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Man crushed to death by robot in South Korea (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The incident occurred when the man, a robotics company employee in his 40s, was inspecting the robot.

The robotic arm, confusing the man for a box of vegetables, grabbed him and pushed his body against the conveyer belt, crushing his face and chest, South Korean news agency Yonhap said.

He was sent to hospital but later died.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Sounds like he shouldn't have been near the robot while it was active. Normally robots in factories will operate inside a cage or in a limited access area. They want the robots moving as fast as possible for productivity, and you don't want to be near that.