Man crushed to death by robot that mistook him for a box of veg

9 November 2023, 07:56

The man was crushed to death by a robotic arm that loaded boxes onto pallets
The man was crushed to death by a robotic arm that loaded boxes onto pallets. Picture: Getty

By Asher McShane

A man has been crushed to death after a robot mistook him for a box of vegetables.

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The worker, in his 40s, was inspecting the robot’s sensor at a warehouse in South Korea.

It misidentified him ,and the robot’s mechanical arm pushed him onto a conveyor belt before crushing his face and chest.

He died in hospital.

The Donggoseong Export Agricultural Complex, which owns the plant where the man died, called for a ‘precise and safe’ system to be established.

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The robot is responsible for lifting boxes of peppers and putting them onto pallets.

The man was running checks on the machine late on Wednesday night when it malfunctioned.

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