You’ll usually find Daniel Moss on Hollywood Boulevard. He’s the robot performer who calls himself the Gold Man, a job he’s been doing on the streets of Los Angeles for 33 years. He has a treasure box where people tip him in cash as they walk by. At the end of the day, his earnings can range from zero to a thousand dollars. Why be a robot? Moss explains that in his experience, both children and adults like robots because they like toys. 

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