Top 10 People Killed By Robots

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This article hits me where I live.

 

Kenji Urada was killed by a robot at Kawazaki Heavy Industries in Akashi, Japan, where he worked. The accident happened in July 1981, making him the first Japanese man to be killed by a robot. He was trying to repair the robot at the time of the accident until the robot pinned him against another machine and killed him. Attempts to free Urada from the robot’s grip were unsuccessful.

 

The robot had been taken off the line for repairs and was separated from other robots at the factory by a wire mesh fence. It was supposed to remain shut down whenever anyone opened the door and entered the confines of the fence.

 

However, Kenji never opened the door but jumped over the fence and got to work. His body rubbed against the machine and inadvertently switched it on. The machine came to life and pinned him against another machine, killing him.