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Re:A robot in South Korea mistook a man for a box of vegetab... by bmitc on Thursday November 09, 2023 @04:02PM (#38211254)
> make sure you can see the power cord being disconnected before you even think about getting anywhere close to parts that can hurt you

That plus the cord and outlet being locked out preventing anyone from reconnecting it while you're working on it.

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Re:A robot in South Korea mistook a man for a box of vegetab... by robomartin on Friday November 10, 2023 @01:30AM (#38215756)
Devices do exist for use in industrial environments that do just that:

https://www.uline.com/Grp_465/Lockout-Tagout

Also, industrial machines often have lockout features built in:

https://www.grainger.com/know-how/equipment/kh-choosing-loto...

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