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Robot kills factory worker after picking him up and crushing him against a metal plate at Volkswagen plant in Germany

  • The 22-year-old worker was helping to set up robot when it grabbed him

  • Tragedy happened at factory in Baunatal about 62 miles north of Frankfurt
  • VW says initial conclusions indicate human error was to blame, rather than a problem with the robot

A robot has killed a factory worker after picking him up and crushing him against a metal plate at a Volkswagen plant, it has been revealed.

The man died at a production plant in Baunatal, about 62 miles (100km) north of Frankfurt in central Germany, according to VW.

The 22-year-old was part of a team that was setting up the stationary robot when it grabbed and crushed him against metal plating, the company's spokesman Heiko Hillwig said.

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A robot has killed a contractor at one of Volkswagen's production plants in Germany (file picture)

He said initial conclusions indicate that human error was to blame, rather than a problem with the robot, which can be programmed to perform various tasks in the assembly process.

He added that it normally operates within a confined area at the plant, grabbing auto parts and manipulating them.

Another contractor was present when the incident occurred, but wasn't harmed, Hillwig said.

He declined to give any more details about the case, citing an ongoing investigation.

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The man died at a production plant in Baunatal, about 62 miles (100km) north of Frankfurt in central Germany, according to VW (file picture)

German news agency dpa reported that prosecutors were considering whether to bring charges, and if so, against whom.

A spokeswoman from Volkswagen told The Independent: 'Earlier this week a contractor was injured while installing some machinery in the Kassel factory.

'He died later in hospital from his injuries and our thoughts are with his family.

'We are of course carrying out a thorough investigation into the incident and cannot comment further at this time.'

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1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

WTH Robot?!

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Who had the robot controller ??

Could it actually be murder by human against human with robot ??

Automobiles are like robots and are blamed for `human killings

against humans too very often... :wtf:

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is not a robot kill a human, a human kill a human.

a human built a robot.

anything man made will kill a human.

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Whoopenstein

It's just a programmed machine. Obviously the worker didn't follow safety proceedures. They need to build in a more intelligent safety interlock system.

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It's just a programmed machine. Obviously the worker didn't follow safety proceedures. They need to build in a more intelligent safety interlock system.

not that i am placing blame on the worker here but where i work it is routine foe people to bypass safety locks and procedures.... all to work faster...no...they do not need to build more intelligent safety systems...they need to build more intelligent workers

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Ballistic Gelatin

Grand juries can indict anything, including the proverbial ham sandwich. But will they indict a robot for involuntary manslaughter?

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Whoopenstein

It's just a programmed machine. Obviously the worker didn't follow safety proceedures. They need to build in a more intelligent safety interlock system.

not that i am placing blame on the worker here but where i work it is routine foe people to bypass safety locks and procedures.... all to work faster...no...they do not need to build more intelligent safety systems...they need to build more intelligent workers

Where I work, they'll fire you for bypassing safety interlocks. If a company knows the workers are doing this and look the other way - they could get their arses sued when someone looses a hand - or worse.

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