Hitchhiking Robot, Safe in Several Countries, Meets Its End in Philadelphia

After an international adventure that included spending a week with a heavy metal band, cruising through the canals of Amsterdam and participating in a wave at a Boston Red Sox game, a hitchhiking robot met a brutal demise in a Philadelphia alley on Saturday. It was 1 year old.With yellow boots, blue limbs and “San Francisco or Bust” written around its chin, the robot, a.