Development Blog for August "Gus" Branchesi
I’ve released an initial version of my astronomy bot on Facebook Messenger. You can get to it by simply going to m.me/skygazebot The bot actually has more features than its Alexa counterpart, mostly due to the fact that API.AI’s natural language processing skills are better than what Alexa has currently. I will be writing up…
I’ve included a few things requested: Better Conversational Bot: Skygaze will now prompt you for what else you want to do so you can query more information on other objects. Deep Sky Objects: When asking for what is currently visible, if it is dark enough outside, Skygaze will ask you if you want information on…
The good news is I have already received comments and emails from people who like Skygaze. Based on their comments, I spent an evening adding the ability to store your location (zip code) in a Dynamo DB. Once you tell Skygaze your zip code once, you will not be asked again. You can clear the stored location…
My wife was kind enough to get me an Alexa for Christmas, so I’ve been coding my own skills to better understand the limitations and capabilities of it and similar platforms. I have created a proof-of-concept skill for the company I work for, Taylor Digital, that allows the creation/completion of an omni-channel order as well…
