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Kenji Urada was one of the first individuals killed by a robot. He was a maintenance engineer at a [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]] plant. While working on a broken robot, he failed to turn it off completely, resulting in the robot pushing him into a grinding machine with its [[Hydraulic machinery|hydraulic arm]]. He died as a result.<ref name=a>[http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=7001829 Trust me, I'm a robot], ''The Economist'', [[June 8]], [[2006]]; accessed online 6-III-2007.</ref><ref name=b>[http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn4337 Smart software helps robots dodge collisions], Duncan Graham-Rowe, article on newscientist.com dated [[November 3]], [[2003]], accessed 6-III-2007.</ref> |
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Urada is often said to be the first person killed by a robot.<ref name=a /><ref name=b /> However, [[Robert Williams (robot fatality)|Robert Williams]] was killed by a robot earlier, in 1979.<ref>[http://docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/PI/lib00187,0EB295F7D995F801.html Death on the job: Jury awards $10 million to heirs of man killed by robot at auto plant], Tim Kiska, ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', [[August 11]], [[1983]].</ref> |
Urada is often said to be the first person killed by a robot.<ref name=a /><ref name=b /> However, [[Robert Williams (robot fatality)|Robert Williams]] was killed by a robot earlier, in 1979.<ref>[http://docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/PI/lib00187,0EB295F7D995F801.html Death on the job: Jury awards $10 million to heirs of man killed by robot at auto plant], Tim Kiska, ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', [[August 11]], [[1983]].</ref> |
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Kenji Urada was one of the first individuals killed by a robot. He was a maintenance engineer at a Kawasaki plant. While working on a broken robot, he failed to turn it off completely, resulting in the robot pushing him into a grinding machine with its hydraulic arm. He died as a result.[1][2]
Urada is often said to be the first person killed by a robot.[1][2] However, Robert Williams was killed by a robot earlier, in 1979.[3]
References
- ^ a b Trust me, I'm a robot, The Economist, June 8, 2006; accessed online 6-III-2007.
- ^ a b Smart software helps robots dodge collisions, Duncan Graham-Rowe, article on newscientist.com dated November 3, 2003, accessed 6-III-2007.
- ^ Death on the job: Jury awards $10 million to heirs of man killed by robot at auto plant, Tim Kiska, Philadelphia Inquirer, August 11, 1983.
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