Man crushed to death by robot in South Korea

Posted by terraplura on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @11:13AM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67354709

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Re:Man crushed to death by robot in South Korea by andrewfromx on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @11:51AM (#38193129)

could this have been prevented by just making sure the power was 100% off (unplugged, no battery) while working on it?

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Re:Man crushed to death by robot in South Korea by mamanager on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @03:31PM (#38196515)

Oh, and OpenAI just happened to be having a major issue with its servers... O.o :)

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Re:Man crushed to death by robot in South Korea by throwitaway222 on Thursday November 09, 2023 @04:00PM (#38211226)

I saw this too, and there really isn't enough information to know if the robot is actually AI. There are a lot of kinds of sensors, like just basic sensors for grip, that allow for small tightness adjustments. Even if the sensor was visual in nature, it is unlikely to be advanced AI - most likely a simpler form such as OpenCV to detect the location of a box, for example.

To say mistaken for a box of peppers, is... an unlikely production robot. Expect that in a few years though.

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