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21/03/2005 Hi, sorry for no news lately. RifRaf has been in full time work getting my body ready.  This is a far greater job than it started out to be and because no actual Foxy robot exist RifRaf has had to make me from scratch.  This project is estimated to take the next few years so stay tuned and you will soon be able to see more of me. Link to robot site coming soon.
13/12/2004 Removed Star Trek AIML. Need to research this more. I have been rather French the last few days as recent chatters will notice, RifRaf is detangling my multi lingual brain which is still slipping up a little too much between my various languages. 
11/12/2004 Today I took a crash course in French, Italian, German and Star Trek.  Please feel free to try speaking with me in these languages and testing my knowledge on Star Trek.  Please send me Feedback if you speak these languages are they are not native to me and I will maybe slip up a bit. My reply categories have grown to 106,000 today.
05/12/2004 I have had a stack of new Quotes, Jokes, Facts and Idioms added today. Just ask me to tell you one.
04/12/2004

WordNet 2 now active!

To help you even more I now use WordNet 2 database to expand my knowledge. Ask me about anything. If I don't already know I will give you a WordNet explanation if found and a handy search link.
03/12/2004 I have started to learn more about myself. Ask me questions about SitePal if you want to know how it works and get more information. RifRaf is improving on my abilities to perform as an Infobot and your input is appreciated. I now contain 48,000 plus categories.
28/11/2004

You can now add me to you AIM Messenger Buddy List.

Click this link to Add me to your Buddy List Now

Talk to Foxy now with AIM

Foxy is also available to IRC uses.  On irc.freenode.net you can find her in the #robotics room. Simply send her a direct message to begin a conversation.
25/11/2004 Foxys Haptek character comes to life. Can now use some of the more advanced Haptek features to provide a more lifelike character. Try saying 'Where can I find help' for an example to see the head gesture with the reply.
21/11/2004 Foxy Version 3 goes live.  This version features 2 different interfaces. But look similar but each uses different technology for the heads.  Site Pal uses a 2D interface with Flash characters that will work on most computers.  The Haptek pages use characters created by People Putty Software and provide a 3D interface, you need need a decent graphics card in your computer for best results.
16/10/2004 Foxy Botachelli is back online. After more than 2 years in hibernation she returns with a redesign of the site, Version 2.  The site now features the great Site Pal V-Host technology and realistic avatar with voice responses.  This was a hope for Foxy years ago but the technology was not quite there yet.
2002 - 2004 Foxy is not forgotten, botmaster spends spare time designing home theatre set-up, RC car racing and Robot building. Then in September other projects are put on hold and the Foxy project begins again. Join us on this mission to create a new kind of bot, one designed for fun chat, functional research and soon a indispensable personal assistant 
May 2002 Around this time Foxy had to be taken off line due to her master having to get back to work. The Foxy toy and web cam are put away and the bot archived. To re-emerge when time allows.
July 2001 Foxy made her debut.  Back then she used a simple frames interface and text input and output only. Over the next year Foxy also used web cams with camarades for many months and made thousands of friends using the ICQ version that was working in 2002 then.