A robot tugged at our emotions with just eight little words.

“My battery is low and it’s getting dark.”

The poignant words were the last sent to Earth by NASA’s Opportunity, the Mars rover that spent the past 15 years exploring the planet before it stopped communicating about eight months ago. It was officially pronounced dead on Wednesday.

Condolences pouring out on social media for the robot seemed more appropriate for losing a close loved one with many who seemed genuinely upset by the news.

RIP Mars Opportunity Rover after 15 years of devoted service. An amazing testament to the human urge to explore, and the human ingenuity to create. #marsrover

— JamesKennard (@JamesKennard) February 13, 2019

R.I.P. #marsrover you did a good job. You were the best. The pioneer

— Joseph Arce (@Guardedfox) February 13, 2019

NASA possibly declaring #MarsRover #Opportunity "dead" got me like pic.twitter.com/g7gK4A4WSD

— Andrea G ™ (@good_wifey) February 13, 2019

Thank you, Oppy. Rest easy and dream deeply. You’ve earned it. #marsrover #Opportunity

— Jared Delaney (@blackcrowe1027) February 13, 2019

I can’t believe @NASA out here making my cry over a robot It’s T2 all over again? #MarsRover

— Dave Fuller (@FullerForReal) February 13, 2019

Why does this break my heart?!#mars #marsrover #nasa #space https://t.co/AUno6gKIEy

— SoulWolf (@soulwolf87) February 13, 2019

Me: emotionally dead toward other humans Also me: getting very emotional over knowing oppy’s mission has come to an end ?Was supposed to last 90 days, was still going strong 15 years later.

So long space cadet.

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href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oppy?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Oppy #Opportunity #marsrover #NASA pic.twitter.com/Tel8NzsqfJ

— Amy ? (@Casbah_Rocker) February 13, 2019

No, YOU'RE blubbing about a dead robot... #Oppy #marsrover pic.twitter.com/LfIcNP5nou

— Zak Jane Keir (@decadentmadamez) February 13, 2019

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