In this weeks episode Alex and Kai take a deeper dive into Amazon’s Alexa and how it works. We discuss what it already can do for ecommerce and what is missing. We also cover how to take first steps developing a skill for it. As closing topic we talk about delivery robots that will come to the streets of some major European cities this year.

Alexa and ecommerce

Amazon’s voice-activated assistant adds skills – https://goo.gl/PuuN8g

Alexa Skill Quick Start – https://goo.gl/6D7Mmt

Alexa Skill Testing Tool by Echosim.io – https://goo.gl/Sh0jOQ

Introducing the Internet of Voice Challenge with Hackster.io and Raspberry Pi – https://goo.gl/xE4Ojb

Alexa on Raspberry Pi – https://goo.gl/9iToq9

Robots deliver on the streets

Robots run routes for parcel and food deliveries in Europe – https://goo.gl/H2PGbc
Starships homepage – https://www.starship.xyz/
Metro Group tests delivery robots from starship technologies – https://goo.gl/KwUCPU