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Hitchhiking Robot's Cross-Country Trip Ends In Philadelphia

Posted by samzenpus on from the it's-the-wink-before-the-slight dept.

An anonymous reader writes: A hitchhiking robot that successfully traveled across Canada in 26 days last year and parts of Europe, has met its demise in Philly. Created as a "social experiment," hitchBOT started its journey in the U.S. in Marblehead, Massachusetts, on July 17 with its thumb raised up and tape wrapped around its head that read "San Francisco or bust." After about two weeks in the U.S., someone in Philadelphia damaged the robot beyond repair. "Sadly, sadly it's come to an end," said Frauke Zeller, one of its co-creators. The Independent reports: "The robot was designed to be a talking travel companion and could toss out factoids and carry limited conversation. A GPS in the robot tracked its location, and a camera randomly snapped photos about every 20 minutes to document its travels."

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  1. Re:Niggers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    +1

  2. Re:Niggers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That's not politically correct. That being said, you are probably correct.

  3. Hitchhiking is for cows. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You are all cows. Cows say moo. MOOOOOOOOO! MOOOOOOOOOO! Moo cows MOOOOOOOOO! Moo say the cows. YOU COWS!!

  4. Re:Niggers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The sad thing is that you're probably right.