754:
27:
134:
226:. The robot was located by some people who had been following its progress on its website. The head was never found. Frauke Zeller, co-creator of hitchBOT, was quoted as saying: "We can see on all our data that the tablet and battery and everything shut off at the same time so it must have been when they vandalised the bot."
142:
carried by those who picked it up. The robot exhibited the capability to engage in basic conversations, discuss facts, and function as a robotic companion during travels in the vehicle of the driver who picked it up. As part of a social experiment, it was equipped with social media accounts on platforms such as
141:
Smith, who had hitchhiked across Canada three times, and Zeller had "designed the robot to learn about how people interact with technology and ask the question, 'Can robots trust human beings?'" The robot was not able to walk – it completed its "hitchhiking" journeys by "asking" to be
157:
The robot had a cylindrical body composed mainly of a plastic bucket, with two flexible "arms" and two flexible "legs" attached to the torso. The top section of the body was transparent, containing a screen which displayed eyes and a mouth, making the robot approximately humanoid in external
436:
549:
269:
Zeller has also created an art critic robot called kulturBOT. A similar hitch-hiking robot, known as TweenBOT, travelled in the later 2000s. Its purpose was also to study interaction of humans with it.
661:
204:, it was given a name translating as "Iron Woman". The robot was so popular that its GPS had to be disabled sometimes to prevent crowds bothering those who took it into their homes.
186:
The robot's "hitchhiking" was reported by the press in many countries. From July 27, 2014 to August 21, 2014, it hitchhiked across Canada from the
Institute for Applied Creativity at
318:
472:
305:
I was first conceived in 2013 by Dr. David Harris Smith of McMaster
University and Dr. Frauke Zeller from the School of Professional Communication at Ryerson University.
789:
794:
222:
starting on July 17, 2015. After two weeks, on August 1, 2015, a photo was tweeted, showing that the robot had been stripped "beyond repair" and decapitated in
253:
Smith and Zeller recreated their invention as hitchBOT 2.0 in 2019. The robot was sent to Paris, France, where it was touring about and appearing in a play,
178:
connection, which allowed researchers to track its location. It was equipped with a camera, which took photographs periodically to document its journeys.
286:
247:
638:
167:
699:
102:
377:
528:
447:
158:
appearance. It was small and had a look the team described as "yard-sale chic", to evoke trust and empathy, and had a
194:
784:
171:
779:
662:"It’s hitchBOT 2.0. The hitchhiking robot left for dead on a U.S. street in 2015 is back — on stage in France"
198:
319:"Meet the Cute, Wellies-Wearing, Knowledge (XXG)-Reading Robot That's Going to Hitchhike Across Canada"
604:"EXCLUSIVE PHOTO: evidence of vandalized hitchhiking robot in #philly. #hitchBOTinUSA trip is over..."
774:
769:
607:
496:
297:
190:
94:
258:
159:
243:
187:
753:
67:
763:
219:
118:
98:
46:
603:
529:"HitchBOT, hitchhiking robot, settles down at Canada Science and Technology Museum"
239:
223:
122:
557:
163:
114:
87:
415:
211:
for ten days. For three weeks in June 2015, it hitched around the
Netherlands.
105:
in 2013. It gained international attention for successfully hitchhiking across
639:"hitchBOT's decapitators avoided capture by the hitchhiking android's cameras"
342:
246:
of animate-like devices. The first hitchBOT became a permanent exhibit at the
207:
A second hitchBOT machine was made, and in
February 2015 it hitchhiked around
26:
678:
578:
151:
257:, written by Linda Blanchet. That tour was put on hold indefinitely due to
235:
147:
133:
618:
378:"Hitchhiking robot that made it across Canada maimed on U.S. road trip"
353:
208:
143:
110:
215:
201:
162:
base to be easily and safely transportable. It was powered either by
106:
132:
90:
437:"hitchBOT Announces start date for Canadian hitchhiking journey"
473:"In our love affair with machines, will they break our hearts?"
723:
287:"hitchBOT Making my way across Canada...one ride at a time"
175:
747:
504:
214:
HitchBOT then attempted to cross the United States from
371:
369:
367:
365:
363:
296:(Media kit). Summer 2014. p. 2. Archived from
73:
63:
55:
36:
117:, but in 2015 its attempt to hitchhike across the
121:ended when it was stripped and decapitated in
16:Either of two Canadian-made hitchhiking robots
8:
93:created by professors David Harris Smith of
19:
234:HitchBOT's story highlighted the issues of
752:
25:
18:
409:
407:
405:
403:
401:
399:
397:
790:Vandalized works of art in Pennsylvania
278:
795:2015 disestablishments in Pennsylvania
345:. CBC News: The National. 28 July 2014
632:
630:
628:
523:
521:
7:
471:Posner, Michael (20 December 2013).
317:Madrigal, Alexis C. (12 June 2014).
248:Canada Science and Technology Museum
77:Study social interaction with humans
700:"Two Robots, Both Alike in Dignity"
698:Madrigal, Alexis C. (19 May 2014).
602:Courtois, Andrea (1 August 2015).
31:hitchBOT displayed at an exhibition
679:"My sibling hitchBOT – The Vessel"
14:
414:Wakefield, Jane (17 March 2019).
137:Original hitchBOT in collections.
343:"HitchBOT the hitchhiking robot"
637:Gabbatt, Adam (3 August 2015).
103:Toronto Metropolitan University
668:, By May Warren, Dec. 28, 2019
446:. 13 June 2014. Archived from
376:Dave, Paresh (3 August 2015).
1:
168:automobile cigarette lighters
579:"Travels in the Netherlands"
531:. CBC News. 15 December 2015
811:
724:"Tweenbots - Kacie Kinzer"
195:Victoria, British Columbia
416:"Can you murder a robot?"
240:ethics of robot treatment
24:
138:
550:"My German Adventure"
136:
191:Halifax, Nova Scotia
95:McMaster University
21:
477:The Globe and Mail
139:
43:David Harris Smith
382:Los Angeles Times
81:
80:
802:
785:Robots of Canada
756:
751:
750:
748:Official website
734:
733:
731:
730:
720:
714:
713:
711:
710:
695:
689:
688:
686:
685:
675:
669:
659:
653:
652:
650:
649:
634:
623:
622:
616:
615:
599:
593:
592:
590:
589:
575:
569:
568:
566:
565:
556:. Archived from
546:
540:
539:
537:
536:
525:
516:
515:
513:
512:
503:. Archived from
493:
487:
486:
484:
483:
468:
462:
461:
459:
458:
452:
441:
433:
427:
426:
424:
423:
411:
392:
391:
389:
388:
373:
358:
357:
351:
350:
339:
333:
332:
330:
329:
314:
308:
307:
302:
291:
283:
244:anthropomorphism
238:technology, the
188:NSCAD University
160:child's car seat
56:Year of creation
29:
22:
810:
809:
805:
804:
803:
801:
800:
799:
780:Humanoid robots
760:
759:
746:
745:
742:
737:
728:
726:
722:
721:
717:
708:
706:
697:
696:
692:
683:
681:
677:
676:
672:
660:
656:
647:
645:
636:
635:
626:
613:
611:
601:
600:
596:
587:
585:
577:
576:
572:
563:
561:
548:
547:
543:
534:
532:
527:
526:
519:
510:
508:
495:
494:
490:
481:
479:
470:
469:
465:
456:
454:
450:
439:
435:
434:
430:
421:
419:
413:
412:
395:
386:
384:
375:
374:
361:
348:
346:
341:
340:
336:
327:
325:
316:
315:
311:
303:on 2014-08-09.
300:
289:
285:
284:
280:
276:
267:
232:
184:
131:
86:was a Canadian
51:
32:
17:
12:
11:
5:
808:
806:
798:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
762:
761:
758:
757:
741:
740:External links
738:
736:
735:
715:
690:
670:
654:
624:
594:
570:
541:
517:
488:
463:
428:
393:
359:
334:
309:
277:
275:
272:
266:
265:Similar robots
263:
255:Killing Robots
231:
228:
183:
180:
130:
127:
79:
78:
75:
71:
70:
68:Humanoid robot
65:
61:
60:
57:
53:
52:
50:
49:
44:
40:
38:
34:
33:
30:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
807:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
767:
765:
755:
749:
744:
743:
739:
725:
719:
716:
705:
701:
694:
691:
680:
674:
671:
667:
663:
658:
655:
644:
640:
633:
631:
629:
625:
620:
609:
605:
598:
595:
584:
580:
574:
571:
560:on 2015-02-20
559:
555:
551:
545:
542:
530:
524:
522:
518:
507:on 2015-02-20
506:
502:
498:
492:
489:
478:
474:
467:
464:
453:on 2015-09-24
449:
445:
438:
432:
429:
417:
410:
408:
406:
404:
402:
400:
398:
394:
383:
379:
372:
370:
368:
366:
364:
360:
355:
344:
338:
335:
324:
320:
313:
310:
306:
299:
295:
288:
282:
279:
273:
271:
264:
262:
260:
256:
251:
249:
245:
241:
237:
229:
227:
225:
221:
220:San Francisco
217:
212:
210:
205:
203:
200:
199:First Nations
196:
192:
189:
181:
179:
177:
174:device and a
173:
169:
165:
161:
155:
153:
149:
145:
135:
128:
126:
124:
120:
119:United States
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
99:Frauke Zeller
96:
92:
89:
85:
76:
72:
69:
66:
62:
58:
54:
48:
47:Frauke Zeller
45:
42:
41:
39:
35:
28:
23:
727:. Retrieved
718:
707:. Retrieved
704:The Atlantic
703:
693:
682:. Retrieved
673:
666:Toronto Star
665:
657:
646:. Retrieved
643:The Guardian
642:
617:– via
612:. Retrieved
597:
586:. Retrieved
582:
573:
562:. Retrieved
558:the original
553:
544:
533:. Retrieved
509:. Retrieved
505:the original
500:
491:
480:. Retrieved
476:
466:
455:. Retrieved
448:the original
443:
431:
420:. Retrieved
385:. Retrieved
381:
352:– via
347:. Retrieved
337:
326:. Retrieved
323:The Atlantic
322:
312:
304:
298:the original
293:
281:
268:
254:
252:
233:
224:Philadelphia
213:
206:
185:
156:
140:
123:Philadelphia
83:
82:
775:Hitchhiking
770:2013 robots
583:hitchbot.me
554:hitchbot.me
501:hitchbot.me
444:hitchbot.me
294:hitchbot.me
170:. It had a
164:solar power
129:Description
115:Netherlands
88:hitchhiking
764:Categories
729:2024-01-01
709:2015-02-20
684:2022-04-30
648:2015-08-05
614:2019-03-17
588:2019-04-01
564:2015-02-20
535:2016-08-26
511:2015-02-20
497:"hitchBOT"
482:2015-02-20
457:2015-02-20
422:2019-05-04
418:. BBC News
387:2015-08-04
349:2019-04-01
328:2015-02-20
274:References
242:, and the
236:autonomous
152:Instagram
259:COVID-19
148:Facebook
113:and the
84:hitchBOT
37:Inventor
20:hitchBOT
619:Twitter
354:YouTube
209:Germany
197:. At a
182:Travels
144:Twitter
111:Germany
74:Purpose
230:Legacy
216:Boston
202:powwow
166:or by
150:, and
107:Canada
608:Tweet
451:(PDF)
440:(PDF)
301:(PDF)
290:(PDF)
193:, to
91:robot
97:and
64:Type
59:2013
250:.
218:to
172:GPS
154:.
101:of
766::
702:.
664:.
641:.
627:^
581:.
552:.
520:^
499:.
475:.
442:.
396:^
380:.
362:^
321:.
292:.
261:.
176:3G
146:,
125:.
109:,
732:.
712:.
687:.
651:.
621:.
610:)
606:(
591:.
567:.
538:.
514:.
485:.
460:.
425:.
390:.
356:.
331:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
