Can robots commit suicide? The curious case of cyborg's death shocks South Korea

Robot in South Korea 'ends its own life' amid excessive workload concerns

A Korean administrative robot employed by South Korea's Gumi City Council suffered a serious fall down a flight of stairs, sparking local reports of the nation's first robot "suicide." The robot, built by California-based startup Bear Robotics, was responsible for delivering documents within the council building of Gumi, a city in central South Korea. According to witnesses, the robot fell down six and a half feet of stairs, leading to its early…

Can robots commit suicide? The curious case of cyborg's death shocks South Korea

In a never-heard incident, a civil servant robot committed suicide by throwing itself down a flight of stairs in South Korea.  The robot was working as a civil servant for a council and his mysterious death has left the people shocked.  Gumi City Council said that the robot became defunct after it smashed itself on a two-metre staircase.

First case of robot suicide: Overworked South Korean droid throws itself down stairs

Working as an official for the Gumi City Council in South Korea, a robot seems to have died by suicide by falling down a flight of stairs.

Robot commits suicide in South Korea because it was made to do a lot of work

A robot civil servant's mysterious fall in Gumi City sparks a nationwide debate on robot integration and workload.

Real: A Robot Commits Suicide

In some of the most surprising news lately, a South Korean civil servant robot apparently “committed suicide” by throwing itself down a flight of stairs. Officials from the Gumi City Council said the robot was found broken at the bottom of a two-meter staircase between the first and second floors of their building. This robot, […] The post Real: A Robot Commits Suicide appeared first on M9.news.