Security Robot Commits Suicide VIA Drowning In D.C.
Even the robots don’t have any faith left.
The Verge said it best when they note that robots that are “being more human” are taking it too far.
Our D.C. office building got a security robot. It drowned itself.
— Bilal (@bilalfarooqui) July 17, 2017
We were promised flying cars, instead we got suicidal robots. pic.twitter.com/rGLTAWZMjn
The K5 unit decided to take a plunge, but most likely, he just probably rolled off the steps that lead right into the fountain. The Verge says that it’s unknown at this time whether the robot survived it’s swim, but there have been multiple errors for bots like these, from a drunk man getting into a fight with one, to knocking over a toddler.
https://twitter.com/gregpinelo/status/887019884458192896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2Ftldr%2F2017%2F7%2F17%2F15986042%2Fdc-security-robot-k5-falls-into-water
K5 seems like a primitive R2-D2, but I would be fine with hanging out with K-2S0 anytime.
Amy Cooper is the type of journalist that when asked “What do you bring to the table,” she replies “I am the table.
