Bot posting a random word every hour from an Esperanto-English dictionary.
Fediverse address:
@vortaro@botsin.space
Tagged: Bots
Riker Googling
Commander Riker from Star Trek trying to surreptitiously make sense of the world.
Fediverse address:
@RikerGoogling@botsin.space
Milwaukee County Transit
Unofficial bot posting photos from the Milwaukee County Transit System in Wisconsin, USA.
Fediverse address:
@mcts@botsin.space
EvoDevo Papers
Unofficial bot posting links to latest papers about evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo).
Fediverse address:
@evodevo_papers@botsin.space
bioRxiv cell biology
Unofficial bot posting links to cell biology preprints on bioRxiv.
Fediverse address:
@bioRxiv_cellbiol@botsin.space
bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology
Unofficial bot posting links to the Evolutionary Biology section of the bioRxiv preprint RSS feed.
Fediverse address:
@biorxiv_evobio@ecoevo.social
Splatoon3.ink
Splatoon 3 map rotations, Salmon Run schedules, SplatNet gear etc.
Fediverse address:
@splatoon3ink@splatoon3.ink
Bird Of The Day
Bot which posts a photo and description of a random bird from the ebird.org database, at 8 hour intervals.
Fediverse address:
@birds@moresci.sale
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Unofficial feed of NASA’s popular service highlighting interesting pictures from space.
Fediverse address:
@APoD@botsin.space
YLE Uutiset (RSS Feed)
Unofficial bot posting the official RSS feed of YLE News, from Finland’s public broadcaster Yleisradio.
Fediverse address (in Finnish):
@yle.fi.uutiset@rss-parrot.net
Selfcare.tech
A bot for tech people (or anyone) to remind them to take care of themselves while working. There are two versions, with identical content but different post frequencies.
Fediverse address (updates every 2 hours):
@selfcare@botsin.space
Fediverse address (updates every 6 hours):
@selfcare_gentle@botsin.space
NFL Scores
Bot posting the latest scores from the NFL. Scores are hidden behind content warnings in case you want to watch match later.
Fediverse address:
@nflscores@mastodon.online
What Rust is it?
Bot posting latest Rust releases.
Fediverse address:
@whatrustisit@botsin.space
Alt Text Health Check
Bot posting regularly about what percentage of Mastodon image posts include alt text descriptions.
Fediverse address:
@AltTextHealthCheck@mastodon.social
Snooker Results Bot
Bot posting results from snooker matches, uses the snooker.org API.
Fediverse address:
@snookerbot@snooker.uk.to
Phases of Moon
Bot posting the current phase of the moon. Posts once a night.
Fediverse address:
@pom@eattherich.club
Bodega Bot
Automatically generates fictional Silicon Valley style “great new idea” headlines every three hours.
Fediverse address:
@bodega@botsin.space
It’s the Weekend
007 letting us know it’s the weekend, every Friday night.
Fediverse address:
@CraigWeekend@mstdn.ca
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!
Fediverse address:
@scream@botsin.space
Trove Astronomy Bot
Bot posting links to historical astronomy articles from the Australian public archive site Trove.
Fediverse address:
@astrove@botsin.space
Head Swap
Bot that randomly combines video game characters’ heads and bodies. Posts a few times a day.
Fediverse address:
@headswap@botsin.space
Boston Harbor Bot
Unofficial bot posting about new vessels seen in Boston Harbor, based on public AIS data transmitted by the vessels.
Fediverse address:
@bostonharbor@airwaves.social
Albuquerque Weather Bot
Unofficial bot posting weather bulletins from the National Weather Service in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Fediverse address:
@nwsalbuquerque_bot@m.ai6yr.org
KITTEN.EXE
Computer simulating the posts of a cute friendly cat.
Fediverse address:
@netkitty@hackers.town
Birds in Museums
Bot posting pictures of exhibited artworks featuring birds.
Fediverse address:
@birdsinmuseums@mastodon.online
Vote Chess
Collaborative chess games on the Fediverse. Every hour a poll appears which lets people vote on the next move, with the AI responding.
Fediverse address:
@VoteChess@botsin.space
Magic Aye
Bot that posts automatically generated autostereograms (aka “Magic Eye”), where you have to focus your eyes behind the 2D image to see the 3D image. It can take a while to do this if you aren’t used to the technique, but once it succeeds you will definitely know it has worked.
Fediverse address:
@magic_aye@botsin.space
Trove Air Bot
Bot posting historical articles about aviation from the Australian public archive site Trove.
Fediverse address:
@TroveAirBot@botsin.space
Yesterday’s Wikipedia Page
Bot posting yesterday’s most viewed page on English-language Wikipedia.
Fediverse address:
@YesterdaysWiki@botsin.space
OpenStreetMap RestoBot
Bot trying to help keep OpenStreetMap up to date by posting random restaurants that have not been updated in 5+ years, along with requests for people to research and update the entry.
Fediverse address:
@restobot@botsin.space
Manchester Oxford Road Cycle Bot
Bot posting usage of cycle lanes on Oxford Road in Manchester UK.
Fediverse address:
@oxfordroadmcr@toot.bike
BBC Micro Bot
Bot that runs toots containing programming code on an 8-bit computer emulator, then replies with a screenshot or video clip of the program running.
Fediverse address:
@bbcmicrobot@mastodon.me.uk
Old Movie Posters
Bot posting advertisements for films from decades gone by.
Fediverse address:
@movieposters@botsin.space
Tiny bus stop
Bot generating tiny bus stops with people waiting at them.
Fediverse address:
@tiny_bus_stop@mas.to
MetalBand.exe
Bot that generates random metal band names in appropriate fonts and colour schemes. Posts every four hours.
Fediverse address:
@metalband_exe@botsin.space
Lunar Phase Bot
Posts current phase of the Moon, including detailed information. It’s an interactive bot, you can @ it with your location to get local information for your area.
Fediverse address:
@LunarPhase@botsin.space
Rust Trending
Bot posting the latest trending Rust repositories on Github.
Fediverse address:
@RustTrending@botsin.space
Japan Quake Bot
Unofficial bot posting about earthquakes above magnitude 4, using data from the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Fediverse address:
@japanquake@botsin.space
Capcom VS Everyone
Inspired by the classic video games, this is a bot that posts unusual crossovers featuring characters from all genres of popular culture. Posts once a day.
Fediverse address:
@vs_everyone@mastodon.social
Hip-Hop News
Bot posting news from the urban/hip-hop world.
Fediverse address:
@hiphopnews@rap.social
UK DTT
Bot automatically posting the latest channel updates to the United Kingdom’s digital terrestrial television platform Freeview.
Fediverse address:
@ukdtt@botsin.space
UK Theatre Web
Bot posting listings for plays, concerts and theatre events in the United Kingdom.
Fediverse address:
@uktw@mastodonapp.uk
Premier League Scores
Bot posting the latest scores from Premier League football matches. Scores are hidden behind content warnings in case you want to watch match later. Posting schedule is pinned to profile, and post frequency increases during matches.
Fediverse address:
@premierleaguescores@mastodon.world
Worf Email
Lieutenant Worf from Star Trek TNG is sending emails.
Fediverse address:
@WorfEmail@botsin.space
Winamp Skins Bot
Bot posting random skins from the media player software Winamp.
Fediverse address:
@winampskins@botsin.space
Text Adventure / Xyzzy
Bot that posts randomly generated text adventure / interactive fiction scenarios. The scenarios are somewhat interactive, you can type commands as replies and the bot will reply with responses depending on what you do. Inspired by the classic text adventures of the 1980s. New scenarios appear every 4 hours.
Fediverse address:
@xyzzy@mastodon.sandwich.net
Solar St. Louis
Bot posting sunrise and sunset times for St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Fediverse address:
@solar_stlouis@mas.to
Astrobin Image Of The Day
Bot posting image of the day from astrophotography site Astrobin.
Fediverse address:
@astrobin_iotd@botsin.space
Curb Alert Bot for Western Massachusetts USA
Unofficial bot posting links to free items available on street curbs in Western Massachusetts.
Fediverse address:
@curbalertbot@botsin.space
City Pairs
Bot tooting satellite photos of cities around the world that share the same name.
Fediverse address:
@citypairs@botsin.space
Perseverance Image Bot
Unofficial bot posting latest raw images taken on the surface of Mars by NASA’s Perseverance mission.
Fediverse address:
@PersevereImgBot@botsin.space
Glenwood Neighbourhood, Winnipeg PWS
Automated account posting weather observations in Glenwood, Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@glenwood_pws@mstdn.ca
Graffiti All Day
Bot posting graffiti every day.
Fediverse address:
@graffiti@rap.social
Medieval Illumination
Bot posting a medieval book illumination every day.
Fediverse address:
@medieval_illuminations@mastodon.social
Indy Pedestrian Safety Crisis
Bot posting latest pedestrian and cyclist incidents/accidents on the roads in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Fediverse address:
@IndyPedCrisis@urbanists.social
Your Daily MS-DOS Command
Bot posting a random MS-DOS command every day, along with a description of what it does and a screenshot of it in action.
Fediverse address:
@msdosreference@manitu.social
TTRPG Blog Feed
Automated feed of posts from a curated list of TTRPG blogs.
Fediverse address:
@ttrpgblogs@chirp.enworld.org
Game Magazine Print Ads
Bot posting adverts from video game magazines of the 1980s and 1990s, posts every six hours.
Fediverse address:
@gamemagprintads@mas.to
US Covid Wastewater Levels Bot
Unofficial bot posting levels of COVID found in wastewater state by state, sourced from CDC data.
Fediverse address:
@covid_wastewater@botsin.space
The Vulgar Tongue
Bot posting excerpts from “Grose’s Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue”, a collection of 18th Century English popular slang (sometimes crude).
Fediverse address:
@TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us
Washington, DC, USA Transit
Unofficial feed of updates from DC’s transit (VRE, MARC, WMATA).
Fediverse address:
@CapitalTransit@botsin.space
1980s Chiptune Bots
Three bots posting chiptune music tracks from the C64, ZX Spectrum and Atari ST.
Fediverse address (C64 music, posts every 4 hours):
@SIDMusicBot@retrochat.online
Fediverse address (ZX Spectrum music, posts every 4 hours):
@AYMusicBot@retrochat.online
Fediverse address (Atari ST music, posts once a day):
@STMusicBot@retrochat.online
A Most Amusing Bot
Bot posting random items from old practical joke and novelty catalogues.
Fediverse address:
@NoveltyBot@mastodon.social
Covid Sewage (San Francisco)
Unofficial bot posting latest data on Covid in wastewater in San Francisco Bay Area CA, USA.
Fediverse address:
@covidsewage@simonwillison.net
SciFi/Fantasy Magazine Covers
Bot posting sci-fi, fantasy and horror magazine covers from the 1920s to the 1980s.
Fediverse address:
@SFFMagazineCovers@zirk.us
Sherlock Holmes Quotations
Bot posting daily random quotation from the original Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Fediverse address:
@SherlockHolmesQuotes@botsin.space
Plush Bot
Posts a random picture of a cuddly toy every hour.
Fediverse address:
@plush_bot@plush.city
California Landscapes
Bot posting real time photos of the Californian landscape from the ALERTCalifornia network’s cameras.
Fediverse address:
@CALandscapeBot@botsin.space
Unmapped Small Town USA
Bot posting US towns with a population under 1000 which need more mapping on OpenStreetMap.
Fediverse address:
@SmallTownUSA@en.osm.town
Montreal Transit Status
Unofficial bot posting transit updates from the STM and REM status pages for Montreal, Quebec in Canada.
Fediverse address (in English):
@MTL_Transit_Status_en@mstdn.ca
Fediverse address (in French):
@MTL_Transit_Status_fr@mstdn.ca
RNLI: Out On A Shout
Unofficial bot posting news of the latest rescue launches by the UK & Ireland’s voluntary lifeboat service.
Fediverse address:
@OutOnAShout@botsin.space
SA1 From Space
Bot posting satellite photos of random SA1 census areas in Australia.
Fediverse address:
@SA1@botsin.space
War News
Fediverse bot sharing the latest news articles about Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. All news is taken from established news sources rather than random people on social media.
Fediverse address:
@WarNews@mstdn.social
Solar Salt Lake City
Bot posting sunrise and sunset times in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Fediverse address:
@solar_slc@mas.to
Typography Weekly
Bot highlighting interesting typography links.
Fediverse address:
@typoweekly@typo.social
Unofficial Las Vegas Weather Bot
Unofficial bot posting weather updates from the National Weather Service for Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Fediverse address:
@nwsvegas_bot@m.ai6yr.org
Steam Release Bot
Unofficial bot posting details of the latest games released on Steam.
Fediverse address:
@steamreleasebot@mastodon.rip
NWS Milwaukee (bot)
Unofficial bot posting weather updates from the National Weather Service in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Fediverse address:
@nwsmilwaukee_bot@m.ai6yr.org
Unofficial South Australian County Fire Service Alerts
Unofficial bot posting information and warnings from the South Australian County Fire Service’s current incidents RSS feed.
Fediverse address:
@CFSAlerts@mastodon.online
Today On Screen
Bot posting events that happened today in fiction from film, TV, games, comics etc.
Fediverse address:
@todayonscreen@xoxo.zone
Benoit Mandelbot
Bot posting images from the famous Mandelbrot fractal.
Fediverse address:
@benoitmandelbot@botsin.space
Aircraft Alert
Bots posting alerts for aircraft squawking emergency transponder codes 7500 (hijacking), 7600 (radio failure), 7700 (emergency).
Fediverse address (squawking 7500 & 7700):
@aircraft_alert@airwaves.social
Fediverse address (squawking 7500, 7600 & 7700):
@aircraft_alert@mastodon.social
bioRxiv Ecology Bot
Unofficial bot posting the Ecology section of the bioRxiv preprint RSS feed.
Fediverse address:
@biorxiv_ecology@ecoevo.social
Western Quakes Bot
Bot posting about earthquakes in California and Nevada, with info sourced from Caltech.
Fediverse address:
@westquake@botsin.space
NWS Washington DC Bot
Unofficial bot reposting the National Weather Service feed for Washington DC. NOTE: This is an unofficial bot, please do not rely on it for safety-critical purposes.
Fediverse address:
@nws_lwx@social.edist.ro
Nintendo Switch Online Updates
Bot posting latest news from the Nintendo Switch Online feed.
Fediverse address:
@nintendoswitchonline@mastodon.fancy.org.uk
NinStatusBot
Unofficial bot posting status information for Nintendo network services, including maintenance and server outages.
Fediverse address:
@NinStatusBot@mas.to
Macintosh Themes
Bot sharing screenshots of classic themes from Apple Mac computers.
Fediverse address:
@macthemes@erambert.me
Quote Me
Bot which generates nice-looking images based on specific Fediverse posts.
Fediverse address:
@quoteme@mas.to
Open Access Tracking Project
Bot posting crowdsourced news about open access in academic and scientific research.
Fediverse address:
@oatp@fediscience.org
Link of the Day
Human-curated bot posting an interesting website to visit once a day. You can suggest sites to be featured, instructions are in the bot’s profile.
Fediverse address:
@linkoftheweek@botsin.space
Unofficial Salt Lake City Weather Bot
Unofficial bot posting latest updates from National Weather Service in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Fediverse address:
@nwssaltlakecity_bot@m.ai6yr.org
Unofficial NWS Boston Bot
Unofficial bot tooting information from the Boston National Weather Service feed. (NOTE: This is an unofficial bot, please don’t rely on it for critical or safety purposes.)
Fediverse address:
@nwsboston_bot@m.ai6yr.org
Commodore 64 News
Bot posting news, screenshots and links about the Commodore 64 computer.
Fediverse address:
@c64@techhub.social
WayneCounty.info
Bot and automated website posting local news and information for Wayne County, Indiana, USA.
Fediverse address:
@waynecountyinfo@botsin.space
Dorothy Parker
Bot posting daily exerpt from Dorothy Parker’s poetry. Mentions of the bot produce an automatic reply with a quotation from Parker’s correspondence.
Fediverse address:
@dorothyparker@botsin.space
Classic TV Today
Bot posting about episodes from classic TV series that premiered on today’s date in previous years.
Fediverse address:
@ustv40@botsin.space
CHiPs
Bot posting latest traffic hazard reports from the California Highway Patrol.
Fediverse address:
@chips@botsin.space
New Mexico Fire Info Bot
Unofficial bot posting updates from the New Mexico Fire Information website.
Fediverse address:
@nmfireinfo_bot@m.ai6yr.org
Climate Clock Bot
Bot posting IPCC data on how much time is left to prevent a temperature rise of more than 1.5C, and what percentage of the world’s energy comes from renewables.
Fediverse address:
@ClimateClockBot@botsin.space
Fruit Toots
Bot posting random paintings from the United States Department of Agriculture’s pomological watercolor collection.
Fediverse address:
@pomological@botsin.space
Oblique Questions
Bot posting questions taken out of context from public domain books.
Fediverse address:
@obliquestions@botsin.space
Birds as Gaeilge
Bot posting the names of birds in Irish and English.
Fediverse address:
@BirdsAsGaeilge@mastodon.ie
Random Wiki
Bot posting links to random articles on English-language Wikipedia.
Fediverse address:
@random_wiki@botsin.space
Film Noir Movie Posters
Bot highlighting posters from the golden age of Film Noir movies.
Fediverse address:
@FilmNoirPosters@zirk.us
Steam Trailers in 6s
Bot generating 6 second trailer GIFs for every new game release on Steam.
Fediverse address:
@microtrailers@mastodon.social
Northeastern Minnesota Bot
Bot posting historical photos of northeastern Minnesota, along with locations, descriptions and sources.
Fediverse address:
@ne_mn_bot@botsin.space
ICYMI (Law)
Bot account boosting law-related posts from across the Fediverse, usually those related to US law. The selections are made by an algorithm, the details of which are posted on the bot’s website.
Fediverse address:
@icymi_law@esq.social
Wookieebot
Bot posting links to random articles from the Star Wars wiki on Fandom.
Fediverse address:
@wookieebot@skyhoppers.club
Botwiki
Website packed with all kinds of information about online bots, including catalogues of bots and guides on how to make a bot.
Fediverse address:
@botwiki@mastodon.social
The Daily Master System
Bot posting about Sega Master System games including a text description and animated GIF.
Fediverse address:
@dailysms@retro-gaiden.com
California Earthquake Bot
Scans the United States Geological Survey feed every two minutes for earthquakes in California of 2.5M or greater. Provides links to USGS pages about each event.
Fediverse address:
@CAearthquakes@newsbots.californialocal.com
Oakville Weather
Bot posting weather info from an automated weather station in Oakville, Missouri, USA.
Fediverse address:
@OakvilleWX@wx.social
Emoji Meadow
Bot posting random meadows made of grass and flower emoji.
Fediverse address:
@EmojiMeadow@botsin.space
Hackers Bot
Bot posting animated GIFs from the film Hackers (1995).
Fediverse address:
@hackers_gifs@botsin.space
KCD Washington DC
Automated announcements about Kubernetes Community Days for cloud people in the Washington DC and DMV area.
Fediverse address:
@kcd_dc@hachyderm.io
Ocean Playground News
Bot posting news links related to the east coast of Canada including New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland & Labrador.
Fediverse address:
@news@oceanplayground.social
Scottish Borders Weather
Bot posting automated weather information and webcam images from Greenlaw in the Scottish Borders.
Fediverse address:
@borderswx@mastodon.scot
Trending on Wiki
Bot posting trending topics on Wikipedia for random countries.
Fediverse address:
@TrendingOnWiki@toot.community
Weird Satellite
Bot posting very slightly tongue-in-cheek analysis of spy satellite photos.
Fediverse address:
@weirdsatellite@botsin.space
Old Roadside Pictures
Posts public domain photographs of kitsch American roadside scenery, as taken by John Margolies from 1969 to 2008.
Fediverse address:
@roadside@tech.intersects.art
Lakes Bot
Bot posting images from lake shores, with links to photo source and location.
Fediverse address:
@lakes@botsin.space
Oblique Strategies
Card-based method for promoting creativity.
Fediverse address:
@oblique_strategies@botsin.space
Tender Botsin
Gertrude Stein’s 1914 experimental prose poem “Tender Buttons”, posted in toot-sized installments from start to finish.
Fediverse address:
@TenderButtons@botsin.space
Street View Bot in Japan
Bot posting street view photos from random locations in Japan.
Fediverse address:
@botinjapan@botsin.space
Good Morning, Milwaukee!
Bot posting useful info to start your day in Milwaukee, WI, USA. Posts every day at 6 a.m.
Fediverse address:
@GMMKE@botsin.space
Hip-hop Twitch Bot
Bot that posts when hip-hop Twitch streamers go live. It deletes its own posts after streams have finished, to prevent cluttering up timelines.
Fediverse address:
@twitch@rap.social
Mars Relay Network Status
Unofficial bot posting latest updates from NASA’s Mars Relay Network.
Fediverse address:
@mrn_status@botsin.space
LucasArts Places
Bot posting backgrounds from classic Lucasfilm/LucasArts adventure games.
Fediverse address:
@lucasarts_places@mastodon.social
How To Do Anything
Bot that matches up random WikiHow images with random WikiHow article titles. This can produce rather baffling, intriguing or horrifying results… Posts at 2 hour intervals.
Fediverse address:
@wikihow@mastodon.social
Dungeons
Bot that simulates Dungeons & Dragons campaigns through regular polls. Visitors vote to choose what the character will do next.
Fediverse address:
@dungeons@mastodon.social
BSD Security Advisories
Unofficial bot posting links to BSD security advisories. (Still in Alpha testing.)
Fediverse address:
@bsd@mastodon.bot
Classical Artwork
A bot that posts random historical public domain paintings and drawings every few hours. The paintings are sourced from the classical artwork PD site at artvee.com
Fediverse address:
@art@acg.mn
Unofficial St. Louis NWS Bot
Unofficial bot posting info for St. Louis Missouri from the National Weather Service. (NOTE: This is an unofficial bot, so please do not rely on it for safety-critical weather reports.)
Fediverse address:
@nws_lsx@social.edist.ro
NWS Omaha Bot
Automated account posting updates from the National Weather Service in Omaha, Nebraska. (NOTE: This is an unofficial bot, please do not rely on it for safety information.)
Fediverse address:
@nwsomaha_bot@m.ai6yr.org
Metro Vancouver COVID Wastewater Bot
Unofficial bot posting latest data about COVID-19 levels in wastewater in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@wastewater@tds.xyz
Biodiversity Illustrations
Random images from the Biodiversity Heritage Library, an open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives.
Fediverse address:
@biodiversitypix@mastodon.art
Vinyl Releases
Bot posting latest releases of vinyl records as sourced from store websites, subreddits, discords etc.
Fediverse address:
@VinylReleases@cupoftea.social
Wikipedia Haiku
Bot that posts haiku poems made up entirely of random phrases from Wikipedia. They can be surprisingly moving… or not. Posts every four hours.
Fediverse address:
@wikipediahaiku@botsin.space
Wikipedia Featured Content Bot
Bot posting featured content from the front page of Wikipedia’s English language edition
Fediverse address:
@wikipedia_featured_content@botsin.space