Home Automation with the Amazon Echo and Ruby

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A concrete hack that scrapes the Echo web history, injects JavaScript to watch Ajax complete events, and posts commands to a Sinatra server that matches phrases and runs Ruby modules. Uses Watir WebDriver to drive a browser, can run on a Raspberry Pi, and exposes modules for Hue, Nest, Uber; demoed turning lights, posting tweets, and ordering an Uber with the ride confirmed, with a 32‑minute watchdog restart to stay reliable.

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1. 0:00Home automation with Alexa
2. 3:58Alexa built-in limits
3. 7:52Alexa Home scraper
4. 11:25Ruby server for Alexa
5. 13:55Modular architecture
6. 17:07Native vs custom integrations
7. 18:53Demo and project overview

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