“Two of the robots, which cut car parts from freshly cast pieces of aluminum, were disabled so the engineer and his teammates could safely work on the machines. A third one, which grabbed and moved the car parts, was inadvertently left operational, according to two people who watched it happen. As that robot ran through its normal motions, it pinned the engineer against a surface, pushing its claws into his body and drawing blood from his back and his arm, the two people said,” The Information reported.Also, I believe it happened a couple of years ago.
I dont think the headline writer read the article either. This was not an “attack” but merely an industrial accident where a programmed machine did its function while in the wrong position or when a human limb/appendage was where it was not supposed to be. Certainly not an attack under the volition of the robot. This was a scare headline designed to promote clicks from people fearful of robots and AI. This robot has very limited AI to do a simple mundane task of moving a cut part from Point A to Point B, turn it and put it into an assembly. Nothing more happened here than someone was not paying attention.
Clearly Headline should have started with: “BOOM!”.
Reminds me of the time my Aunt was working on a manure loading auger in the barn. Son was at the switch and thought she said “turn it on”...off came he ends of four of her fingers on the one hand. Amazing she didnt get an infection.