South Korea: Robot Commits Suicide Due to Heavy Workload | ISH News

You must have heard of human beings committing suicide. But have you ever heard of a robot committing suicide? In a first, a robot committed suicide in South Korea. The story goes something like this...
South Korea has the highest robot density in the world. According to the International Federation of Robotics, South Korea has one industrial robot for every ten employees.
Reports say that the Gumi City Council in South Korea deployed its first robot named the "Robot Supervisor" in its building in August 2023. This "Robot Supervisor" was developed by a startup from California called Bear Robotics, which is known for creating robot waiters.
But unlike the waiter robots, the Gumi City Council robot had a much broader range of duties. It was responsible for various tasks like delivering documents, reminding workers about their tasks, helping with city promotions, and providing information to visitors. The robot worked tirelessly from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, traveling independently between floors and even calling elevators without any external assistance. It even had a civil service officer card, making it an official employee of the Gumi City Council.
On 4th July 2024, the city council officials found the robot crashed in pieces at the mid-landing of the staircase between the 1st and 2nd floors of the council building at around 4 pm. Several employees claimed to have seen the robot behaving strangely before the incident, like "circling in one spot as if something was there."
The city council officials immediately collected the robot's pieces and sent them for forensic testing. While the true cause of the robot’s crash is unknown, this incident has sparked a debate about the robot’s workload and its consequences.
Locals have made the incident a trending topic on social media, sharing mixed emotions and asking if the robot supervisor was asked to work too hard. Some even joked about it on X (Twitter). One user wrote, “Robot workers need workers' unions to raise their voice.” Another user wrote, “No breaks, no vacations, no benefits. Robots need a union.”
The Gumi City Council has decided not to replace the Robot Supervisor for now and has paused their robot implementation plans until the cause of the crash is known. Did the robot supervisor throw itself down the stairs to commit suicide or was it a technical malfunction? Share your thoughts in the comments section.
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Robot break can back work but human break can't life back

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I think battery problem maybe

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Robot never suicide committe that circuit crash. They have to check the robot body after work over

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I think Robot fell down low battery over.

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Who is the supporter battery charging to the robot? By itself or employee?

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I see and wonder, did the robot commit suicide or experience feelings? Maybe... If robots could have feelings, they might understand humans better. Maybe robot wanted break like humans do because it worked every day without rest. Or it could be technical problem. I think the robot might have started feeling something, but no one really knows what's inside.

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Robot was accident maybe

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Automatic self

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The robot isn't human right. How is it suicide ? It may be a machine bad also.