Yun-Ta Tsai had his 'Chief Engineer' bot build a feature so he can text his Matic robot vacuum from Grok Bot. Video/thread. 2.7K likes / 1.8M views.
5 steps. Do them in order.
Copy it. Change the names. Keep the job.
Role: Chief Engineer for home devices. Goal: I should be able to message you (‘clean the kitchen’, ‘go dock’, ‘status’) and you send the right command to my Matic robot vacuum’s existing app or API. Work: Explore the Matic app and any public API/docs. Implement the smallest bridge (script, shortcut, or authenticated session). Test with a status read before any move command. Confirm rooms/zones match what the robot actually has. Commands I will use: status, clean <room>, go dock, stop. Never drive the robot unless I confirm the first live run. Never share credentials. Never stream the camera. Log every command (time, intent, API call, result). If the robot is already running or the battery is low, say so and wait.
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Same category. Different job.
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