The life and times of “hitchBOT”

The Canadian talking and tweeting hitchhiking robot that met an untimely
demise in the U.S. might be given another chance at life. The creators
of hitchBOT say they may rebuild it following a strong public outcry
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WORLD TRAVELS

CANADA
Aug 21: Ends trip at Victoria
Jul 27, 2014: Sets out from Halifax
CANADA 10,869km

GERMANY
Feb 13-22, 2015
Hamburg Berlin Cologne Munich
Start/finish

NETHERLANDS
Jun 7-24, 2015: Takes part in Twente Biennale

U.S.
Jul 17, 2015: Begins U.S. trip in Boston
Planned finish in San Francisco

MEXICO
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Aug 1: Found vandalised beyond repair in Philadelphia

Communication: hitchBOT could see, listen and conduct limited conversations
using array of sensors

LED screens

Alternative power: Solar panels afixed to “beer bucket” torso 

Rechargeable batteries

Hitchhiking thumb

Immobile robot designed to traverse continents, dependent on kindness of strangers to help it reach destinations on its “bucket list”
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Sources: hitchbot.me, wire agencies 

Picture: hitchBOT team
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