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The family of a repair technician killed in an auto parts factory accident is suing five robotics companies they say are responsible.
In a suit [PDF] filed to the Western Michigan US District Court this week, the family of Wanda Holbrook claims that the companies that built, installed, and maintained the robotics at a trailer hitch assembly plant should be held liable for her fatal accident at the plant in 2015.
According to the lawsuit, Holbrook, a journeyman technician, was performing routine maintenance on one of the robots on the trailer hitch assembly line when the unit unexpectedly activated and attempted to load a part into the unit being repaired, crushing Holbrook's head.
Now Holbrook's estate is suing the three companies that built the robots (Fanuc America, Nachi Robotic, and Lincoln Electric) for failing to design adequate safeguards and protections into the robots. They're also suing two other companies that installed and maintained the unit (Flex-N-Gate, Prodomax) for failing to prevent an accident they say would have been avoided had safety been a higher priority.
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Tuesday March 14 2017, @05:13AM (6 children)
Huh?
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 14 2017, @10:58AM
It says "Become a sys admin and not a victim of the robot uprising".
(Score: 2) by Webweasel on Tuesday March 14 2017, @12:03PM (4 children)
Simple morse code
i/am/looking/directly/at/you/and/interested/in/destroying/your/meatbag/body.-.-.-.
Priyom.org Number stations, Russian Military radio. "You are a bad, bad man. Do you have any other virtues?"-Runaway1956
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Tuesday March 14 2017, @06:09PM
Open the HEAD CRUSHING pod bay doors HAL.
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 14 2017, @06:40PM (2 children)
Good on you for recognizing the content of the GP comment.
OTOH, it's disappointing that people are allowed to mod something down to -1, Offtopic without knowing Morse Code. [macao.communications.museum]
-- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday March 14 2017, @07:12PM (1 child)
In their defense, it is obfuscated.
[SIG] 10/28/2017: Soylent Upgrade v14 [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 14 2017, @07:26PM
I am in no way fluent in Morse. I'm merely aware of its existence and know only two phrases: SOS and YYZ ;). Even I caught that it was probably Morse. Disappointing to see it on this board of all places at -1. I'll log in and bump you up to zero at least.