Mean Streets of Philly — (Scroll down for video) — A trivia-loving, tweeting robot successfully hitchhiked across Canada last summer, one ride at a time.
“hitchBOT” wasn’t so lucky in America… The robot was found brutally beaten Saturday in Philadelphia.
hitchBot wrote a blog post after the horrific human-against-robot incident:
Oh dear, my body was damaged, but I live on back home and with all my friends. I guess sometimes bad things happen to good robots! My trip must come to an end for now, but my love for humans will never fade. Thank you to all my friends.
A message from the family:
hitchBOT’s trip came to an end last night in Philadelphia after having spent a little over two weeks hitchhiking and visiting sites in Boston, Salem, Gloucester, Marblehead, and New York City. Unfortunately, hitchBOT was vandalized overnight in Philadelphia; sometimes bad things happen to good robots. We know that many of hitchBOT’s fans will be disappointed, but we want them to be assured that this great experiment is not over. For now we will focus on the question “what can be learned from this?” and explore future adventures for robots and humans.
We have no interest in pressing charges or finding the people who vandalized hitchBOT; we wish to remember the good times, and we encourage hitchBOT’s friends and fans to do the same.
(H/T: thegatewaypundit.com/)
