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From: akdeb <deb2@illinois.edu>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2025 18:49:14 +0100
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 <img src="assets/elato-alien.png" alt="Elato Logo" width="100%">
 
+<div align="center" style="margin: 20px 0;">
+  <a href="https://cookbook.openai.com/examples/voice_solutions/running_realtime_api_speech_on_esp32_arduino_edge_runtime_elatoai" target="_blank">
+    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/OpenAI-Cookbook-blue?style=for-the-badge&logo=openai" alt="OpenAI" style="margin: 0 10px;">
+  </a>
+  <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43762409" target="_blank">
+    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Hacker_News-Orange?style=for-the-badge&logo=ycombinator" alt="Hacker News Launch" style="margin: 0 10px;">
+  </a>
+  <a href="https://blog.adafruit.com/2025/05/06/elatoai-realtime-speech-ai-agents-for-esp32/" target="_blank">
+    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Adafruit-Blogpost-red?style=for-the-badge&logo=adafruit" alt="Adafruit" style="margin: 0 10px;">
+  </a>
+</div>
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 # 🚀 ElatoAI: Realtime Speech AI Agents for ESP32
 
 Realtime AI Speech powered by **OpenAI Realtime API** and **Gemini Live API**, ESP32, Secure WebSockets, and Deno Edge Functions for >15-minute uninterrupted global conversations