The story of , the "trusting" robot, is a famous social experiment that explored whether machines could rely on human kindness. While it found tremendous success across several countries, its journey ended abruptly and tragically in the United States. The Experiment's Purpose
Created in 2014 by professors David Harris Smith and Frauke Zeller from and Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), hitchBOT was designed to flip the standard question of "Can humans trust robots?" to "Can robots trust humans?" .
The story of , the "trusting" robot, is a famous social experiment that explored whether machines could rely on human kindness. While it found tremendous success across several countries, its journey ended abruptly and tragically in the United States. The Experiment's Purpose
Created in 2014 by professors David Harris Smith and Frauke Zeller from and Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), hitchBOT was designed to flip the standard question of "Can humans trust robots?" to "Can robots trust humans?" .