Parrot Orders From Owner’s Alexa
It’s probably safe to say that if you have a pet who can speak actual words, you shouldn’t put a smart device within an earshot, as one parrot owner has learned. Rocco had…
LAS VEGAS, NV – JANUARY 05: An Amazon Echo device is displayed at the Ford booth at CES 2017 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 5, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ford is incorporating the voice operating device into its vehicles. CES, the world’s largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 8 and features 3,800 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to more than 165,000 attendees. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
Photo by David Becker/Getty ImagesIt's probably safe to say that if you have a pet who can speak actual words, you shouldn't put a smart device within an earshot, as one parrot owner has learned.
Rocco had seen Marion Wischnewski order stuff from Alexa before, so when he had a hankering for watermelon, the African Grey knew exactly what to do.
Fortunately, there's a lock on the Amazon Echo, so Rocco had been thwarted on his attempts to have strawberries, light bulbs, and even a boiler delivered to the UK home.
Speaking to The Times of London, Wischnewski reveals that she has come home to the sounds of "romantic music" playing, as dialed up by Rocco.
