The 800 Series fully automatic espresso machine works with Bosch\u2019s Home Connect app to integrate with Amazon Alexa and other smart home services. Image: Bosch<\/p>\n The Bosch 800 Series is one of only a couple of countertop coffee makers that work with Alexa voice control. I\u2019ve been testing it and have had some trouble getting Alexa Plus to consistently make a cup of coffee with a voice command.<\/p>\n Before Alexa Plus, asking regular Alexa to make me a coffee based on a routine I set up in the Alexa app mostly worked fine. But since the new assistant arrived, Alexa has been frequently confused.<\/p>\n This is an example of one of the biggest challenges of revamping voice assistants with generative AI. The new versions find it harder to do some of the more straightforward tasks<\/a> their predecessors excelled at.<\/p>\n On the flip side, they should be able to do a lot more. At one point, it seemed companies hoped the AI would just figure it out on its own, but now they are having to set up individual integrations again, just as they did with the original Alexa.<\/p>\n \u201cUsing natural language, users may now control every aspect of the already-advanced espresso machine.\u201d<\/p>\n Bosch says engineering teams at Bosch and Amazon \u201chave worked intensely to fully integrate Alexa Plus\u201d with these new capabilities. The company says that when it launches, you should be able to control every aspect of the espresso machine:<\/p>\n \u201cUsing natural language, users may now control every aspect of the already-advanced espresso machine to formulate and improve daily coffee routines. The AI assistant leverages its vast knowledge base, along with machine learning, to pass the command to the espresso machine.\u201d<\/p>\n The routine I set up with old Alexa required me to select a specific drink type when I programmed it, limiting me to that type, or I had to set up several routines for each drink I might want to make. With this new Alexa Plus upgrade, it sounds like I should be able to ask it to make any drink from its vast library, and it will know what to do.<\/p>\n That certainly feels more like the experience I expected with Alexa Plus. I\u2019m looking forward to putting this to the test when the integration launches.<\/p>\n Bosch brings AI cooking to its appliances<\/p>\n Along with AI powers in its coffee machine, Bosch is debuting its Bosch Cook AI at CES. The company says this is \u201can intelligent new solution that combines agentic artificial intelligence, Bosch\u2019s proprietary appliance technologies, sensors and a unique user experience within the Home Connect app.\u201d<\/p>\n Bosch Cook AI is designed to provide live guidance through the Home Connect app when you\u2019re prepping and cooking to help you prepare more complex meals, such as \u201ccooking multiple steaks to different levels of doneness, simultaneously.\u201d The system can also \u201cintelligently orchestrate multiple Bosch appliances in tandem,\u201d according to the company.<\/p>\n Bosch will be demoing this at CES, and I\u2019ll be on the show floor to check it out.<\/p>\n Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Jennifer Pattison TuohyClose Jennifer Pattison Tuohy<\/p>\n Senior Reviewer, Smart Home<\/p>\n Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.<\/p>\n FollowFollow<\/p>\n See All by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy<\/a><\/p>\n AmazonClose<\/p>\n Amazon<\/p>\n Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.<\/p>\n FollowFollow<\/p>\n See All Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n Amazon AlexaClose<\/p>\n Amazon Alexa<\/p>\n Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.<\/p>\n FollowFollow<\/p>\n See All Amazon Alexa<\/a><\/p>\n CESClose<\/p>\n CES<\/p>\n Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.<\/p>\n FollowFollow<\/p>\n See All CES<\/a><\/p>\n Smart HomeClose<\/p>\n Smart Home<\/p>\n Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.<\/p>\n FollowFollow<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SHGG-2025-Bosch-800-Series-Fully-Automatic-Espresso-Machine-VeroCafe.jpg\"\/)
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