Amazon’s voice assistant, Alexa, will travel into space as part of ‘Artemis I‘, mission of the Nasa which will see the first woman and the first black person land on the moon. Alexa will join the next mission as part of Callisto, a technology demonstration payload embedded in the spacecraft Orion of NASA, built in collaboration with the engineers of Lockheed Martin and Cisco. Amazon’s assistant, was announced today at Ces 2022 in Las Vegas, will thus be one of the many innovative technologies that will be part of the mission and this integration will allow to explore how voice technology and artificial intelligence can assist astronauts in future missions.
From the moment of launch, those who remain on Earth will still be able to ask for information about the mission, simply by asking an Echo device at home, on the app or in the car “Alexa, take me to the moon“.
The other news at Ces – The smart device Fire Tv has passed the milestone of over 150 million devices sold worldwide. Now Amazon is working to offer its services regardless of where the user is, introducing it also for cars, currently in the United States. Among the features, Amazon is making sure to make the experience unique also from the point of view of the interface, making sure that the personalized one at home is the same in the car. Fire TV will initially be available as an option for Jeep Wagoneer, Grand Wagoneer and Grand Cherokee, Chrysler Pacifica, Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator.
Among other announcements, there is also that of a variety of sensors for Ring Alarm which will be available to further protect your home. They will be available for purchase separately Flood e Freeze or Smoke e Co. In addition, Amazon also announced a glass break sensor with ringtone which will be able, through artificial intelligence features, to recognize a real infringement from other noises, such as the rattle of keys or the sound of cymbals.