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Re:A chess robot in Moscow has broken the finger of its huma... by charcircuit on Saturday July 23, 2022 @11:15PM (#32209994)
I agree especially since he "is among the top 30 chess players in Moscow under the age of nine."
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Re:A chess robot in Moscow has broken the finger of its huma... by cowtools on Sunday July 24, 2022 @12:15AM (#32210281)
It does not excuse such a reckless use of industrial equipment around people without appropriate failsafes.

A robotic arm like this not a toy, is a deadly machine with a lot of force and a lot of mass. If you were standing next to it for some reason it could unexpectedly swing around and break your neck in an instant. Engineers should be careful to design such systems with failsafes that account for any action the operator might take.

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Re:A chess robot in Moscow has broken the finger of its huma... by elliekelly on Sunday July 24, 2022 @12:28AM (#32210327)
He’s still just a little kid. Even the most precocious kids are still kids.
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