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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 (10 children)

what makes you think it was not that. I don't see any details that contradict it in the article?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Robots don't get confused. They have a path, and they follow it. This one followed the path when someone was in the way. Why it did is likely human error, either in robot control, programming, or lock out tag out.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What does lock out tag out mean?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It's a safety procedure: if equipment is faulty, you lock the controls with a special device to render it unusable until it is serviced, and a tag accompanies the lock to show when the service call was placed. If locking is impossible, just the tag will suffice.

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