The anthropomorphic robot, hitchBOT, is ready to begin its 6,000-km cross-country journey on Highway 102 outside of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on Sunday, July 27, 2014. The hitchhiking robot is part of a social experiment to see if drivers will pick up and dro off the robot in one piece to an art gallery in Victoria, British Columbia.

Dr. Frauke Zeller (left) and Dr. David Smith help their anthropomorphic robot, hitchBOT, get ready for its 6,000-km cross-country journey on Highway 102 outside of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on Sunday, July 27, 2014. The hitchhiking robot is part of a social experiment to see if drivers will pick up and dro off the robot in one piece to an art gallery in Victoria, British Columbia.

Anne Saulnier (right) and her husband Brian carry the anthropomorphic robot hitchBOT to their truck on Highway 102 outside of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on Sunday, July 27, 2014. The hitchhiking robot is part of a social experiment to see if drivers will pick up and dro off the robot in one piece to an art gallery in Victoria, British Columbia.

Anne Saulnier (right) watches as her husband Brian buckles up the anthropomorphic robot hitchBOT after picking it up on Highway 102 outside of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on Sunday, July 27, 2014. The hitchhiking robot is part of a social experiment to see if drivers will pick up and dro off the robot in one piece to an art gallery in Victoria, British Columbia.