hitchBOT was a Canadian ” hitchhiking robot ” created by professors David Harris Smith of McMaster University and Frauke Zeller of Ryerson University in 2013. It gained international attention for successfully hitchhiking across Canada, Germany and the Netherlands, but in 2015 its attempt to hitchhike across the United States ended…
What is a hitchport Mount?
Hitchport, LLC raises the bar for easy hitch storage with our line of Hitchport® Storage Mounts to store your hitch and bars off the ground and out of the storage compartment. Use the HitchGrip® Lifting Tool to provide easy lifting and stowing.
How long did the hitchBOT machine travel around Europe?
The robot was so popular that its GPS had to be disabled sometimes to prevent crowds bothering those who took it into their homes. A second hitchBOT machine was made, and in February 2015 it hitchhiked around Germany for 10 days. For 3 weeks in June 2015, it hitched around the Netherlands.
Where did the Iron Woman hitchhike from?
From July 27, 2014 to August 21, 2014, it hitchhiked across Canada from the Institute for Applied Creativity at NSCAD University Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Victoria, British Columbia. At a First Nations powwow, it was given a name translating as “Iron Woman”.
How big is hitchBOT the robot?
A robot from Canada, named hitchBOT, is now touring Germany. Around 1.2 meters tall, it has a face lit up by LEDs and employs speech recognition technology. (05.03.2015) A hitchhiking Canadian robot is endearing itself to Germans on a tour that includes a stop at the Social Media Week in Hamburg.
Would hitchBOT have fared better in Detroit?
Disclosure: The author of this comment is from Detroit, a city where hitchBOT probably would not have fared much better. Hitchhiking robot hitchBOT, created by researchers in Canada, has been damaged beyond repair, ending its first American tour. The robot had previously traveled safely across Canada and parts of Europe. (02.08.2015)
Was a hitchhiker robot killed for hitchhiking?
A robot has been murdered for hitchhiking. HitchBOT has met its end at the hands of humans, despite loving them to the bitter end. HitchBOT was a robot created by Ontario makers at Ryerson University who wanted to see how far it would travel. The robot met its end after being dismantled in Philadelphia.
Did you know the world’s first hitchhiking robot was destroyed?
Not very well, it turns out, and a good example of this is the time a bunch of vandals decapitated and destroyed the world’s first hitchhiking robot. On the surface it was a lovely idea.
