Robot Falls into Fountain in a Washington, D.C. Office Building

Security guards should be less worried losing their jobs to robots today.

An errant robot wandered into a fountain in Washington, D.C. and “drowned” on Monday, assuaging the fears of individuals like, Elon Musk, concerned about a violent android-led revolution.

Made by Knightscope, the K5 robot is meant to act as a security guard and autonomously patrol areas like office buildings and shopping malls. Capable of streaming 360-degree video in real-time, the egg-shaped machine is equipped with “advanced anomaly detection” and “forensic capabilities.” Apparently, anomalies don’t include robot-killing fountains.

Our D.C. office building got a security robot. It drowned itself.

We were promised flying cars, instead we got suicidal robots. pic.twitter.com/rGLTAWZMjn

— Bilal Farooqui (@bilalfarooqui) July 17, 2017

The mishap gained attention when Bilaal Farooqui tweeted a photo (above) of the “suicidal bot,” which took place at the mixed-use Washington Harbor development. Knightscope had some fun with embarrassing error, tweeting out a tongue-in-cheek statement.

BREAKING NEWS: “I heard humans can take a dip in the water in this heat, but robots cannot. I am sorry,” said K5 in an official statement. pic.twitter.com/nWC4tubv9w

— Knightscope (@iKnightscope) July 18, 2017

Fortunately, no humans were injured in this incident but the K5 bot has a history of causing trouble. The Guardian reports the 300-pound robot knocked over a drunk man in a California parking lot in April this year. The K5 also reportedly ran over a 16-month-old child at a shopping mall last year.