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Panich52

(5,829 posts) Tue Aug 4, 2015, 12:29 PM Aug 2015

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A Bad Thing Happened to a Good HitchBOT: RIP : Discovery News

DiscoveryNews

The adorable hitch-hiking robot ended its summer trip across the U.S. after only 300 miles, destroyed by vandals outside of Philly.

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A Bad Thing Happened to a Good HitchBOT: RIP : Discovery News (Original Post) Panich52 Aug 2015 OP

Damn people. Duppers Aug 2015 #1

This right here is why we can't have nice things. Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #2

The video is posted here on DU in the video section Warpy Aug 2015 #3

I can't help but think of this... Javaman Aug 2015 #4

Duppers

(28,120 posts)

1. Damn people.

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Tue Aug 4, 2015, 02:44 PM

Aug 2015

Not too surprising, is it.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

2. This right here is why we can't have nice things.

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Tue Aug 4, 2015, 03:25 PM

Aug 2015

Warpy

(111,261 posts)

3. The video is posted here on DU in the video section

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Tue Aug 4, 2015, 03:50 PM

Aug 2015

It shows a white punk in baggy shorts and a backwards baseball cap punching and kicking HitchBOT.

I hope they catch him.

Javaman

(62,530 posts)

4. I can't help but think of this...

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Wed Aug 5, 2015, 10:35 AM

Aug 2015

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