# Telegram Bot

This guide introduces Telegram bots and the various concepts you can use to start or complement your orbital project.

## Intro to Telegram Bots

### What is a Bot?

By definition, a bot is a software application that is programmed to do certain tasks.

**Bots are commonly used to:**

->  Perform simple tasks based on user inputs

* “Get me the bus timings”
* "Add these numbers up”
* Solve the quadratic equation (fun, I know)

->  Perform complex tasks

* “Find me the name of the object in this image”
* "Be my friend and Chit Chat with me"

### Assumptions / Prerequisites

1. Have a telegram account
2. Basic knowledge of the Python
3. Python installed on your system