Rumba is operated by "Amazon Echo"! It was naturally convenient

"Smart Speaker" has been landed in Japan one after another and has become a hot topic.You can just talk to the speakers such as reading the weather forecast, setting alarms, and Internet search.It is an image that the voice operation function such as "Siri" on the iPhone and Android "Google Assistant" can now be used as a hub.

Smart speakers have the features of being able to operate by voice in cooperation with other network devices and services.Like a butler, the speaker listens to and issues a command to the home appliance.The future like such a science fiction movie has finally come.

So, this time, I tried the cooperation between the Irobot robot vacuum cleaner "Rumba" and the smart speaker.

We prepared "Amazon Echo" and "Rumba 960".Amazon Echo is a standard model of the Amazon smart speaker "Echo Series" and is a product that combines the performance as a speaker and a compact size.Voice assistant is compatible with "Alexa".Alexa -compatible smart speakers can cooperate with Rumba other than Amazon Echo.

On the other hand, Rumba, which can be linked with Alexa, is limited to wireless LAN compatible models.In addition to Rumba 960, four types include "Rumba 980", "Rumba 890", and "Rumba 690" are the target models.

To link Rumba and Amazon Echo, you need to install both dedicated apps on your smartphone.The Amazon Echo side is the "Amazon Alexa" app, and the Rumba side is the "IROBOT HOME" app.

To use the voice assistant's function on Amazon Echo, you need to add an extension tools like an app called "skill".Open the "Skill" of the Amazon Alexa app, search for "IROBOT HOME" and tap "Enable".

Next, the login screen to the iRobot account appears.If you log in, you will switch to the screen "Linked normally" and the settings will be completed.

After the cooperation is completed, you will be able to operate by talking to the speaker.In the case of Amazon Echo, Alexa, calling out the command by calling "Alexa!"