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Robot attacked Swedish factory worker
Published: 28 Apr 09 10:12 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/19120/20090428/
A Swedish company has been fined 25,000 kronor ($3,000) after a malfunctioning robot attacked and almost killed one of its workers at a factory north of Stockholm.
Public prosecutor Leif Johansson mulled pressing charges against the firm but eventually opted to settle for a fine.
"I've never heard of a robot attacking somebody like this," he told news agency TT.
The incident took place in June 2007 at a factory in Bålsta, north of Stockholm, when the industrial worker was trying to carry out maintenance on a defective machine generally used to lift heavy rocks. Thinking he had cut off the power supply, the man approached the robot with no sense of trepidation.
But the robot suddenly came to life and grabbed a tight hold of the victim's head. The man succeeded in defending himself but not before suffering serious injuries.
"The man was very lucky. He broke four ribs and came close to losing his life," said Leif Johansson.
The matter was subject to an investigation by both the Swedish Work Environment Authority (Arbetsmiljöverket) and the police.
Prosecutor Johansson chastised the company for its inadequate safety procedures but he also placed part of the blame on the injured worker.
I, for one, well you know.
It is shameful that Swedish Mechanical Men are not built with the Three Laws hardcoded in. If they had any sort of military I'd be concerned about Skynet taking over.
You must rule and win
Or serve and lose
Suffer or triumph
Be rock or robot
Pretty weak move by Skynet. It attacks a man who didn't know how to turn the robot off.
Its just learning now garbs. Soon it will begin transforming unwilling humans into cybernetic slaves via transmissions in iPhones and HDTVs.
Quote from: garbon on April 30, 2009, 02:35:15 PM
Pretty weak move by Skynet. It attacks a man who didn't know how to turn the robot off.
Not only that, but an unarmed man taken by surprise was able to "succeed in defending himself". That's one weak-ass killer robot.
Scary, the first moves by Skynet.
Why would the company be fined? For employing a total moron?
Given the well-known congenital idiocy that has ravaged Sweden, it's a wonder that anyone can escape fines at all.
Quote from: Neil on April 30, 2009, 02:40:22 PM
Why would the company be fined? For employing a total moron?
Given the well-known congenital idiocy that has ravaged Sweden, it's a wonder that anyone can escape fines at all.
OTOH 25,000 SEK = pittance
Quote from: Neil on April 30, 2009, 02:40:22 PM
Why would the company be fined? For employing a total moron?
Perhaps they didn't have an "appropriate" protocol for making sure that robots were deactivated.
All hail our new, robot overlords. :pope:
All of this has happened before... And will happen again.
G.
Quote from: Grallon on April 30, 2009, 04:00:23 PM
All of this has happened before... And will happen again.
Starbuck is a man. I beat you.
Quote from: Neil on April 30, 2009, 02:40:22 PM
Why would the company be fined? For employing a total moron?
Given the well-known congenital idiocy that has ravaged Sweden, it's a wonder that anyone can escape fines at all.
We can't be sure without more information but dangerous machinery usually has to be in enclosed spaces and any attempt to get access or walk nearby should render it inactive using relays at doors, infrared, pressure or ultrasonic sensors, etc.
It is certainly possible the company didn't follow safety guidelines.
Quote from: Iormlund on April 30, 2009, 04:07:29 PM
Quote from: Neil on April 30, 2009, 02:40:22 PM
Why would the company be fined? For employing a total moron?
Given the well-known congenital idiocy that has ravaged Sweden, it's a wonder that anyone can escape fines at all.
We can't be sure without more information but dangerous machinery usually has to be in enclosed spaces and any attempt to get access or walk nearby should render it inactive using relays at doors, infrared, pressure or ultrasonic sensors, etc.
It is certainly possible the company didn't follow safety guidelines.
Wow. That's a bit much.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/2340/saturday-night-live-old-glory#s-p4-st-i3 (http://www.hulu.com/watch/2340/saturday-night-live-old-glory#s-p4-st-i3)
A robot will never be able to defeat a human armed with the right toys and playing as part of a team.
Quote from: Siege on April 30, 2009, 09:33:02 PM
A robot will never be able to defeat a human armed with the right toys and playing as part of a team.
Nonsense. Robots make much better team players, and human soldiers are wasteful and inefficient.