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'''Death by robot''' refers to [[accident]]al or human error deaths caused by interaction with [[robot]]ics, specifically industrial types. As man and machine becomes more common, instances of injuries and [[death]] will continue to rise. Newer technology include collaborative robots that work side-by-side with workers, thus the chance for death is minimized.
Eventually driverless, autonomous cars will become common place. The industry claims it will reduce auto deaths but that technology may just decide who lives and who dies.
== Worker deaths ==
*A [[German]] contractor working in a Volkswagen plant was picked up and crushed to death by a robot. <ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3146547/Robot-kills-man-Volkswagen-plant-Germany.html Robot kills factory worker after picking him up and crushing him against a metal plate at Volkswagen plant in Germany, DailyMail.UK, July 1, 2015]</ref>
*A man working on a robotic welding arm was pierced to death in [[India]]. <ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Terminator-redux-Robot-kills-a-man-at-Haryanas-Manesar-factory/articleshow/48460738.cms Terminator redux? Robot kills a man at Haryana's Manesar factory, AUgust 12, 2015]</ref>
*In 1979, a 25-year-old [[Ford]] Motor assembly line worker was killed when a robotic arm struck him in the head. The first known '''Death by robot'''.
*In 1981, man was killed as he tried to fix a robot at a Kawasaki Heavy Industries plant in [[Japan]] when it push him into a grinder.
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Eventually driverless, autonomous cars will become common place. The industry claims it will reduce auto deaths but that technology may just decide who lives and who dies.
== Worker deaths ==
*A [[German]] contractor working in a Volkswagen plant was picked up and crushed to death by a robot. <ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3146547/Robot-kills-man-Volkswagen-plant-Germany.html Robot kills factory worker after picking him up and crushing him against a metal plate at Volkswagen plant in Germany, DailyMail.UK, July 1, 2015]</ref>
*A man working on a robotic welding arm was pierced to death in [[India]]. <ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Terminator-redux-Robot-kills-a-man-at-Haryanas-Manesar-factory/articleshow/48460738.cms Terminator redux? Robot kills a man at Haryana's Manesar factory, AUgust 12, 2015]</ref>
*In 1979, a 25-year-old [[Ford]] Motor assembly line worker was killed when a robotic arm struck him in the head. The first known '''Death by robot'''.
*In 1981, man was killed as he tried to fix a robot at a Kawasaki Heavy Industries plant in [[Japan]] when it push him into a grinder.
== References ==
<references/>
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Terms]]
[[Category:Business]]