Awesome bots

A curated list of bot related resources (both chat and voice bots).

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Table of Contents

• Newsletters
• Sources of news
• Podcasts
• Startups
• Building platforms
• Popular examples of bots
• Directories (lists)
• Platforms
• Analytics tools
• Open Source projects
• NLP engines
• Payment services
• Tutorials/Guides
• Blogs
• SDKs & Frameworks
• Agencies
• Fundraising
• Influencers/People
• Events
• Accelerators
• Books

Contents

Newsletters

• Bot Weekly
• Chat Bots Weekly
• Botlist Weekly
• The Messenger
• Bot! zine
• Topbots
• Chatbots weekly digest
• BotBeat
• Hearing Voices
• Alexa News
• BotBeat
• Messaging Weekly
• Technically Sentient
• Locutius

Podcasts and episodes

• O'Reilly Bots Podcast
• BotCast from ChatbotsMagazine
• BotCast from oratio
• Bots Podcast with Jon Bruner

Popular examples of bots

• Poncho
• Swelly
• Instalocate
• Kayak
• TheScore
• Foxsy
• PayPal
• Skyscanner
• Visabot
• Hipmunk

Directories (lists)

• BotList
• ChatBottle
• Microsoft Bot Directory

Bot platforms (in messengers)

• Facebook Messenger
• WeChat
• Slack
• Telegram
• Skype
• Kik
• Twitter
• Amazon Alexa
• Smooch
• Discord
• LINE
• Google Home/Google Assistant
• HipChat
• iMessage
• Viber
• Web
  • Smooch
• SMS
  • Twilio
  • Sinch
• Email

Tools

Analytics

• BotMetrics
• Dashbot
• Botanalytics
• Facebook Bot Analytics
• Manner.ai
• ChatUrl
• Botlytics
• UxProbe
• DialogAnalytics
• VoiceLabs
• Opearlo Analytics
• Witlingo

Prototyping

• BotSociety
• BotPreview

Sources (news, articles, blogs, resources)

VentureBeat

• Bots
• Voice Assistants

TechCrunch

• Alexa
• Google Home
• Bots

Medium

• Alexa
• Voice Assistant
• Amazon Echo
• Google Home
• Siri
• Voice

Reddit

• Alexa
• Amazon Echo
• Google Home

Open Source projects

NLP (tools, engines, SDKs, frameworks)

• wit.ai
• api.ai
• h2o.ai
• Amazon Lex

Bot building platforms

• ManyChat
• PullString
• Chatfuel
• Sequel
• init.ai
• GupShup
• ManyBot
• Meya
• Motion.ai
• Dexter
• HelloStars

Personal assistants

• x.ai
• Howdy
• Replika.ai
• Fin
• Microsoft Cortana
• Siri
• Mycroft
• Viv
• Amazon Alexa
• Google Home

Payment services

Tutorials/Guides

SDKs & Frameworks

• Microsoft Bot Framework

Agencies

• Letzgro
• Xbots
• Argoz
• BotsCrew
• imperson
• Boters
• Sodima Solutions
• Facebots
• Alfabot
• NLP Bots
• BotCompany
• Xandra Labs
• The Bot Studio
• Chatbots Agency
• Foster.ai
• Digital Engine
• Atchai
• Sage Bots
• Botogram
• Appartika
• HelperSoft
• UseBots
• Volt Soft
• Bot Machine
• Alchemy
• BizBots
• BotLab
• Botego
• Gruvi
• ChatFlow
• Digiteum
• AiChat Pte. Ltd
• Alan
• Aspect
• beeq GmbH
• Botfuel
• BotSociety.io
• Bottomatik
• Chat Leap
• Chatbot México
• ChatFirst LLC
• ChatMetrics
• Chatsuite
• Conversalab
• DR. YORAM KORNATZKY LTD
• Enterprise Bot
• Fastbot
• fireflies.ai
• Foodbot
• Commons
• Fred
• Harlio bots
• Intento, Inc.
• Job Pal
• KeyReply
• Massively Inc
• Mesasix
• MessengerChatbot.com
• MindIQ
• mmuze
• Mrbot.im
• Nimblestack
• Parlo
• People in Motion
• PlayBots
• PullString
• QwipIt
• Reply.ai
• Robots & Pencils
• Skilled Creative
• Smarthealthlab
• Success.ai
• SuperFan.ai
• The Chatbot Factory
• TheVentury
• Tinkerbox Studios
• Turbo.ai
• Voxable
• wagwan
• Wordhop
• Zenbot
• BotCube
• Boter.chat
• InbentaBot
• BotSupply
• Azumo

Influencers/People

Events

• Chatbot Summit
• ChatbotConf
• ChatbotConf Belarus

Fundraising (accelerators, camps, capitals, funds)

• Alexa Accelerator
• VoiceCamp
• Alexa Fund
• TheVentury's Bot Accelerator

Books

• Create Convincing Computer Conversations
• Voice UI Design for Alexa Skill Developers
• Designing Bots
• How to Build your First Amazon Alexa Skill

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