MiciMike Home Mini Drop-In PCB

A fully local, open-source replacement board that brings Home Assistant voice to the 1st Gen Google Home Mini

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Jun 03, 2026

What Actually Happens When You Speak to It?

The campaign has now crossed the 1000% funding mark, and none of this would have been possible without the trust and support from all of the backers so far. Thank you! This update explores one of the most common misconceptions about voice assistants: that they're "always sending everything to the cloud." With most commercial smart speakers, that's unfortunately true. We designed the MiciMike Home Mini Drop-In PCB specifically to change that. Read the full update.


May 20, 2026

Hardware Revision & New Test Points

The original design used the ESP32-S3's built-in capacitive touch peripherals for the three touch zones of the Google Home Mini. Before moving to production, it became clear this wasn't a reliable path forward... Read the full update.


May 08, 2026

What Can You Actually Do With It?

When I started this project, the question I kept hearing was: "Okay, but what would I actually use it for?" Fair question... Read the full update.


Apr 28, 2026

Our Campaign Is Now Live!

Learn about our prototyping process and reserve your unit to help bring Micimike to life! Read the full update.

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