Robot kills man at VW

LOL I saw "robot kills man in VW". I thought a traffic light fell on his car :D
 
Sarah O'Conner? Are you fccking kidding me?
 
Condolences to the worker's family though :(

From The Register :

The FT says VW has stated the robot did not suffer a technical defect, but that the deceased worker entered the protective cage in which the machine sits.

The Associated Press' report report on the incident quotes Volkswagen spokesperson Heiko Hillwig as saying initial investigations suggest operator error was likely the cause of the fatality.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/02/robot_kills_man_at_german_volkswagen_plant/

PS :
The Register said:
There's therefore no apparent reason to consider this as anything other than a tragic industrial accident. So don't start with the Skynet, okay? ®
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:D:D:D:D
 
We build them. They kill us.

Evolution is not without a sense of irony.
 
Hey wait. My cousins husband is a factory manager at VW SA.

Must save him! :erm:
 
For the record, XP Embedded is used for these robots, its the standard. Saw this at the BMW plant.
Its usually bad programming that is a cause, but, reading this article, seems the deceased needs a Darwin award for ignoring safety...
 
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