Xiang Zhi Tan

Death of a Robot: Social Media Reactions and Language Usage in Response to Robot Retirement

People take to social media to share their thoughts, joys, and sorrows. A recent popular trend has been to support and mourn people and pets that have died as well as other objects that have suffered catastrophic damage. As several popular robots have been discontinued, including the Opportunity Rover, Jibo, and Kuri,…