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About popular chat bots and tools for creating them
On June 30, 2016 in Irkutsk, Mitap of Social Technology greenhouses was held on the topic “Evolution of Interfaces: Chat Bota and Messengers”. At the meeting, the participants learned about what chat bots are, how to work with them and how to develop a bot for their project.
The author and developer of the Fizkul mobile application Vasily Golikov shared with young programmers and NPO employees about the new trend of mobile technologies-chatbots.
The level of development and popularity of chat bots in Irkutsk is low. This is a new topic in technology, promising and completely free now. Vasily Golikov, developer of the Fizkul mobile application
Chat bots are a virtual interlocutor who connects the user with any server and understands the set of commands or natural speech of a person. The easiest way to create a chatbot is to use the @Manybot bot in Telegram.
Advantages of chat bots in Telegram
- They do not require installation, consume little traffic, do not take up space in RAM.
- Easily install a conversation with the user.
- Bots can be easily and quickly developed by yourself.
- Cross platform: you can fully work regardless of the type of device from which the visitor came in.
Chat bots are in Telegram , Wechat , Skype , Facebook Messenger , WhatsApp , where they can perform a variety of functions:
- provide information about the exchange rate, weather;
- translate from different languages;
- help to look for articles on the site;
- order goods or services;
- play and get acquainted with new people;
- Communicate with support services.
Free boots creation services
- Manybot and Chatfuel services allow you to create a simple Telegram bot. If the chart development task is more complicated, then it is necessary to connect the developers.
- Bots store
- Rugram channel in Telegram.
The ideas of Vasily Golikov, how can you use chat bots for public organizations:
- make a site search;
- Configure the cross -composting news to the Telegram channel;
- set up newsletters;
- vote inside the groups;
- collect feedback.