Hitchbot dismantled in Philadelphia

August 3, 2015

Robot that hitchhiked its way across Canada and Europe in a social experiment is destroyed in Philadelphia

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Hitchbot dismantled in Philadelphia

Hitchbot had been hitching for more than a year relying on the kindness of strangers to get to the next destination. Last year, the robot made it safely across Canada, Germany and the Netherlands and had already successfully made it to Philadelphia from Boston. Unfortunately for the selfie-loving cyborg, he was no match for Philadelphia and the social experiment quickly came to an end.


 

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