I’m currently trying to build a speech recognition system to detect certain words that makes something happen. I’m trying to make it detect “Lumos” (from Harry Potter) and then activate an LED. I have never used a KY-037 before so I don’t know how this would work or if it would work. I plan on using an Arduino nano but if that is too difficult than I can do an Arduino Uno. I also don’t need it to work quickly, so I’m ok with the small processor.
The KY-037 is just a microphone, and the Arduino Uno or Nano is too small and slow for word recognition.
There are now some very inexpensive modules on the market that can be trained to recognize words, like the SU-03T, but not much in the way of tutorials. Look around and see if you can find one.