Robotics

There was a sad item in the local news this week about a Robotic Canadian Hitchhiker named HITCHBOT who was the subject of a social experiment by several Toronto scientists. By the use of a movable thumb and voice box and camera, it could hitchhike from place to place. It was able to move thru Europe, Canada, Boston and New York's Times Square unscathed but came to a violent end in Philadelphia in the
Olde City on a Saturday night - long after "last call". Ironically, Olde City is located in the cradle of liberty. For my city, famous
for throwing snowballs at Santa Claus, now has to wear the ignominy of this dastardly deed.
tjs
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150803_Traveling_Canadian_robot_destroyed_in_Philly.html