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posted by martyb on Friday December 07 2018, @06:00AM   Printer-friendly
from the the-smell-was...un-bear-able dept.

The Guardian reports that an Amazon robot has set off bear repellant, putting 24 workers in hospital.

Twenty-four employees at an Amazon warehouse in New Jersey were taken to hospital after a robot accidentally punctured a can of bear repellant.

The 255g can containing concentrated capsaicin, a compound in chilli peppers, was punctured by an automated machine after it fell off a shelf, according to local media.

The incident happened on Wednesday at a warehouse in Robbinsville, New Jersey, on the outskirts of Trenton.

The staff were taken to hospital "as a precaution".

The robot has not been approached for comment.


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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by fustakrakich on Friday December 07 2018, @07:13AM (1 child)

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Friday December 07 2018, @07:13AM (#771063) Journal

    No bears, right?

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by canopic jug on Friday December 07 2018, @08:16AM

    by canopic jug (3949) Subscriber Badge on Friday December 07 2018, @08:16AM (#771075) Journal

    Q: When out in the woods, how do you tell the difference between black bear shit and grizzly shit?

    A: Black bear shit has semi-digested berries and maybe bones from small rodents. Grizzly shit has bells in it and smells like pepper spray.

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