South Korea administrative robot defunct after apparent suicide

An administrative officer robot at the Gumi City Council building in Gumi. A city council in South Korea said on June 26, their first administrative officer robot was defunct after throwing itself down some stairs, in the country's first apparent robot suicide. — Handout/Gumi City Council/AFP

SEOUL: A city council in South Korea said on June 26 their first administrative officer robot was defunct after throwing itself down some stairs, with local media mourning the country’s first robot suicide.

South Korea’s Gumi City Council announced the robot was found unresponsive after having apparently fallen down a two-meter (six-and-a-half foot) staircase last week.