Posted on 12/26/2023 11:46:37 AM PST by Red Badger
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.
Someone failed to lockout the robot before they started working on the line. Telsa will be fined for not enforcing a safety first culture and failure to train workers on lockout/tagout. Anybody that has ever worked with Robots knows that you have to lock them out and confirm the lockout. Also, somebody’s safety grates were not working. Most places have a no human’s inside the fence rule for this reason and if configured right, once the safety gate was opened, the machine should have shutdown.
I would think that a strategically placed infrared heat sensor would let the robot know that there is an error and a human or cat or dog or squirrel is in it’s path...so it could shut down power rather quickly. Hell, there is just such a sensor on some expensive table saws that will immediately stop the blade when a finger...or even a hot dog is in its path. It destroys the motor but, who cares?
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