Robot commits suicide: ‘Depressed’ cyborg hurls itself down flight of stairs
By Peter Cordi
June 29, 2024 1:47 pmA South Korean robot’s “suicide” is being investigated by the Gumi City Council after the cyborg hurled itself down a two-meter, or six-and-a-half foot, flight of stairs on Wednesday.
The now-defunct robot was appointed a city council officer in August 2023 and was capable of calling an elevator and moving between floors on its own.
A city council official spotted the robot “circling in one spot as if something was there” before the incident occurred, according to French outlet Agence France-Presse. It was later found unresponsive and “smashed” to pieces.
“Pieces have been collected and will be analyzed by the company,” a Gumi City Council official relayed.
Local media headlines circulated following the robot suicide, asking things like “Why did the diligent civil officer do it?” or “Was work too hard” for the cyborg?
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