hitchBOT

hitchBOT displayed at an exhibition

hitchBOT is a Canadian hitchhiking robot created by David Harris Smith of McMaster University and Frauke Zeller of Ryerson University.[1] From July 27, 2014 to August 21, 2014, it hitchhiked across Canada. from the Institute for Applied Creativity at NSCAD University[2] Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Victoria, British Columbia.[3][4]

In February 2015 hitchBOT was hitchhiking around Germany for a few days.[5]


Zeller has also created an art critic robot called kulturBOT.[6]


References

  1. ↑ Madrigal, Alexis C. (June 12, 2014). "Meet the Cute, Wellies-Wearing, Wikipedia-Reading Robot That's Going to Hitchhike Across Canada". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  2. ↑ "hitchBOT Announces start date for Canadian hitchhiking journey". Hitchbot.me. June 13, 2014. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  3. ↑ Posner, Michael (December 20, 2013). "In our love affair with machines, will they break our hearts?". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  4. ↑ "hitchBOT". hitchbot.me. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  5. ↑ "My German Adventure". hitchbot.me. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  6. ↑ Madrigal, Alexis C. (May 19, 2014). "Two Robots, Both Alike in Dignity". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2015-02-20.