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Amazon robot puts human workers in hospital
The Guardian reports [theguardian.com] 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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