{"id":18207,"date":"2018-02-16T17:31:15","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T16:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=18207"},"modified":"2018-02-16T17:31:15","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T16:31:15","slug":"create-your-very-own-amazon-echo-inside-a-furby-with-a-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=18207","title":{"rendered":"Create your very own Amazon Echo inside a Furby with a Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/furby.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18208\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/furby.jpeg?resize=560%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/furby.jpeg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/furby.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/furby.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/furby.jpeg?resize=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/furby.jpeg?resize=260%2C195&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/furby.jpeg?resize=160%2C120&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lobsterthief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zach Levine<\/a> has taken an annoying toy (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Furby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a Furby<\/a>) and stuffed it with a Raspberry Pi Zero W, a Pimoroni Speaker pHAT and a stepper motor driver board.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/furby_open.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18209\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/furby_open.jpeg?resize=560%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/furby_open.jpeg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/furby_open.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/furby_open.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/furby_open.jpeg?resize=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/furby_open.jpeg?resize=260%2C195&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/furby_open.jpeg?resize=160%2C120&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He has then installed <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/alexa\/alexa-avs-sample-app\/wiki\/Raspberry-Pi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Amazon Alexa software<\/a>\u00a0on the Pi and programmed it to obey his commands, triggering the robotic behaviour of the Furby. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/howchoo.com\/g\/otewzwmwnzb\/amazon-echo-furby-using-raspberry-pi-furlexa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read a complete account of the build here<\/a> and see a video of it in action below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Turned a Furby into an Amazon Echo. I Give You: Furlexa\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aCOsM-4NEKs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zach Levine has taken an annoying toy (a Furby) and stuffed it with a Raspberry Pi Zero W, a Pimoroni Speaker pHAT and a stepper motor driver board. 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