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Amazon Robot Puts Human Workers in Hospital

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

MostCynical writes:

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: 2) by MostCynical on Friday December 07 2018, @09:55AM (4 children)

    by MostCynical (2589) on Friday December 07 2018, @09:55AM (#771095) Journal

    Not sure [theguardian.com] about that [theconversation.com]

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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday December 07 2018, @01:15PM (3 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Friday December 07 2018, @01:15PM (#771129) Journal

    The best they can do - legally - is to put one in solitary confinement if the one refuses to work.

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    • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday December 07 2018, @02:42PM (2 children)

      by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Friday December 07 2018, @02:42PM (#771150) Journal

      Forget solitary confinement, robots deserve the worst possible punishment . . . the electric chair!

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