It is developed on top of the rbot, http://ruby-rbot.org/ , irc bot framework.

Currently ubotuTN features:
* a factoid database that is up to date with the original ubotu. See http://ubottu.com/factoids.cgi
* an Ubuntu bug searching plugin
* a package searching plugin
* a Ubuntu Tennessee member lookup plugin
* other third-party plugins for rbot

ubotuTN development is actively discussed within the Tennessee Team, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TennesseeTeam/

Get involved:
bzr branch lp:ubotutn