Hacked Amazon Echo Controls a Wheelchair From: Robotics Trends - 11/11/2105 By: Steve Crowe Watch as Amazon Echo thinks it turning lights on and off as it's really controlling a wheelchair. Amazon Echo is a voice-activated, cloud-connected wireless speaker that can be your personal assistant. Think of Echo as Siri for your home. Echo, which is designed around your voice, answers to "Alexa" and can tell you the scores to the game, read your book, play your music, or check your calendar. And if you have a smart home, Echo can turn off your lights and integrate with other smart technology. Bob Paradiso, however, wondered if he "could push Echo's utility a little further." He certainly did. In the video above, you'll see Paradiso turned an electric wheelchair into a voice-controlled wheelchair using Echo, a Raspberry Pi and Arduino Uno. Read the entire article and view a video (2:52) at: http://www.roboticstrends.com/article/hacked_amazon_echo_controls_a_wheelchair Links: Amazon Echo http://www.roboticstrends.com/article/amazon_echo Amazon Echo Controlled Wheelchair http://bobparadiso.com/2015/07/17/amazon-echo-controlled-wheelchair