What is Amazon Alexa?.
Amazon Alexa is a virtual assistant developed by Amazon, initially used in the Amazon Echo and the Amazon Echo Dot smart speakers. It is capable of voice interaction, music playback, making to-do lists, setting alarms, streaming podcasts, playing audiobooks, and providing weather, traffic, sports, and other real-time information, such as news. Alexa can also control several smart devices using itself as a home automation system. Users can extend the Alexa capabilities by installing “skills”.
| Maintained by | License Type | Popular Examples | Support | Updates | Developer Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | Apache 2.0 License. | Amazon Echo | amazon.com/gp/help/ | – | – |
| Often Compared to | Testing | Accessibility | Maintained by | Repository |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| echo,google mini | Alexa Test Simulator | – | Amazon | github.com/alexa/ |
Pros:
- Alexa is that the assistant understands almost everything using natural language processing.
- It is highly extensible and saves time.
Cons:
- Poor compatibility.
- Crashes occurring in the bot quiet often.
- Bot services are temperamental.