More and more students say that they are using a personal voice-controlled assistant at home. With the right gadget and simple voice commands, students are asking Alexa, Siri, or another assistant to play music, set timers and alarms, or read the weather report. These personal assistants can do much more.

Can you imagine running your home with the sound of your voice? Turning on the lights? Seeing who is at the door? Learning if there is an intruder in your home? Feeding your fish automatically? Being informed that your plant needs watering?

With the equipment in the Internet of Things station you can do any one of these things.

What exactly is the "Internet of Things?" That's a great place to start your investigation as you learn to create, solve, and innovate.