Android is on our list, but for not for a few months yet. Eventually Ozlo will be in a lot of different channels - including messengers, the web, and Android.
Ozlo can work over any topic area we let him learn about. We focused on food for the reason you said, but expect to open him up to many new topics soon!
The advantages are: fewer clicks/taps, session state is saved on the page and suggestions reduce typing. They seem like minor things but make a huge difference in practice when you are trying to decide between a few options.
That being said, curious to see if the team can get handle the limitations of machine learning and maintain the quality of search as it scales.
You can see some added examples in our blog post: https://medium.com/teamozlo/introducing-ozlo-d5cce73d7ba5
Anyone know what the design pattern is even called?
Note that with Ozlo, however, our suggestions are just shortcuts. You can also text Ozlo anything you like by tapping on his avatar in the bottom left corner.
Many people who build these are actually just doing menu systems.
