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Canadian 'hitchbot' robot hitchhiker:

Canadian 'hitchbot' robot hitchhiker:

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Fast and Curious

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http://www.hitchbot.me/

Assembled from parts around the house or hardware store the idea is to see if robots can trust people, it hitches rides all the way across Canada.

Kewpie
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That should produce some interesting psychological reactions. I read some of the comments and didn't find any really negative ones.

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Interesting!

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They've used one obvious bit of psychology - making it child-size, so people naturally want to protect it rather than fight it.

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Would that qualify one for driving in the high-occupancy lane of the freeway?

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Originally posted by Paul Dirac II
Would that qualify one for driving in the high-occupancy lane of the freeway?
They make blow up dummies already just for that purpose. A lot cheaper also. And it doesn't have to be charged up every day.

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