With the advent of the 21st century, comfort and efficiency started becoming a part of a common man’s life. Virtual assistants like Amazon Alexa and mobile applications like Google Assistant have tremendously helped in making Home Automation Systems more effortless and orderly. Efforts are still being made for better intra-connection of our homes. Home automation has created a great impact in the field of the Internet Of Things. In this paper, we have used the pre-existing technology of Alexa Echo to make Home Automation more cost-effective by enabling non-smart devices to react to the virtual assistant. In this framework, we proposed a smart node (relay) that can remotely control the connected electrical gadget using text/voice commands. The status can be monitored and controlled by the Alexa app remotely without the need for physical voice commands to Alexa. Further, room ambience, as well as emotion-based lighting, can be provided.
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