Hatch Rest: This Alexa-powered Device to Make Babies, Parents Sleep Better

San Francisco: If your toddler is keeping you awake at night, technology may be able to help you. An Alexa-enabled smart device called Hatch Rest that helps soothe babies — and their parents too — into a better night’s sleep is here. The current product lineup includes the Rest, the Alexa-enabled Rest+ for babies and kids and the Restore for adults. The Rest Mini was launched in January 2021. Also Read – Signs of Loneliness? Indians Said ‘I Love You’ to Amazon Alexa 19,000 Times a Day in 2020

“Rest for babies is our big product, but adults need their sleep, too, so interest in Restore has been tremendous,” said Hatch CEO Ann Crady Weiss. Also Read – Meet Andy Jassy- The Man Who is Set to Replace Jeff Bezos as Amazon CEO

“Rest is the number one Amazon baby registry product behind consumables like diapers and wipes. It has over 5,000 reviews on Amazon and a 4-½ star rating,” she said in an Alexa Skills Kit blog. Also Read – ‘Never Had More Energy’: Jeff Bezos to Step Down as Amazon CEO This Year

In developing Rest and other products, Weiss listened to parents and she discovered they wanted hands-free help.

After releasing Rest, customers started asking specifically for voice control of the devices.

“Voice resonates with everyone because it makes their lives easier,” said Weiss.

“Alexa powers our Rest+ device now, and we’re expanding to include Alexa voice controls in all our other products next year,” Weiss added.

Amazon’s Alexa Fund, which provides up to $200 million in venture capital funding to fuel voice tech innovation, invested in Hatch.

With this support, Hatch has been able to expand on its work to create intuitive, hassle-free Alexa experiences for their customers.

Hatch is also exploring other potential integrations available from Amazon.

(With inputs from IANS)