Canadian 'hitchbot' robot hitchhiker:

Canadian 'hitchbot' robot hitchhiker:

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Fast and Curious

slatington, pa, usa

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03 Aug 14

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.

Australia

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03 Aug 14

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

l

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03 Aug 14

Interesting!

Australia

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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.

PDI

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04 Aug 14

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

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Fast and Curious

slatington, pa, usa

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06 Aug 14

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.