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Swedish Factory Fined $3,000 For Robot Attack 1

rodrigoandrade writes "The robo-assault reportedly took place in 2007, when a man attempted to repair a defective machine used to lift rocks without properly checking the power supply beforehand. And unfortunately, the human head isn't all that different than a big juicy rock to such a robot."
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Swedish Factory Fined $3,000 For Robot Attack

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  • From TFA:

    "I've never heard of a robot attacking somebody like this," he said.

    Except the robot didn't attack him. He accidentally attacked himself using the robot. It might as well have been a gun or a knife or anything really.

    ...without properly checking the power supply beforehand.

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