Amazon will put 1,600 Echo Dots in Arizona State University’s engineering student dorms
This year, students at Arizona State University will have the opportunity to live in college housing with Echo Dots in a program that encourages engineering students to practice voice user interface development skills on consumer hardware.
ASU has built a new work / live space for first-year engineering students called the Tooker House, and those moving into its residence hall will be able to opt in to the program and receive an Echo Dot for their dorm room. The school says Amazon has donated 1,600 Echo Dots and is also providing developer kits to help add the technology to ASU’s existing engineering curriculum.
Outside of Tooker House, any student in ASU’s engineering school can enroll in one of three upcoming fall courses that teach…
