Would Ya Help a Robot Out?
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![DONA the robot](/sites/default/files/slice/uploads/2011/05/DONA-02_medium.jpg)
Since that time, Korean researchers, led by Min Su Kim at Hongik University, have added personality and functionality to the ’bot. Now in its third iteration, DONA looks like a mini Little Red Riding Hood and interacts with crowds by waving, bowing, blinking, and moving its arms and hands.
Check out DONA in action below. How successful is robot fundraising? During trials in New York City’s Union Square and Korea’s Seoul Museum of Art, DONA reportedly raised $30 an hour. The money went to Save the Children, specifically funding educational programs for kids in the Ivory Coast.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgjvPiYNoDc&feature=player_embedded
And this isn't the only robot soliciting funds. A student in Scotland also developed a prototype.