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The demise of hitchBOT: 'Bad things happen to good robots'

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"hitchBOT was able to tell the driver who gave it a lift when it was tired and in need of recharging from a car’s cigarette lighter" - article

It's always "me, me, me" with hitchBots. No wonder the freeloader met up with the wrong crowd. Hopefully hitchBot wasn't violated before he met his demise. There's a lot of sick robots out there.

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Honor system doesn't work in America.

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It's not even a robot. This is soooo stupid.

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Had to happen sooner or later, because vandalism isn't a singularly American thing. But as a Canadian, I'm happy it didn't happen when it crossed its home country and Europe. I think it would have been equally as enjoyable to all the Japanese people I know, too.

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Vandalism of hitchBOT would also happen in Japan as the recent incidents of vending machines are not faded away.

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Sorry, but I'm inclined to believe hitchBOT's death warrant was signed the moment he was let loose between Boston and Philly. Yeah, it's cynical of me, I know, but I'm not surprised at all it was torn apart only 300 miles into its journey across the U.S.

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