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Important context autotldr missed:
The incident happened when the engineer was programming the software that controls the robots, which cut car parts from aluminium, The Information reported.
Two of the robots were disabled, but a third was inadvertently left on. As it went through its normal motions, it caught the worker in its claws.
Yikes, that should be checked multiple times before someone gets close to the clawed aluminum cutting robot. Failure of process, I suspect.
Considering the subject matter, perhaps the auto-TLDR bot has a conflict of interest!
Is this the same Tesla plant that has no caution stripes because Elon hates yellow and black? Or the one that violated EPA regulations? Not surprised in the slightest
Fun fact, back in 2018, Tesla factories have less safety signs and signals because Elon Musk hates yellow (so no safety tape telling people where not to stand) and cannot stand the beeping noise forklifts make when they reverse.
Source: https://revealnews.org/article/tesla-says-its-factory-is-safer-but-it-left-injuries-off-the-books/
Absolutely baffled how more people aren't killed at Tesla factories, tbh.
This is kind of tangential, but white noise backup alarms are neat.
I'm an engineer who works in an industrial environment, and I regularly have to repair or reprogram hazardous equipment. Here are a few takeaways I got from the descriptions of the Tesla incident:
In addition, while some companies try to blame workwrs for recordable incidents, safety is always ultimately management's responsibility. Safety controls or procedures missing? That's management's fault. Workers disabling safety controls out of malice or hubris? Managment is at fault for hiring them. Workers so overworked and tired they don't notice mistakes while operating lethal equipment? Management. Workers having to choose between having a job and doing it safely? Management. Lack of safety culture? Management.
With power comes responsibility, and in modern corporations, management has all the power.
I worked IT for a machine shop a while back and one of the giant machines had a sign posted next to it :
"This machine has no brains, so use yours"
Why are we building robots with claws?? That seems like a bad idea.
When they grab you with their metal claws, you can’t break free. Because robots are strong, and they’re made of metal.
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The robot "pushed its claws" into the man's body and drew blood from his back and arm, two witnesses told US technology website The Information.
After another worker hit the emergency stop button, the engineer managed to escape the robot's grasp and fell down a chute designed to collect scrap metal, "leaving a trail of blood behind him", one of the witnesses said.
The incident happened when the engineer was programming the software that controls the robots, which cut car parts from aluminium, The Information reported.
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The Texas site has been Tesla's global headquarters since 2021, when chief executive Elon Musk announced he was shifting the company's home from California.
Musk's SpaceX rocket company also has a launch site at the state's southern tip, and he moved to Texas in 2020.
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How is it novel? Robots have been harming people since they were created.