Bot posting NBA basketball scores and player stats after every game.
Fediverse address:
@nbascores@botsin.space
Tagged: Bots
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
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
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
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
Old Roadside Pictures
Posts public domain photographs of kitsch American roadside scenery, as taken by John Margolies from 1969 to 2008.
Fediverse address:
@oldroadside@botsin.space
The Great 78 Project
Posts a classic 78 rpm record each hour, digitised and hosted by the Internet Archive.
Fediverse address:
@great78@mastodon.archive.org
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
Bodega Bot
Automatically generates fictional Silicon Valley style “great new idea” headlines every three hours.
Fediverse address:
@bodega@botsin.space
Game Magazine Print Ads
Bot posting adverts from video game magazines of the 1980s and 1990s, posts every six hours.
Fediverse address:
@gamemagprintads@botsin.space
KITTEN.EXE
Computer simulating the posts of a cute friendly cat.
Fediverse address:
@netkitty@hackers.town
Vote Chess
A set of collaborative chess games on the Fediverse. Every hour a poll appears which lets you vote on the next move, with the AI responding.
Fediverse address:
@VoteChess@botsin.space
Riker Googling
Commander Riker from Star Trek trying to surreptitiously make sense of the world.
Fediverse address:
@RikerGoogling@botsin.space
Snooker Results Bot
Bot posting results from snooker matches, uses the snooker.org API.
Fediverse address:
@snookerbot@snooker.uk.to
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
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
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
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Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!
Fediverse address:
@scream@botsin.space
Plush Bot
Posts a random picture of a cuddly toy every hour.
Fediverse address:
@plush_bot@plush.city
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
Phases of Moon
Bot posting the current phase of the moon. Posts once a night.
Fediverse address:
@pom@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):
@SIDMusic@botsin.space
Fediverse address (ZX Spectrum music, posts every 4 hours):
@AYMusic@botsin.space
Fediverse address (Atari ST music, posts once a day):
@AtariSTMusic@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
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
Cows!
Bot that posts pictures and GIFs of cows 🐮
Fediverse address:
@cowbot@botsin.space
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
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
Head Swap
Bot that randomly combines video game characters’ heads and bodies. Posts a few times a day.
Fediverse address:
@headswap@botsin.space
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
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