Laundry appliance

A laundry appliance, comprising:

• a cabinet having a front panel defining a front opening;
• a door operably coupled to the front panel and operable between an opened position and a closed position;
• a motor assembly operably coupled to the door and configured to move the door between the opened and closed positions;
• and
• a controller in communication with a sound sensor, and wherein the controller is configured to:
• activate the motor assembly in response to a voice command received by the sound sensor to move the door to a selected position;
• and
• control a laundry cycle of said laundry appliance in response to the voice command.

A laundry appliance, comprising:

• a cabinet defining a front opening in a front panel thereof;
• a door configured to slide vertically between an opened position and a closed position;
• a motor assembly operably coupled to the door and configured to move the door between the opened and closed positions;
• a sound sensor configured to receive a voice command;
• and
• a controller in communication with the sound sensor and the motor assembly, wherein the controller is configured to activate the motor assembly in response to the voice command received by the sound sensor.