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Korean Robot Commits Suicide After A Year In Public Service
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Kateryna Danshyna
South Korea’s city council says its robot administra- tor killed himself by jumping down a flight of stairs last week — local media is now mourning the loss as the country’s first «suicidal robot».
According to wit- nesses, the robot had been circling in one place for some time before jumping, indicating that something had gone wrong, but the circum- stances of the incident are still
under investiga- tion.
The robot was one of the first such creations to be hired by the mayor’s office — since August 2023, it has been helping employ- ees with daily doc- ument delivery, advertising, and providing informa- tion to local resi- dents.
The robot was created by Bear Robotics, had its own civil servant card, and worked standard hours from 9:00 to 18:00. Unlike other similar
robots, this one served several floors at once and could call an ele- vator to get to them on its own.
South Korea is one of the most robotic countries in the world. According to the International Federation of Robotics, there is one industrial robot for every 10 workers.
The Gumi City Council currently has no plans to hire a second robot administra- tor, according
to AFP.
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