Free public lecture: The life and death of hitchBOT

Join McMaster’s own David Harris Smith to hear more about the life and death of hitchBOT, the hitchhiking robot.

Smith, an assistant professor in the Department of Communications Studies and Multimedia, is hitchBOT’s co-creator.

The four-foot adventurer, outfitted with rubber boots and pool-noodle arms and legs, relied solely on the kindness of strangers to travel across Canada and parts of Europe. He met his untimely demise Aug. 1 in Philadelphia.

The hitchBOT event will take place Wednesday Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. at the David Braley Health Sciences Centre, 100 Main Street West, Hamilton. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

To register for this free public lecture, send an email to researchcity@mcmaster.ca or phone 905-525-9140 ext. 24934.

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<p class="p1">Join McMaster's own David Harris Smith to hear more about the life and death of hitchBOT, the hitchhiking robot.</p>
<p class="p1">Smith, an assistant professor in the Department of Communications Studies and Multimedia, is hitchBOT's co-creator.</p>
<p class="p1">The four-foot adventurer, outfitted with rubber boots and pool-noodle arms and legs, relied solely on the kindness of strangers to travel across Canada and parts of Europe. He met his <a href="http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/article/hitchbot-creators-weve-learned-a-lot-about-human-empathy/" target="_blank">untimely demise </a>Aug. 1 in Philadelphia.</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The hitchBOT event will take place Wednesday Nov. 25<span style="font-size: 10.8333px;"> at</span></span><span class="s1"> 7 p.m. at the David Braley Health Sciences Centre, </span><span class="s1">100 Main Street West, Hamilton</span><span class="s3">. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.</span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1">To register for this free public lecture, send an email to <a href="mailto:researchcity@mcmaster.ca"><span class="s4">researchcity@mcmaster.ca</span></a></span><span class="s5"> or phone 905-525-9140 ext. 24934.</span></p>
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