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'''Death by robot''' refers to [[accident]]al or human error deaths caused by interaction with [[robot]]ics. As man and autonomous machines become more common, instances of injuries and [[death]] will continue to rise. Newer factory 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 autonomous machines become more common, instances of injuries and [[death]] will continue to rise. Newer factory 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>[https://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>[https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33609495 Robotic surgery linked to 144 deaths in the US, BBC, July 25, 2015]</ref>

Autopilot and driverless, autonomous cars will become common place eventually. The industry claims it will reduce [[automobile]] deaths but that technology may just decide who lives and who dies. A [[Florida]] man is the first person to die by self-driving automobile.<ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/news/self-driving-car-driver-died-205642937.html Tesla driver killed in crash while using car's 'Autopilot', Yahoo, June 30, 2016]</ref> A Dutch man died when his autopilot driven [[Tesla]] crashed into a tree. <ref>[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/man-killed-horror-autopilot-tesla-8791671 Man killed in horror 'autopilot' Tesla crash when vehicle smashed into tree, Mirror UK, September 8, 2016]</ref>

Autopilot and driverless, autonomous cars will become common place eventually. The industry claims it will reduce [[automobile]] deaths but that technology may just decide who lives and who dies. A [[Florida]] man is the first person to die by self-driving automobile.<ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/news/self-driving-car-driver-died-205642937.html Tesla driver killed in crash while using car's 'Autopilot', Yahoo, June 30, 2016]</ref> A Dutch man died when his autopilot driven [[Tesla]] crashed into a tree. <ref>[https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/man-killed-horror-autopilot-tesla-8791671 Man killed in horror 'autopilot' Tesla crash when vehicle smashed into tree, Mirror UK, September 8, 2016]</ref>

In the July 7th massacre of police officers in Dallas, law enforcement used a robot to detonate a bomb that killed suspect Micah Johnson.<ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/news/latest-dallas-police-man-photo-turned-self-062018101.html The Latest: NAACP head calls for policies after Texas attack, Yahoo, July 8, 2016]</ref>

In the July 7th massacre of police officers in Dallas, law enforcement used a robot to detonate a bomb that killed suspect Micah Johnson.<ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/news/latest-dallas-police-man-photo-turned-self-062018101.html The Latest: NAACP head calls for policies after Texas attack, Yahoo, July 8, 2016]</ref>

== 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>[https://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>[https://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'''.