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'''Death by robot''' refers to [[accident]]al or human error deaths caused by interaction with [[robot]]ics. 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.  

'''Death by robot''' refers to [[accident]]al or human error deaths caused by interaction with [[robot]]ics. 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.  

Ariel [[drone]]s are mechanical devices guided by a computer. Thousands of people, [[terrorist]]s and innocent victims, have met an untimely death from the air. <ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/nov/24/-sp-us-drone-strikes-kill-1147 41 men targeted but 1,147 people killed The Guardian, November 24, 2014]</ref> Fifteen years after widespread adoption, surgical robots have been linked to 144 deaths. <ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33609495 Robotic surgery linked to 144 deaths in the US, BBC, July 25, 2015]</ref>

Ariel [[drone]]s are mechanical devices guided by a computer. Thousands of people, [[terrorist]]s and innocent victims, have met an untimely death from the air.<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/nov/24/-sp-us-drone-strikes-kill-1147 41 men targeted but 1,147 people killed The Guardian, November 24, 2014]</ref> Fifteen years after widespread adoption, surgical robots have been linked to 144 deaths.<ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33609495 Robotic surgery linked to 144 deaths in the US, BBC, July 25, 2015]</ref>

Eventually driverless, autonomous cars will become common place. The industry claims it will reduce [[automobile]] deaths but that technology may just decide who lives and who dies.

Eventually driverless, autonomous cars will become common place. The industry claims it will reduce [[automobile]] deaths but that technology may just decide who lives and who dies.

== Worker deaths ==

== 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 [[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>

*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 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'''.