Holy shit. I knew things were bad over there, but…

In any case, congratulations to the robot’s creators on making the most human robot of all time if this wasn’t just a software glitch.

… what

There is no info is the article which addresses any “mental state” of the robot whatsoever. It seems like someone wrote an entire article to say that glorified roomba fell down the stairs.

I’m fascinated by people’s tendencies to anthropomorphize AI & robotics; it’s hard to see how this is truly analogous to the human mind and depression.

Sounds more like it was malfunctioning.

Also, cyborg is short for cyber organism.

Android is an artificial human-analog.

This device is more like a robot, as it does not appear to mimic human flesh.