This internet-connected party parrot will light up and begin moving anytime you use the party parrot gif/emoji on an authorized Slack channel. (If you aren't familiar with the party parrot, see this article: http://mashable.com/2017/07/13/cult-of-the-party-parrot-slack-reddit-meme/#_3khvE5LNSqt.)

The parrot is powered by a gear motor, an Arduino Uno, and a Particle Photon. A Slack app is installed and authorized on the desired Slack team and then subscribes to the message and reaction added events. The Slack app calls a webhook on a Node JS app anytime an event is fired; the webhook scans the input text for any sign of a parrot and calls a Particle function hook if detected. The Particle function then pulls an input pin high on the Arduino for five seconds, which triggers the parrot's movement sequence.