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Open Image ModalA couple embrace as Dan Winske wheels hitchBOT through the stands before a baseball game at Fenway Park between the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigerson Friday, July 24, 2015, in Boston. The robot\'s hitchhiking journey across the United States took a detour to Fenway. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) (credit:Charles Krupa/AP)
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Open Image ModalAs pre-game activity begins, hitchBOT rests on the wall along the first base line before a baseball game at Fenway Park between the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers in Boston, Friday, July 24, 2015. The robot\'s hitchhiking journey across the United States took a detour to Fenway. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) (credit:Charles Krupa/AP)
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Open Image ModalHitchBOT, a hitchhiking robot, sits near the harbor waiting for its first ride as a little girl makes her way down to the water Friday, July 17, 2015, in Marblehead, Mass. HitchBOT is beginning its\' first cross-country hitchhiking trip of the U.S., in Marblehead with a final destination goal of reaching San Francisco. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia) (credit:Stephan Savoia/AP)
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Open Image ModalHitchBOT, a hitchhiking robot, sits with German tourists Sarah Strempel and Eric Vogel, right, in the back seat of a vehicle as they and their companions prepare to leave Marblehead, Mass., after picking-up hitchBot for its first ride Friday, July 17, 2015. HitchBOT is beginning its first cross-country hitchhiking trip of the U.S., in Marblehead with a final destination goal of reaching San Francisco. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia) (credit:Stephan Savoia/AP)
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Open Image ModalGerman tourist Quint Siess picks-up hitchBOT, a hitchhiking robot, and beings to carry it across Front Street to his car for hitchBOT\'s first ride as Siess\' traveling companions Vicky Siess, center, and Sarah Strempel stand near Friday, July 17, 2015, in Marblehead, Mass. The tourists are not sure how far they will take HitchBOT but Boston and New York are possibilities. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia) (credit:Stephan Savoia/AP)
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Open Image ModalGerman tourist Sarah Strempel climbs into the back seat of a Chevy Suburban to take her place next to HitchBOT, a hitchhiking robot, as she and a group of her companions pickup hitchBot for its first ride Friday, July 17, 2015, in Marblehead, Mass. HitchBOT is beginning its\' first cross-country hitchhiking trip of the U.S., in Marblehead with a final destination goal of reaching San Francisco. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia) (credit:Stephan Savoia/AP)
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Open Image ModalCo-creator David Harris Smith carries hitchBOT, a hitchhiking robot, during its\' introduced to an American audience at the Peabody Essex Museum Thursday, July 16, 2015, in Salem, Mass. HitchBOT is set to embark on its\' first cross-country hitchhiking trip of the U.S., after completing similar tips in Canada and Europe. The plans are for hitchBot to leave the Boston area Friday with a final destination goal of reaching San Francisco. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia) (credit:Stephan Savoia/AP)
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Open Image ModalHitchBOT, a hitchhiking robot, is formally introduced to an American audience, during a program at the Peabody Essex Museum Thursday, July 16, 2015, in Salem, Mass. HitchBOT is set to embark on its\' first cross-country hitchhiking trip of the U.S., after completing similar tips in Canada and Europe. The plans are for hitchBot to leave the Boston area Friday with a final destination goal of reaching San Francisco. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia) (credit:Stephan Savoia/AP)
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Open Image ModalCo-creator Frauke Zeller introduces hitchBOT, a hitchhiking robot, to an American audience during a program at the Peabody Essex Museum Thursday, July 16, 2015, in Salem, Mass. HitchBOT is set to embark on its\' first cross-country hitchhiking trip of the U.S., after completing similar tips in Canada and Europe. The plans are for hitchBot to leave the Boston area Friday with a final destination goal of reaching San Francisco. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia) (credit:Stephan Savoia/AP)
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Open Image ModalA car drives by HitchBOT, a hitchhiking robot Friday, July 17, 2015, in Marblehead, Mass. HitchBOT is beginning its\' first cross-country hitchhiking trip of the U.S., in Marblehead with a final destination goal of reaching San Francisco. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia) (credit:Stephan Savoia/AP)