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24 alternatives to Frank

The world's first taxi bot

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Frank launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Nutonomy▲96

   World’s first self-driving taxi

   2016 · motional.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Robotbase▲104

   World's First AI Personal Robot (pre-launch)

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Gobot▲184

   The Citymapper bot

   2016 · citymapper.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Botbuzz▲127

   On-Demand chatbot developers

   2016 · buzz.ai · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Talkbot▲114

   Create your first AI bot within 1-minute

   2016 · talkbot.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Stan▲110

   The first outdoor valet parking robot

   2017 · stanley-robotics.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Animal Robo▲117

   Uber for drones

   2014 · animalrobo-com.l.ink · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Project Murphy▲140

   The chat bot with imagination by Microsoft

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   What are conversational bots?▲102

   An introduction to and overview of AI-driven chatbots

   2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    There Is A Bot For That▲219

    Search engine for bots

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Robocar▲104

    The world's first driverless electric racing car.

    2017 · roborace.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Jibo▲125

    World's First Family Robot (pre-launch)

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Next Bot▲128

    Everyday news about Bots, AI, development and best practices

    2016 · thenextbot.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    COWAROBOT R1▲85

    The first and only robotic suitcase

    2016 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Quadbot▲127

    Build your own Robot

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Marcobot▲70

    The first (or second) robot running for president

    2016 · marcobot.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Voyage▲113

    "Now deploying self-driving taxis in California"

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Nikbot▲64

    A multilingual AI chatbot

    2017 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Information's 411 — "Drunk on Bots"▲75

    F8, bots and the social media wars

    2016 · theinformation.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Botified▲101

    A job board for bot developers

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    OSHbot▲74

    The world's first customer service robot is here

    2014 · sammieetc.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Yourbot▲87

    Preserving your past to chat with your future

    2014 · yourbot.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Chatbot Mafia ☠️▲77

    On-demand chatbot services you can't refuse.

    2017 · chatbotmafia.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Avid Bots▲78

    Let our robots do your cleaning!

    2014 · avidbots.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →