Hitchhiking Robot Travels World, Dies in US: 5 Fast Facts

The happy robot “hitchBOT” is seen holding a sign reading “Neuschwanstein” as he waits for a lift at the roadside in Munich, southern Germany, on February 13, 2015. HitchBOT only lasted two weeks once he reached the United States. (Getty)

This is why we can’t have nice things.
A cute robot with a smiley face and hearts on its head had a successful run across the world, only to arrive in the United States and die two weeks later. The social experiment hitchhiking robot called hitchBOT traveled Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands, only to be killed when it arrived in Philadelphia. It was found headless, missing its electronic parts. The robot’s last car ride is seen in a YouTube video in fact #4 of this story.
There’s a lesson somewhere in all of this.
Here’s what you need to know.
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