# google/aiyprojects-raspbian

API libraries, samples, and system images for AIY Projects (Voice Kit and Vision Kit)

Repository: https://github.com/google/aiyprojects-raspbian
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/aiyprojects-raspbian
Homepage: https://aiyprojects.withgoogle.com/
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: raspberry-pi, ai, python, maker
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-12-06T00:01:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3422, "days_push": 1732, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1663, forks 701 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:18.762567+00:00)

## What it is
Google's Python API libraries, samples, and Raspbian system images for the AIY Projects Voice Kit and Vision Kit on Raspberry Pi. It provides an easy-to-use Python interface for voice recognition and on-device computer vision demos.

## Use cases
- build a voice assistant with a Raspberry Pi AIY Voice Kit
- run computer vision demos on the AIY Vision Kit
- flash an SD card image for AIY projects
- control GPIO hardware with the AIY Python API
- learn maker projects with Google AI on Raspberry Pi

## When to choose
- you own an AIY Voice Kit or Vision Kit and need its official Python API
- you want ready-made Raspbian system images for AIY hardware
- you are following Google's AIY maker guides and examples

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose speech recognition or vision library on non-AIY hardware
- you need actively maintained software - the last release was 2021 and the kits are discontinued
- you want modern on-device ML tooling like TensorFlow Lite directly

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: machine-learning, speech-recognition, computer-vision, sdk, embedded
- domain: artificial-intelligence, embedded-systems, hardware, developer-tools
- platform: python, embedded, iot
- tags: raspberry-pi, aiy-voice-kit, aiy-vision-kit, maker, google-assistant, system-image, linux

## Member repositories
- google/aiyprojects-raspbian (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:18.762567+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:44:31.927482+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/google/aiyprojects-raspbian (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:18.762567+00:00, sha f8880d8cb43b)
  - homepage: https://aiyprojects.withgoogle.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:16:43.768951+00:00, sha 939849075623)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.