Alexa Makes your Home Homier

1. Alexa Makes your Home Homier The internet of things has revolutionized the world of automation. The Internet of Things (IoT) has automated our life to such an extent that friction is as real as it gets. It has completely revolutionized almost everything. Right from the devices we use, the transportation, the way we live, and even the house we live in! It almost feels like Hogwarts. Speaking of Hogwarts, Alexa can be one such badass witch once integrated with Arduino and setting up a routine. The Arduino IoT Cloud and Alexa integration allow easy cross-platform interaction, custom-built user interfaces, and reduced complexity when it comes to programming. Integrating Arduino with Alexa is fast and easy as these four quick steps: 1. Add the Arduino IoT Cloud Smart Home skill. 2. Create an Ardunio Account and link it with Alexa. 3. Once done, go to the device tab in the Alexa app and start exploring for devices.

2. 4. The attributes you created in the Arduino IoT Cloud now appear as devices! Done and dusted — you can now start voice controlling your Arduino project with Alexa! The features will enable many diverse kinds of users to do many things but we have mentioned some of the coolest things Alexa can do when she is integrated with Arduino. 1) Your In House DJ Music is an essential part of life. Be it a leg day in the gym that requires too much motivation or coming back from a dreadful day at work. Music can fix it all. And with Alexa by your side, you are just one voice command away from a house party or vibing on your own. It plays songs from your curated playlist from Spotify, Amazon Music, and others. 2) The Personal Assistant Needed At Work

3. Let’s face it we all are stuck in this lockdown and most of us are working from home. And in the coming time the majority of the workforce will be working from home. Handling chaos at home and working at the same time can be too much of a tussle. No worries because Alexa, when triggered, can schedule your important meetings, mark your calendars, read out emails while you are probably working on your excel sheet. Also, it keeps your baby entertained by telling them stories. So everything is organized and under control P.S. You can take the credit of being a Superhuman too! 3) Alexa knows how to make it Cozy. There are days when you feel like doing nothing and be the laziest person you can be. Well, that’s not a dream anymore lazy people. You can just be the couch potato and watch your favorite Netflix series on your smart tv while Alexa will adjust temperature inside after sensing the weather

4. outside, it also sets the temperature according to the people present in the room. So you don’t need to pause or miss anything And when you are done with the movie you can ask Alexa to ‘Hasta la vista, baby’ to put everything to sleep. 4) Not all The Superheroes wear capes Home is where you feel safe. And Alexa feels like home because it keeps you safe. Automation can fix domestic security glitches and Alexa can be your knight in shining armor. It alarms you when you happen to leave the door open or when someone is trying to break in into the house. She will immediately sense the sound of any window breaking and will call the police to drag their lifeless body if they don’t leave! Creating IoT applications is so much fun, but one of the main concerns regarding IoT is data security. Arduino IoT Cloud is designed to have security as a priority, the compatible boards come with an ECC508 crypto chip which ensures that your data and connections remain protected, secured, and private to the highest standard. The Arduino IoT Cloud currently supports Arduino boards like MKR 1000, MKR WiFi 1010, MKR GSM 1400, and Nano 33 IoT. Final Words Final Words In the end, we would like to conclude that Alexa with Ardunio is like the mother who cares, the father who protects, the annoying sibling you can’t stop loving, the grandparents who always tell you stories, and is your parent’s favorite child because she always obeys them.