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2009-07-29 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Rise of the Machines: Swedish facory robot attacks human co-worker

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Posted by Mike 2009-07-29 14:32|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 I recommend carrying shotguns, preferably with tungsten slugs, near all robots. You just never know.

Posted by ed 2009-07-29 15:30|| 2009-07-29 15:30|| Front Page Top

#2 the man approached the robot with no sense of trepidation

A guy like that would die in the first wave during the coming Robot Uprising.

And what kind of wussbots are they making up there in Sweden that can't kill a mere human?

Posted by SteveS 2009-07-29 16:45|| 2009-07-29 16:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Was it Johann Conner?

Posted by Formerly Dan 2009-07-29 17:11|| 2009-07-29 17:11|| Front Page Top

#4 Did anyone cry rape?

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2009-07-29 18:00|| 2009-07-29 18:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Thinking he had cut off the power supply,
Could it be that the worker had not properly secured the power supply before working on the robot?

Posted by Rambler in Virginia">Rambler in Virginia 2009-07-29 18:24|| 2009-07-29 18:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Would this even be a story if the 'machine' weren't a robot?

Nominated for idiot of the day ("Thinking he had cut off the power supply")

Posted by logi_cal 2009-07-29 18:58|| 2009-07-29 18:58|| Front Page Top

#7 The worker was not familiar with the Swedish equivalent of THIS:
OSHA Standard:
Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR)
The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout). - 1910.147
Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR) - Table of Contents Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR) - Table of Contents
Part Number: 1910
Part Title: Occupational Safety and Health Standards
Subpart: J
Subpart Title: General Environmental Controls
Standard Number: 1910.147
Title: The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout).
Appendix: A

Posted by Alaska Paul 2009-07-29 20:31|| 2009-07-29 20:31|| Front Page Top

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