Ars Technica's Sean Gallagher demonstrates how he connected the Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Teddy Ruxpin and Alexa to create "Bearlexa", to animate the bear when using Amazon's Alexa.

By asking Alexa to "drop-in" onto another device in another room, you'll be able to have a conversation with the person in that room as if you were on the telephone or using an old fashioned intercom.