About Ruddibot

Ruddibot started life in August 2025, with the "good idea" of creating a village chat bot, popping into my head as I walked around the country park.  The project aim are both me learning how AI actually works, as well as creating a knowledgeable, useful and friendly AI tool that could be used by visitors and residents alike to find out more about our amazing village, its history, as well as events and facilities.

It would be great to make this a community project, utilising the skills and knowledge of local people to turn the idea into reality.  Whilst some of the skills will be in IT, most will be in helping to define what we want Ruddibot to do, curating a collection of historic information for it to use, and helping to get traction in the community.

Ruddibot is designed to use different data sources, for example files about local history, FAQs, parish notices, as well as more dynamic infomation taken from specialist or local websites.  The question is less about 'can it be done?' rather 'what would be useful for it to do?'

If you would like to get involved, or have some useful information on Ruddington, its history, businesses or events, please get in touch via email at admin@ruddibot.uk or follow us on Instagram

Thanks for your time and interest!                                            Chris Davison - Ruddington