We are glad to announce new feature for our visitors and CBC judges that will enable them to review chatbots by chating with any chatbot and log the dialog into CBC system and then add their overall thoughts regarding this chatbot.

This feature will be used by judges during contest period to show more details about how the chatbot scored including the official dialog that happened between judge and chatbot.

For visitors, you can start reviewing chatbot at the link below:
http://www.chatterboxchallenge.com/judging.php

InfraDrive is glad to announce the sponsorship of Chatterbox Challenge 2009 including the technical and managerial development of the contest. CBC website will be reconstructed to meet the requirements for developers and visitors, the reconstruction process should ends by next December.

For the second year in a row Bildgesmythe wins Gold and is the 2008 Chatterbox Challenge Champion. A list of all the winners can be found in the "History" link above.

Bildgesmythe wins Gold and is the 2007 Chatterbox Challenge Champion. A list of all the winners can be found in the "History" link above.

The 2007 CBC is now underway with over 40 bots participating from all over the world. The deadline for entering chatbots is over.

It's unfortunate that two of our botmasters from last years contest Bob Norris and William Wynn have attempted to sabotage the contest. At end of the 2006 contest Bob posted in the Robitron forum such nonsense of how the contest was a scam and how the judging was rigged. I along with other botmasters responded to his unflattering remarks at the time. But Bob wouldn't let it rest. Together they then proceed to use an article we had placed on Wikipedia to help promote the contest for their own personal vendetta to slander the contest further.

To them it was just a game with William proudly boasting: "I'll try to register and see what he says. If I can get in I'll have some fun with him"

Too bad nobody but them were laughing at their slanderous remarks.

Oddly enough Bob Norris then has the gumption to enter this year's contest. When asked why would he want to enter a contest he thought was rigged he replied:

"Because I have a good chance to win"

To which I replied:

"How can you possibly think you have a good chance to win when you believe the contest is rigged?" Sorry Bob but you can't have it both ways.

The CBC has had its distracters from the very beginning from various botmasters who are sore losers who didn't like the end results. Instead of looking at the shortcomings of their own bot they attack the contest itself. However, the vast majority realize this and despite their negative efforts the contest continues today. In short, it's really very simple. If you believe the contest is rigged then simply don't enter. No need to go posting lies about the contest when it spoils the fun for the rest of us.

Talk-Bot wins Gold and is the 2006 Chatterbox Challenge Champion. Brother Jerome took the Silver and Bildgesmythe the Bronze. A list of all the winners can be found in the "History" link above.

Alice receives the most votes in the Online voting part of the contest. The complete results can been seen on the home page.

Brother Jerome receives best score in the 10 question part of the contest. The top 9 scores move on to the finals. The complete results can been seen under the "Scores" link above.

Verbots has agreed to sponsor the 2006 Chatterbox Challenge awarding $2000 in prize money.