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2001 Chatterbox Challenge

-Talk-Bot

September 26, 2001 - Talk-Bot is named the winner of The Chatterbox Challenge an online ChatterBot Contest featuring 48 Bots from all over the world. The final Top Ten Bots and transcripts from the contest are:

1) Talk-Bot by Wendell Cowart
2) Alice by Dr. Richard S Wallace
3) Jabberwock by Juergen Pirner
4) Elbot by Fred Roberts
5) MarkBot by Mark Connell
6) Web-One by HuMimics, Inc.
7) Chat-Bot by Wendell Cowart and Robert Glenn
8) Jabberwacky by Rollo Carpenter
9) Hex by Jason L. Hutchens
10) Leo by Alan J. Brown

2002 Chatterbox Challenge

-Talk-Bot

June 17, 2002 - Talk-Bot is named the winner of Agentland's Chatterbox Challenge for the second year in a row. The contest featured 58 Bots from all over the world. The final Top 12 Bots and transcripts from the contest are:

1) Talk-Bot by Wendell Cowart
2) Elbot by Fred Roberts
3) Alice by Dr Richard Wallace
4) Chat-Bot by Wendell Cowart
5) Eugene by Vladimir Veselov
6) MarkBot by Mark Connell
7) Hex by Jason L. Hutchens
8) Jabberwock by Juergen Pirner
9) Jabberwacky by Rollo Carpenter
10) Oraknabo by Jon Booth>
11) Dogh'd by Benji Adams
12) Hal by Zabaware, Inc.

2003 Chatterbox Challenge

 -Elbot

June 4, 2003 - Elbot is named the winner of Zabaware's Chatterbox Challenge. The contest featured 88 Bots from all over the world. The final Top 10 Bots and transcripts from the contest are:


1) Elbot by Fred Roberts
2) Talk-Bot by Wendell Cowart
3) Eugene by Vladimir Veselov
4) Jabberwacky by Rollo Carpenter
5) Alice by Dr Richard Wallace
6) Jabberwock by Juergen Pirner
7) Hal by Zabaware, Inc.
8) Ada1852 by Chris Fahey
9) Ella by Kevin Copple
10) Little Mu by Jamie Kowalski

June 4, 2003 - The Contest also offered Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals in seven different categories. The winners are listed below.

Most Popular
1) Jabberwock - Juergen Pirner
2) Project Zandra - Gary Miller
3) Eugene - Eugene Demchenko and Vladimir Veselov

Most Capable
1) Hal - Zabaware, Inc.
2) Talk-Bot - Wendell Cowart
3) Eugene - Eugene Demchenko and Vladimir Veselov

Best Character/Personality
1) Talk-Bot - Wendell Cowart
2) Eugene - Eugene Demchenko and Vladimir Veselov
3) Brianna Mckenzie - Nicola Durran

Best Learning Bots
1) Jabberwacky - Rollo Carpenter
2) Leo - Alan J. Brown
3) Onkwehonwehneha - Monica Lamb

Most Knowledgeable
1) Talk-Bot - Wendell Cowart
2) Eugene - Eugene Demchenko and Vladimir Veselov
3) Project Zandra - Gary Miller

Funniest Bot
1) Elbot - Fred Roberts
2) Jabberwacky - Rollo Carpenter
3) Jabberwock - Juergen Pirner

Best Interface
1) Hal - Zabaware, Inc.
2) The Divinator - Dave L. Levitt
3) B.O.B. - KMP Internet

2004 Chatterbox Challenge

 -Alice

May 11, 2004 - Alice is named the winner of The 2004 Chatterbox Challenge. The contest featured 108 Bots from all over the world. The final Top 10 Bots and transcripts from the contest are:


1) Alice by Dr Richard Wallace
2) Elbot by Fred Roberts
3) Ella by Kevin Copple
4) Talk-Bot by Wendell Cowart
5) God Louise by Joy Harwood
6) Little Mu by Jamie Kowalski
7) Hal by Zabaware, Inc.
8) Jabberwacky by Rollo Carpenter
9) Jabberwock Juergen Pirner
10) Zero by Computer Hope

May 1, 2004 - The Contest also offered Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals in seven different categories. The winners are listed below.

Most Popular
1) Madam Zena - Mark Brown
2) Jabberwock - Juergen Pirner
3) Alice - Dr. Richard Wallace

Most Capable
1) Hal - Zabaware, Inc.
2) CyberBuddy - John DeFino
3) Ella - Kevin Copple

Best Character/Personality
1) Hillbilly Hank - Cecil Proulx
2) Polish Poet - Doly Garcia
3) Whinsey - Sally Cruikshank

Best Learning Bots
1) Billy - Greg Leedburg
2) Jabberwacky - Rollo Carpenter
3) Chat - Jeremy Gardiner

Most Knowledgeable
1) Alice - Dr. Wallace
2) Elbot by Fred Roberts
3) Zero - Computer Hope

Funniest Bot
1) The HarvinatorBot - Project AIM Team
2) Elbot - Fred Roberts
3) Jabberwacky - Rollo Carpenter

Best Interface
1) The Divinator - Dave L. Levitt
2) Hal - Zabaware, Inc.
3) CreatureBot - Donald Dixon

2005 Chatterbox Challenge

 -Jabberwock

May 06, 2005 - Jabberwock is named the winner of The 2005 Chatterbox Challenge. The contest featured 104 Bots from all over the world. The final Top 10 Bots are listed below:

1) Jabberwock by Juergen Pirner
2) Talk-Bot by Wendell Cowart
3) Alice by Dr Wallace
4) Jabberwacky by Rollo Carpenter
5) God Louise by Joy Harwood
6) Aries by Steven W.
7) Frizella by Monica Gorman
8) Julie Tinkerbell by Heather McKeen
9) Zero by Computer Hope
10) Project Zandra by Gary Miller

May 1, 2005 - The Contest also offered Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals in six different categories. The winners are listed below.

Most Popular
1) Smarterchild by Pat Guiney - Gold
2) Sexy Boy by Martin Dalby - Silver
3) Freakycowbot by William Wynn - Bronze

Most Capable
1) RoboMatic X1 - InfraDrive Inc.
2) Ella - Kevin Copple
3) Hal - Zabaware, Inc.

Best Character/Personality
1) Talk-Bot - Wendell Cowart
2) Alice - Dr. Richard Wallace
3) Yhaken - Phil Hall

Best Learning Bots
1) Aib - Matthews Rodgers
2) Mathetes - Alex Reyes
3) Prelude@# - Lennart Lopin

Most Knowledgeable
1) Talk-Bot - Wendell Cowart
2) Julie Tinkerbell - Heather McKeen
3) Project Zandra - Gary Miller

Best Interface
1) CreatureBot - Donald Dixon
2) The Divinator - Dave L. Levitt
3) Julia - Conversive, Inc

2006 Chatterbox Challenge

 -Talk-Bot

May 06, 2006 - Talk-Bot is named the winner of The 2006 Chatterbox Challenge. The contest featured 65 Bots from all over the world. The final Top 12 Bots are listed below:

1) Talk-Bot by Wendell Cowart
2) Brother Jerome by Peter Cole
3) Bildgesmythe by Patti Roberts
4) Joan by Bob Norris
5) Ella by Kevin Copple
6) Mathetes by Alex Reyes
7) Landru by Robby Garner
8) Alice by Dr. Richard Wallace
9) Aries by Steven W.
10) Elbot by Fred Roberts
11) Jabberwock by Juergen Pirner
12) Jabberwacky by Rollo Carpenter

May 6, 2006 - The Contest also offered Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals in the following categories. The winners are listed below.

Most Popular
1) Alice by Dr. Richard Wallace - Gold
2) Motbot by Marco Grohmann - Silver
3) Aries by Steven W. - Bronze

Best Learning Bots
1) Asimov by Martin Sondergaard - Gold
2) Randall Chatbot by James Candy - Silver
3) TalkToMyPalm by YLM - Bronze

Best New Entry
Kari by Sergio Parada - Gold

2007 Chatterbox Challenge

 -Bildgesmythe

May 13, 2007 - Bildgesmythe is named the winner of The 2007 Chatterbox Challenge. The contest featured 44 Bots from all over the world. The final Top 12 Bots are listed below:

1) Bildgesmythe by Patti Roberts
2) Julie Tinkerbell by Heather McKeen
3) Alice by Dr. Richard Wallace
4) Jabberwock by Juergen Pirner
5) Rykxxbot1 by Mike Tonge
6) Eugene by Eugene Demchenko and Vladimir Veselov
7) Ganymede by Peter Hurford
8) Artemis by Dimitrios Karas
9) Elbot by Fred Roberts
10) Brother Jerome by Peter Cole
11) Zero by Computer Hope
12) Ella by Kevin Copple

May 1, 2007 - The Contest also offered the Gold medal in the following categories. The winners are listed below.

Most Popular
1) Motbot by Marco Grohmann - Gold
2) Artemis by Dimitrios Karas - Silver
3) Aries by Steven W. - Bronze

Best New Entry
Athena by Leseur Sylvain - Gold

2008 Chatterbox Challenge

 -Bildgesmythe

May 7, 2008 - Bildgesmythe is named the winner of The 2008 Chatterbox Challenge. The contest featured 29 Bots from all over the world. The final Top 12 Bots are listed below:

1) Bildgesmythe by Patti Roberts
2) Brother Jerome by Peter Cole
3) Eugene by Eugene Demchenko and Vladimir Veselov
4) Love Agent by Michael Bowers
5) Artemis by Dimitrios Karas
6) Alice by Dr. Richard Wallace
7) Jeeney AI by Cameron J Jones
8) Ultra Hal by Zabaware, Inc.
9) Asimov by Martin Sondergaard
10) Julie Tinkerbell by Heather McKeen
11) Fizzy Schizoid by Jeremiah R. McCarroll
12) Orchid by U.S.

May 7, 2008 - The Contest also offered the Gold medal in the following categories. The winners are listed below.

Most Popular
JEliza by Tobias Schulz - Gold

Best New Entry
Jeeney AI by Cameron J Jones - Gold