Control Your Bot With Alexa

bObsweep App

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Amazon Alexa Connection

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

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 Orb-i

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.
- Then tap “Add Bot” and select Orb-i
- Type in his nickname and “Continue”.
- Follow the instructions on screen to connect Orb-i 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 Orb-i

You can turn Orb-i on and off using the power button on the Alexa app. You can also send Orb-i 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 Orb-i 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.