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Robot Runs Amok, Sends Man to Hospital on a Stretcher at Robot Fair
Nanfang, the ^
| 21 November 2016
Posted on 11/25/2016 7:20:05 AM PST by Lorianne
In what some Chinese news sites are calling a “first of its kind”, a person has been injured by a robot that malfunctioned, causing him to be sent to hospital.
It happened Thursday afternoon at the 18th annual Shenzhen High-Tech Fair, where much of the country’s newest technology gets put on display.
A robot nicknamed “Little Tubby” is being blamed for getting out of control and smashing a glass display case and injuring a person who had to be taken to hospital on a stretcher.
(Excerpt) Read more at thenanfang.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: robots
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To: Lorianne
Robot Runs Amok, Sends Man to Hospital on a Stretcher at Robot FairMore terrible headline writing, I thought the Robot was being nice by taking the man to the hospital.
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11/25/2016 8:50:21 AM PST
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dfwgator
To: Lorianne
HAL 9000: Just what do you think you are doing, Dave?
To: Lorianne
“Dick, I’m very disappointed.’
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11/25/2016 9:37:18 AM PST
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RichInOC
(...somebody was going to say it. Why not me?)
To: UCANSEE2
I actually own that DVD.
:D
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11/25/2016 9:48:14 AM PST
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Salamander
(The day is okay, and the sun can be fun, but I live to see those rays slip away...)
To: Lorianne
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11/25/2016 9:55:57 AM PST
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tumblindice
(America's founding fathers, all armed conservatives)
To: Lorianne
Apparently, someone neglected to read Asimov.
To: Lorianne
A robot nicknamed “Little Tubby” This is why you should not make derogatory remarks about a robot's body shape.
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11/25/2016 5:23:11 PM PST
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Oztrich Boy
("Laws are for the guidance of wise men and the blind obedience of fools" Solon, Lawmaker of Athens)
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