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Robot-inflicted injuries studied

PJAllenPJAllen BannedPosts: 5,065
edited 2010-05-09 03:36 in Robotics
Robot-inflicted injuries studied

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10102398.stm
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  • John R.John R. Posts: 1,376
    edited 2010-05-08 00:59
    Doesn't this break the 1st and 2nd laws?

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  • allanlane5allanlane5 Posts: 3,815
    edited 2010-05-08 01:14
    Once you get your Positronic Brain built, THEN you can put in the first and second laws.
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2010-05-08 13:21
    @ PJ

    A little video to go with the article - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMh6cHSG3ng&feature=player_embedded

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  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2010-05-08 15:00
    Potential, implied injury from the Space Robots:
    http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/terriblesecret

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  • Peter KG6LSEPeter KG6LSE Posts: 1,383
    edited 2010-05-08 15:27
    In the realm of Industrial robots like a fanuc .. Pinch ,Pin and strike are the 3 main ones ..


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  • MikerocontrollerMikerocontroller Posts: 310
    edited 2010-05-09 03:36
    Robert Williams is beleived to be the first man killed by a robot (1971). Ten years later a gentleman by the name of Kenji Urada was killed when the hydraulic arm of a robot he was servicing pushed him into a grinding wheel.......
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