D. H. Smith
The Death and Lives of hitchBOT: The Design and Implementation of a Hitchhiking Robot
Smith, D. H.; Zeller, F.
Abstract
In the early morning hours of 1 August 2015, as it waited for its next ride on a Philly park bench, unknown assailants destroyed hitchBOT. Arms torn from its body, legs broken, gutted of its electronics, it was left discarded in a park, minus its smiley-face LED head. Around the world headlines announced the death of a much-loved robot, children and adults shed tears, haters hated on Philadelphia, cartoonists and musicians paid tribute, journalists wrote obituaries and the publicly minded rallied to support a rebuild. The authors share the story of the life and times of their creation, hitchBOT the hitchhiking robot.
Citation
Smith, D. H., & Zeller, F. (2017). The Death and Lives of hitchBOT: The Design and Implementation of a Hitchhiking Robot. Leonardo, 50(1), 77-78. https://doi.org/10.1162/LEON_a_01354
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | 2017-02 |
Deposit Date | Apr 28, 2023 |
Journal | Leonardo |
Print ISSN | 0024-094X |
Electronic ISSN | 1530-9282 |
Publisher | MIT Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 50 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 77-78 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1162/LEON_a_01354 |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3085921 |
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