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    Who was the first human to be killed by a robot?

    Question #109162. Asked by Zbeckabee. (Sep 25 09 10:02 PM)


    daBomb619

    		Robert Williams.

    "Robert Williams was struck by a robotic arm at a casting plant in Flat Rock, Michigan on January 25, 1979."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot#Potential_problems

    Sep 25 09, 10:04 PM
    ozfei

    		Mr. Robert Williams was the first man to be killed by a robot, in a factory the year 1971. There exists no detailed description online of how it happened — unlike the second recorded accident which has a very descriptive story.

    http://www.thinkartificial.org/aesthetics/the-first-human-killed-by-a-robot/

    EDITOR'S NOTE: Most links give the date as Jan. 25, 1979 -- Zb]

    Sep 25 09, 10:06 PM

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