_Incident · Malfunction_

# Gumi City Council's Bear Robotics administrative robot found broken after falling down a staircase

Canonical ID: `32795d58-db43-40f6-8c20-c3426dbcc19b`

- **Occurred:** 2024-06-01
- **Kind:** `malfunction`
- **Status (derived):** active
- **Company:** [Bear Robotics](/companies/bear-robotics.md) (id: `4f8b91eb-125f-4bd9-851c-7f0acf849e0d`)

Gumi City Council in [South Korea](/locations/south-korea.md) said on 26 June 2024 that its administrative robot, made by [Bear Robotics](/companies/bear-robotics.md), was found unresponsive after apparently falling down a two-metre staircase the previous week (exact day not reported). Witnesses said it had been circling in one spot before the fall. Local media framed it as a "robot suicide"; this is speculation, not an official finding, and the cause was under investigation, with parts collected for analysis by the company (AFP via Tech Xplore, Gulf News). Outcome: the council said it was not planning to adopt a second robot officer.

## Sources (2)

1. **S. Korea administrative robot defunct after apparent 'suicide'** · https://techxplore.com/news/2024-06-korea-administrative-robot-defunct-apparent.html · 2024-06-26
2. **Robot in South Korea throws itself down some stairs** · https://gulfnews.com/world/robot-in-south-korea-throws-itself-down-some-stairs-was-it-suicide-netizens-ask-1.1720190485104 · 2024-07-05

## Response (1)

> **Gumi City Council official** · owner · 2024-06-26
> "Pieces have been collected and will be analysed by the company."


## Common questions

### What happened in Gumi City Council's Bear Robotics administrative robot found broken after falling down a staircase?

Gumi City Council in [South Korea](/locations/south-korea.md) said on 26 June 2024 that its administrative robot, made by [Bear Robotics](/companies/bear-robotics.md), was found unresponsive after apparently falling down a two-metre staircase the previous week (exact day not reported). Witnesses said it had been circling in one spot before the fall. Local media framed it as a "robot suicide"; this is speculation, not an official finding, and the cause was under investigation, with parts collected for analysis by the company (AFP via Tech Xplore, Gulf News). Outcome: the council said it was not planning to adopt a second robot officer.

### When did this incident occur?

The incident is recorded as occurring on June 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. The date reflects the underlying real-world event, not the registry record's creation date.

### Who was involved in Gumi City Council's Bear Robotics administrative robot found broken after falling down a staircase?

The incident is recorded as involving [Bear Robotics](/companies/bear-robotics.md) on the DEPLOY registry. No specific robot model is linked to this incident in the registry.

### Has anyone responded to Gumi City Council's Bear Robotics administrative robot found broken after falling down a staircase?

1 response is recorded on the DEPLOY registry, from Gumi City Council official. Each response is append-only with structured provenance.

### What is the current status of Gumi City Council's Bear Robotics administrative robot found broken after falling down a staircase?

This incident is an active record on the DEPLOY registry; no retraction or correction has been issued.


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