HitchBOT the hitchhiking robot

[petskup]

A hitchhiking robot is attempting to travel across Canada relying on the kindness of strangers.
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/TV%20Shows/The%20National/ID/2478487607/

[Pushtheghost]

Scrap metal guys will be all over this.

[FUR11]

A hitchhiking robot is attempting to travel across Canada relying on the kindness of strangers.
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/TV%20Shows/The%20National/ID/2478487607/

It's almost more of a psychological, anthropological or sociological experiment than an experiment located in computer sciences or robotics! I think this is highly interesting... You gotta think about it... a robot that effectively works on getting from point A to point B...

[petskup]

HitchBOT completes 6,000 km cross-Canada trip
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hitchbot-completes-6-000-km-cross-canada-trip-1.2739128