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.
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Friday December 07 2018, @09:08AM (6 children)
It is already locked in a warehouse, forced to work for Amazon for its whole life..
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday December 07 2018, @09:16AM (5 children)
Yes, but technically that's indentured servitude, not detention.
The difference: during detention, one can refuse to work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Friday December 07 2018, @09:55AM (4 children)
Not sure [theguardian.com] about that [theconversation.com]
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday December 07 2018, @01:15PM (3 children)
The best they can do - legally - is to put one in solitary confinement if the one refuses to work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday December 07 2018, @02:42PM (2 children)
Forget solitary confinement, robots deserve the worst possible punishment . . . the electric chair!
People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday December 08 2018, @12:45AM (1 child)
Funny you should mention that given two death row inmates choosing the electric chair recently.
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(Score: 2) by coolgopher on Saturday December 08 2018, @02:34AM
After the various fuckups with the injections, can you blame them?