At the same time I was frustrated with the...simplicity...some people approach issues on this thread, I found a very interesting experiment done by someone in New York City.
I have only been to New York City one time. I am from the Pacific Northwest, and the lifestyle is a bit different in Portland, Oregon compared to New York City, NY.
In this experiment the researcher sent little robots out onto the street with flags designating their intended destination. Much to the researcher's surprise and pleasure, people helped the tiny robots get to their "destination".
Every time the robot got caught under a park bench, ground futilely against a curb, or became trapped in a pothole, some passerby would always rescue it and send it toward its goal. Never once was a Tweenbot lost or damaged.
If you think Americans are nothing but arrogant war-monging fatties, maybe this link will give you a tiny slice of another perspective.
TWEENBOTS
Would people in your hometown help a random robot find its way?
Would they?