interface (API)



About the Author



Harshil Agrawal is an educator, public speaker, a builder, and a developer relations professional. He is known for educating the developer community through the means of blog articles and videos. He enjoys building games and applications for everyday use. Tanay Pant is an author, speaker, educator, and developer relations expert. He is best known for his work with early-stage tech startups and various books on computer science. He has been listed in Firefox's about: credits for his contributions to the Mozilla Foundation's different open source projects.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.25 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 133
Genre: Computers + Internet
Sub-Genre: Hardware
Series Title: Apress Pocket Guides
Publisher: Apress
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Harshil Agrawal & Tanay Pant
Language: English
Street Date: September 27, 2025
TCIN: 1006471315
UPC: 9798868817595
Item Number (DPCI): 247-05-2471
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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