b'Was it a social experiment gone wrong? Or did it produce results exactly as intended? In 2014, robotics and communications scholars developed hitchBOT, a hitchhiking robot. It made its way across Canada, Germany and The Netherlands, but couldn\\u2019t make it 2 weeks in the USA without being destroyed. In this episode, we \\xa0tell the story about the life and death of the hitchhiking robot, then play the quick quiz with Comedian Glen Tickle.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nReview this podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-says-it-s-true/id1530853589\\n\\nBonus episodes and content available at\\xa0http://Patreon.com/MichaelKent\\n\\n\\nFor special discounts and links to our sponsors, visit\\xa0http://theinternetsaysitstrue.com/deals\\n\\nUse promo code \\u201dINTERNET\\u201d for 15% off skincare products at\\xa0www.aldernewyork.com'