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1. Conversational AI

Platforms

• Rasa
  • All-in-one platform for CAI/ dialog systems.
  • Dialog policy can be machine learned based on dialog flows (stories) in markdown format.
  • Backend can be selected (pre-trained embeddings vs. train from scratch)
• Plato
  • NLU, Dialog Management and NLG platform from Uber Research. I'm still figuring this one out.
• DeepPavlov
• OpenDial
• Ravenclaw Dialog Management
• Microsoft Bot Framework
• SAP CAI
• Google Dialog Flow
• Amazon Lex

Tools

• Chatette: Python tool for generating utterances from semantic grammars.

2. Microcontrollers and IoT

Development Platforms

• M5StickC ESP32 development board
• ESP8266
• ESP32
• Raspberry Pi
• Arduino Nano
• Nodered: low-code programming for event-driven applications

Board Suppliers

• AZDelivery
• Aliexpress

3. Web Development

• Flask framework for web development in Python
• Bottle: mini version of Flask, a whole website in one file
• Heroku Cloud Application Platform
  • A free way to publish your Flask/Bottle apps to the internet.

4. Organization

• tiddlyWiki: open-source note-taking/wiki software that runs from a single html file.

5. Miscellaneous

• CommonMark Markdown
  • Tip: use Markdown to PDF in VScode
• Termux: Linux environment for Android