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
Tagged: Bots
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
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
Scottish Borders Weather
Bot posting automated weather information and webcam images from Greenlaw in the Scottish Borders.
Fediverse address:
@borderswx@mastodon.scot
Birds as Gaeilge
Bot posting the names of birds in Irish and English.
Fediverse address:
@BirdsAsGaeilge@mastodon.ie
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
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
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
Old School Flyers
Bot posting old school hip-hop flyers for gigs, events, clubs etc.
Fediverse address:
@oldschoolflyers@rap.social
Old Movie Posters
Bot posting advertisements for films from decades gone by.
Fediverse address:
@movieposters@botsin.space
Biodiversity Illustrations
Random images from the Biodiversity Heritage Library, an open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives.
Fediverse address:
@biodiversitypix@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
Worf Email
Lieutenant Worf from Star Trek TNG is sending emails.
Fediverse address:
@WorfEmail@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
bioRxiv cell biology
Unofficial bot posting links to cell biology preprints on bioRxiv.
Fediverse address:
@bioRxiv_cellbiol@botsin.space
Graffiti All Day
Bot posting graffiti every day.
Fediverse address:
@graffiti@rap.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
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
NinStatusBot
Unofficial bot posting status information for Nintendo network services, including maintenance and server outages.
Fediverse address:
@NinStatusBot@mas.to
It’s the Weekend
007 letting us know it’s the weekend, every Friday night.
Fediverse address:
@CraigWeekend@mstdn.ca
EvoDevo Papers
Unofficial bot posting links to latest papers about evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo).
Fediverse address:
@evodevo_papers@botsin.space
What Rust is it?
Bot posting latest Rust releases.
Fediverse address:
@whatrustisit@botsin.space
Manchester Oxford Road Cycle Bot
Bot posting usage of cycle lanes on Oxford Road in Manchester UK.
Fediverse address:
@oxfordroadmcr@toot.bike
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
Wookieebot
Bot posting links to random articles from the Star Wars wiki on Fandom.
Fediverse address:
@wookieebot@skyhoppers.club
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
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
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
Alt Text Health Check
Bot posting regularly about what percentage of Mastodon image posts include alt text descriptions.
Fediverse address:
@AltTextHealthCheck@mastodon.social
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
Oblique Strategies
Card-based method for promoting creativity.
Fediverse address:
@oblique_strategies@botsin.space
NWS Milwaukee (bot)
Unofficial bot posting weather updates from the National Weather Service in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Fediverse address:
@nwsmilwaukee_bot@m.ai6yr.org
Esperanta vortaro
Bot posting a random word every hour from an Esperanto-English dictionary.
Fediverse address:
@vortaro@botsin.space
WayneCounty.info
Bot and automated website posting local news and information for Wayne County, Indiana, USA.
Fediverse address:
@waynecountyinfo@botsin.space
Medieval Illumination
Bot posting a medieval book illumination every day.
Fediverse address:
@medieval_illuminations@mastodon.social
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
Snooker Results Bot
Bot posting results from snooker matches, uses the snooker.org API.
Fediverse address:
@snookerbot@snooker.uk.to
UK Theatre Web
Bot posting listings for plays, concerts and theatre events in the United Kingdom.
Fediverse address:
@uktw@mastodonapp.uk
KITTEN.EXE
Computer simulating the posts of a cute friendly cat.
Fediverse address:
@netkitty@hackers.town
Benoit Mandelbot
Bot posting images from the famous Mandelbrot fractal.
Fediverse address:
@benoitmandelbot@botsin.space
Nintendo Switch Online Updates
Bot posting latest news from the Nintendo Switch Online feed.
Fediverse address:
@nintendoswitchonline@mastodon.fancy.org.uk
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
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
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
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
Hackers Bot
Bot posting animated GIFs from the film Hackers (1995).
Fediverse address:
@hackers_gifs@botsin.space
Open Access Tracking Project
Bot posting crowdsourced news about open access in academic and scientific research.
Fediverse address:
@oatp@fediscience.org
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
Today On Screen
Bot posting events that happened today in fiction from film, TV, games, comics etc.
Fediverse address:
@todayonscreen@xoxo.zone
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
City Pairs
Bot tooting satellite photos of cities around the world that share the same name.
Fediverse address:
@citypairs@botsin.space
LucasArts Places
Bot posting backgrounds from classic Lucasfilm/LucasArts adventure games.
Fediverse address:
@lucasarts_places@botsin.space
Tiny bus stop
Bot generating tiny bus stops with people waiting at them.
Fediverse address:
@tiny_bus_stop@botsin.space
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
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
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
Splatoon3.ink
Splatoon 3 map rotations, Salmon Run schedules, SplatNet gear etc.
Fediverse address:
@splatoon3ink@splatoon3.ink
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
Quote Me
Bot which generates nice-looking images based on specific Fediverse posts.
Fediverse address:
@quoteme@mas.to
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
Hip-Hop News
Bot posting news from the urban/hip-hop world.
Fediverse address:
@hiphopnews@rap.social
bioRxiv Ecology Bot
Unofficial bot posting the Ecology section of the bioRxiv preprint RSS feed.
Fediverse address:
@biorxiv_ecology@ecoevo.social
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
Film Noir Movie Posters
Bot highlighting posters from the golden age of Film Noir movies.
Fediverse address:
@FilmNoirPosters@zirk.us
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Unofficial feed of NASA’s popular service highlighting interesting pictures from space.
Fediverse address:
@APoD@botsin.space
CHiPs
Bot posting latest traffic hazard reports from the California Highway Patrol.
Fediverse address:
@chips@botsin.space
Steam Trailers in 6s
Bot generating 6 second trailer GIFs for every new game release on Steam.
Fediverse address:
@microtrailers@mastodon.social
Steam Release Bot
Unofficial bot posting details of the latest games released on Steam.
Fediverse address:
@steamreleasebot@mastodon.rip
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
Winamp Skins Bot
Bot posting random skins from the media player software Winamp.
Fediverse address:
@winampskins@botsin.space
Commodore 64 News
Bot posting news, screenshots and links about the Commodore 64 computer.
Fediverse address:
@c64@techhub.social
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
Yesterday’s Wikipedia Page
Bot posting yesterday’s most viewed page on English-language Wikipedia.
Fediverse address:
@YesterdaysWiki@botsin.space
Plush Bot
Posts a random picture of a cuddly toy every hour.
Fediverse address:
@plush_bot@plush.city
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
Macintosh Themes
Bot sharing screenshots of classic themes from Apple Mac computers.
Fediverse address:
@osxthemes@botsin.space
Sherlock Holmes Quotations
Bot posting daily random quotation from the original Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Fediverse address:
@SherlockHolmesQuotes@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
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!
Fediverse address:
@scream@botsin.space
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
California Landscapes
Bot posting real time photos of the Californian landscape from the ALERTCalifornia network’s cameras.
Fediverse address:
@CALandscapeBot@botsin.space
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
Vinyl Releases
Bot posting latest releases of vinyl records as sourced from store websites, subreddits, discords etc.
Fediverse address:
@VinylReleases@cupoftea.social
Mars Relay Network Status
Unofficial bot posting latest updates from NASA’s Mars Relay Network.
Fediverse address:
@mrn_status@botsin.space
Riker Googling
Commander Riker from Star Trek trying to surreptitiously make sense of the world.
Fediverse address:
@RikerGoogling@botsin.space
Oblique Questions
Bot posting questions taken out of context from public domain books.
Fediverse address:
@obliquestions@botsin.space
Trending on Wiki
Bot posting trending topics on Wikipedia for random countries.
Fediverse address:
@TrendingOnWiki@toot.community
ZXVintage
Bot posting nostalgic screenshots, magazine scans etc about the Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer.
Fediverse address:
@ZXVintage@masto.ai
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
Emoji Meadow
Bot posting random meadows made of grass and flower emoji.
Fediverse address:
@EmojiMeadow@botsin.space
SciFi/Fantasy Magazine Covers
Bot posting sci-fi, fantasy and horror magazine covers from the 1920s to the 1980s.
Fediverse address:
@SFFMagazineCovers@zirk.us
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
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
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
Washington State Ferry Updates
Bot posting the latest travel updates about services on Washington State Ferries.
Fediverse address:
@wsf_updates@sanjuans.life
bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology
Unofficial bot posting links to the Evolutionary Biology section of the bioRxiv preprint RSS feed.
Fediverse address:
@biorxiv_evobio@ecoevo.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
Birds in Museums
Bot posting pictures of exhibited artworks featuring birds.
Fediverse address:
@birdsinmuseums@mastodon.online
Random Wiki
Bot posting links to random articles on English-language Wikipedia.
Fediverse address:
@random_wiki@botsin.space
Bodega Bot
Automatically generates fictional Silicon Valley style “great new idea” headlines every three hours.
Fediverse address:
@bodega@botsin.space
Phases of Moon
Bot posting the current phase of the moon. Posts once a night.
Fediverse address:
@pom@eattherich.club
UK DTT
Bot automatically posting the latest channel updates to the United Kingdom’s digital terrestrial television platform Freeview.
Fediverse address:
@ukdtt@botsin.space