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, Interesting) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Friday December 07 2018, @06:41AM (4 children)
It really _is_ that powerful.
While completely non-toxic, if you're not acclimated too it, too much Capsaicin such as eating a whole Habanero - _not_ a Scotch Bonnet, they're not as hot - will kill you due to shock.
Now imagine a Beowulf Cluster of Chile Peppers.
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(Score: 4, Funny) by coolgopher on Friday December 07 2018, @07:20AM
Where's the +1 Nostalgia mod for your Beowulf reference?
(Score: 3, Funny) by isostatic on Friday December 07 2018, @09:35AM
Now imagine a Beowulf Cluster of Chile Peppers.
I eat them with hot grits off Natalie Portman's naked petrified body
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 07 2018, @12:50PM (1 child)
Great. Now I want some.
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Saturday December 08 2018, @04:10AM
I found it in a hot sauce store in Santa Cruz. I puzzled over it for quite a while then decided I was not yet ready to mainline.
Also it could have fallen into unsuspecting hands.
I expect you can order it online.
There are I think eight Capsaicinoids. That's why some peppers hit you right away whereas others, you can chew up then swallow before you get the bad news.
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(Score: 3, Funny) by fustakrakich on Friday December 07 2018, @07:13AM (1 child)
No bears, right?
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 4, Funny) by canopic jug on Friday December 07 2018, @08:16AM
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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(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 07 2018, @07:13AM
hmmm... accidentally... yeah, sure.
You know, just to be safe:
*All hail our robotic overlords!* :D
CYA
(Score: 5, Funny) by BsAtHome on Friday December 07 2018, @07:20AM (8 children)
The robot has been detained for questioning. The only initial reply, in binary, was "lawyer", but the authorities have not yet been able to find a proper representation. The police replied upon request:
The AG admitted to have a serious problem with this case, stating:
It may be some time before this story comes to an end.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday December 07 2018, @07:28AM (7 children)
As unfortunate as it is, I don't see anything fitting except indefinite detention.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(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]
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(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!
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(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?
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Friday December 07 2018, @08:00AM
Could have been This Gentleman [hyperallergic.com], who after the portrayed incident, was looking for work, and may have consented to be the prototype for a new kind of law enforcement officer.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 07 2018, @08:48AM (2 children)
So was this before or after this week's South Park episode?
(Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 07 2018, @09:35AM (1 child)
South Park has been off the air for 15 years.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 07 2018, @11:19AM
troll much?
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 07 2018, @09:45AM
in the early days.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 07 2018, @11:37AM (1 child)
... dock their pay for the time they had to spend in hospital?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 07 2018, @12:00PM
No, that'd be cruel and unusual!
Instead they all were fired and fined for destruction of products and vandalism of machinery and for being absent.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Phoenix666 on Friday December 07 2018, @02:06PM
or planned accidents? If I were to plot an overthrow with robotic minions, I would test it first with such "accidents."
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 1) by The Vocal Minority on Saturday December 08 2018, @04:01AM
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...