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Re:Hitchhiking robot that relied on human kindness found dec... by newman8r on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @11:29AM (#16116279)
Future versions of the robot should avoid areas with higher crime rates
Re:Hitchhiking robot that relied on human kindness found dec... by titzer on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @11:45AM (#16116449)
Like America, apparently.

/ducks

Re:Hitchhiking robot that relied on human kindness found dec... by antisthenes on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @01:00PM (#16117206)
No, just Philadelphia.
Re:Hitchhiking robot that relied on human kindness found dec... by FussyZeus on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @12:01PM (#16116591)
Anyone remember way back when this was an option in Bing's navigation system, to avoid high crime or high risk areas or something like that, and it invariably avoided every single low income and for lack of a better term, "ghetto" area and was accused of being racist?
Re:Hitchhiking robot that relied on human kindness found dec... by cavanasm on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @01:25PM (#16117457)
I believe that was Waze, not Bing. Or at least, Waze did that and got accused of being racist, but it was also generating those areas based on user input.
Re:Hitchhiking robot that relied on human kindness found dec... by TallGuyShort on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @11:51AM (#16116510)
If you pick it up and put it in your car, it's mostly lost control of where it's going.
Re:Hitchhiking robot that relied on human kindness found dec... by antisthenes on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @01:00PM (#16117203)
I think future versions of the robot should have self-defense measures appropriate for the United States.
Re:Hitchhiking robot that relied on human kindness found dec... by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @01:28PM (#16117500)
That would make me much less likely to give it a ride...