Control Your Bot With Alexa

bObsweep App

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Amazon Alexa Connection

Dustin works with Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. We recommend enabling the bObsweep skill on your Alexa app before connecting Dustin to Wi-Fi. This way Alexa automatically finds and connects to Dustin when Dustin is connected to Wi-Fi.

Enable the bObsweep Skill

Step 1:
- Open the bObsweep app. On the top right corner, tap the menu icon.
- Click “Alexa / Google Assistant” at the bottom of the menu. Then choose “Alexa”.
- Scroll down until you see “copy email address and password”. Copy or write down the email and password displayed, or keep this page open and proceed to Step 2.

Step 2:
- Open the Amazon Alexa app on your phone.
- Click “More” on the bottom menu
- Then select "Skills & Games".
- Use the search function to search for bObsweep.
- Click on the icon, and select “Enable to use”.
- You will be prompted to enter the email address and password from Step 1.
- Once all information is entered correctly, click “Next Step” and “Authorize”.
- The bObsweep skill is now enabled
- Alexa may now begin searching for the device. We will be connecting the bot manually, so click the X on the top right of the screen.

Connect Your Bot

Now that the bObsweep skill is enabled, Alexa automatically discovers your bot as he’s connecting to Wi-Fi.

To have your bot discovered by Alexa, connect him to Wi-Fi, even if you have already connected him previously.

Don’t worry. Your bot’s map, cleaning schedules, and other related information are locally recorded on him and not on a cloud or even on the app. This feature ensures your data privacy, but also ensures that if you ever have to reconnect the bot to Wi-Fi for any reason, map data and schedules are not lost.

- Open the bObsweep app and tap Home. Take note of your bot’s nickname.
- Tap “Edit” and delete him from the app.
- Tap “Add Bot” and select your model.
- Type in his nickname and “Continue”.
- Follow the instructions on screen to connect the bot to Wi-Fi.
- Once connected, open the Alexa app. A notification confirms the bot is discovered by Alexa.
- If Alexa notifications are disabled, you may not see this. Tap the “Devices” icon in the bottom menu to see your bot listed under his nickname.

Control your bot

You can turn your bot on and off using the power button on the Alexa app. You can also send your bot to clean or charge with voice commands:

To start cleaning say:
"Alexa, start vacuum/Nickname."
Or "Alexa, turn on vacuum/Nickname."

To stop and send to charge say:
"Alexa, stop vacuum/Nickname."
Or "Alexa, turn off vacuum/Nickname."

Create a routine

Create a cleaning routine for your bot using Alexa. Note that this is not a schedule saved in the bObsweep app, but rather an Alexa routine.

- Open the Alexa App, and tap on your bot under devices.
- Tap “Create a Routine”, then “Create Routine”.
- Give your routine a name.
- Select days and time of cleaning.
- Then tap “Add an action”.
- Your bot can be found under Smart Home. Select him, then choose his status.
- Power controls your bot’s Start/Stop status. Toggling power ON means the bot should start cleaning. Toggling power OFF means he should stop cleaning and return to his charging station.
- You can add more actions to this routine. For example, Alexa can let you know every time your bot starts his job.
- To delete this routine, delete it on the Alexa app. This routine is not saved or controlled by the bObsweep app.