Stacking robot fatally crushes employee in South Korea

November 8, 2023

An industrial robot, controlled by artificial intelligence, tragically resulted in the death of a man in South Korea. The incident occurred when the robot, handling boxes of produce, failed to distinguish the man from the objects it was manipulating.

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Alleged deployer: unnamed-south-gyeongsang-province-produce-distribution-center
Alleged developer: unknown
Alleged harmed parties: unnamed-employee-of-south-gyeongsang-province-produce-distribution-center

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/599

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