Utility bots make a lot of sense! At Metablocks we have actually build a number of internal utility bots that help automate things such as retrieving stats and reports, sending messages, getting commonly used information from a central servers and more! HP Print Bot has one simple function, it lets you print photos (from Facebook Messenger) and that's pretty much it (it also guides you to setup your printer and links-out to purchase supplies).
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Below is a transcript of a conversation with the bot:
Links:
Functionality:
- Allows users to print pictures
Positives:
- Best practice: Simple yet intuitive menu-driven application
- Best practice: Good simple support for the HELP keyword
Negatives:
- Minor: Limited functionality
Platform and Technology:
- Unknown/custom