"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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On Thu, 2 Jul 2015 16:33:24 -0700, "Howard Beal"
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"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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On Thu, 2 Jul 2015 13:58:15 -0700 (PDT), rangerssuck
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Robot Kills Man at Volkswagen Plant in Germany
Thu, 07/02/2015 - 9:26am
The Associated Press
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A robot has killed a contractor at one of Volkswagen's production plants
in Germany, the automaker said Wednesday.

The man died Monday at the plant in Baunatal, about 100 kilometers (62
miles) north of Frankfurt, VW spokesman Heiko Hillwig said.

The 22-year-old was part of a team that was setting up the stationary
robot when it grabbed and crushed him against a metal plate, Hillwig
said.

"I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that..."

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Ed Huntress

It can't be reasoned with, it can't be bargained with. It doesn't feel
pity
or remorse or fear and it absolutely will not stop. Ever. Until you are
dead.



Best Regards.

Tom.

Right. I've been visiting plants with robots since the late '70s. The
damned things still give me the creeps.

It takes a little time to get acclimated to thier presence.


Have you seen the new generation of "collaborative" robots? They're
gentle. They won't smash you against a steel plate, like the one at
VW. And, since they're computerized, nothing can ever go wrong...go
wrong...go wrong....

Remember the x-ray machines that had a software glitch? They
could make a glass of water scintillate a nice blue.


Here's an article on them by Kip Hanson, who is one of the better
writers in the field:

http://www.ctemag.com/aa_pages/2015/150108-Robots.html

There are many more technical articles about them around the Web.

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Ed Huntress

Cobots look like bad news for the unskilled labor market. I bet
in 20 years or less robots will kill offshore low cost labor markets.

Best Regards
Tom.