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Robot 'drowns' in fountain mishap | Robot 'drowns' in fountain mishap |
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A security robot in Washington DC suffered a watery demise after falling into a fountain by an office building. | A security robot in Washington DC suffered a watery demise after falling into a fountain by an office building. |
The stricken robot, made by Knightscope, was spotted by passers-by whose photos of the aftermath quickly went viral on social media. | The stricken robot, made by Knightscope, was spotted by passers-by whose photos of the aftermath quickly went viral on social media. |
For some, the incident seemed to sum up the state of 21st Century technology. | For some, the incident seemed to sum up the state of 21st Century technology. |
"We were promised flying cars, instead we got suicidal robots," wrote one worker from the building on Twitter. | "We were promised flying cars, instead we got suicidal robots," wrote one worker from the building on Twitter. |
"Steps are our best defence against the Robopocalypse," commented Peter Singer - author of Wired for War, a book about military robotics. | |
It is not the first accident involving Knightscope's patrolling robots, which are equipped with various instruments - including face-recognition systems, high-definition video capture, infrared and ultrasonic sensors. | It is not the first accident involving Knightscope's patrolling robots, which are equipped with various instruments - including face-recognition systems, high-definition video capture, infrared and ultrasonic sensors. |
Last year, a 16-month-old toddler was run over by one of the autonomous devices in a Silicon Valley shopping centre. | Last year, a 16-month-old toddler was run over by one of the autonomous devices in a Silicon Valley shopping centre. |
And earlier this year, a Californian man was arrested after attacking a Knightscope robot. | And earlier this year, a Californian man was arrested after attacking a Knightscope robot. |
The man, who was drunk at the time of the incident, later said he wanted to "test" the machine, according to Knightscope. | The man, who was drunk at the time of the incident, later said he wanted to "test" the machine, according to Knightscope. |
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