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

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9990881

There have been a few other submissions[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] of this story - don't be surprised if it gets flag-killed.

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[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9989884 Canadian hitchhiking robot destroyed on trip across US (globalnews.ca)

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9990213 HitchBOT destroyed in Philadelphia, ending U.S. tour (cbc.ca)

[3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9990215 HitchBOT destroyed in Philadelphia, ending US tour (gizmodo.com)

[4] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9990881 HitchBOT destroyed in Philadelphia, ending U.S. tour (cbc.ca)

[5] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9991824 Hitchhiking Robot Found Decapited (hitchbot.me)

[6] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9992506 HitchBOT destroyed in Philadelphia, ending U.S. tour (cbc.ca)

[7] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9993561 America proves too tough for hitchhiking robot (theverge.com)

[8] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9994123 HitchBOT scientist: 'Sometimes bad things happen to good robots' (bbc.co.uk)

[9] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9994125 HitchBOT scientist: 'Sometimes bad things happen to good robots' (bbc.com)

[10] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9994216 Hitchhiking robot meets end on streets of Philadelphia (thestar.com)

[11] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9995516 Hitchhiking robot that relied on human kindness found decapitated (wired.co.uk)

[12] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9996015 Hitchhiking robot's cross-country journey comes to tragic end in Philadelphia (washingtonpost.com)

[13] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9996034 Hitchhiking robot's cross-country journey comes to tragic end in Philadelphia (washingtonpost.com)