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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: 1) by The Vocal Minority on Saturday December 08 2018, @04:01AM

    by The Vocal Minority (2765) on Saturday December 08 2018, @04:01AM (#771428) Journal

    My first thought on reading the title was that, contrary to expectations, a robot you can buy from Amazon was causing an increase in the number of people working in hospitals.

    Hmmm actually now I think about it that may not be so inaccurate after all...