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Old 07-02-2015, 03:23 AM   #1
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A worker at a Volkswagen factory in Germany has died, after a robot grabbed him and crushed him against a metal plate.

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He was working as part of a team of contractors installing the robot when it grabbed him, according to the German car manufacturer.

Heiko Hillwig, from Volkswagen, blamed "human error" rather than the robot.

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German news agency dpa reported that prosecutors were now investigating and deciding who to prosecute.
There are unconfirmed reports the robot was sent from the future.
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For some reason I would have thought this might have happened in Japan not Germany lol..
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Old 07-02-2015, 04:09 AM   #3
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Old 07-02-2015, 08:43 AM   #5
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Old 07-02-2015, 12:20 PM   #6
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Was it's chest glowing red?



Not to worry - Will Smith is on scene:

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Old 07-02-2015, 10:30 PM   #7
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So how come everyone around here is going to jump down my throat if I call Bruce Jenner a him, instead of calling him a she.

But this thread sits up here for 20 hours making jokes about somebody getting killed and nobody says anything.

I can't follow what is politically correct in humour anymore.
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There are unconfirmed reports the robot was sent from the future.
Back to the Future??
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Old 07-03-2015, 05:04 AM   #10
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I guess there will be a 6th Terminator movie.
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Miles Dyson really ####ed it up for everyone

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So how come everyone around here is going to jump down my throat if I call Bruce Jenner a him, instead of calling him a she.

But this thread sits up here for 20 hours making jokes about somebody getting killed and nobody says anything.

I can't follow what is politically correct in humour anymore.
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This easily could have happened if the cell was not properly de-energized prior to entry. There are tons of examples of people improperly locking out a robot cell and the robot moving unexpectedly while repairing it. If indeed this person was a contractor it is very conceivable that a lockout violation occurred and resulted in death. A lot of the robots in a car plant are quite large. Take into consideration the one in the photo below (spoilered for size). Imagine being struck by one of these?

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Old 07-04-2015, 08:53 PM   #14
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So how come everyone around here is going to jump down my throat if I call Bruce Jenner a him, instead of calling him a she.

But this thread sits up here for 20 hours making jokes about somebody getting killed and nobody says anything.

I can't follow what is politically correct in humour anymore.
Because one is intentionally trying to marginalize a person and the other is just bad taste.
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Because one is intentionally trying to marginalize a person and the other is just bad taste.
Once again I am confused which is which.

Are we marginalizing the life that was lost, or marginalizing the guy who prefers to be called a woman?

I guess its not that hard because only one of the two is in bad taste.
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Once again I am confused which is which.

Are we marginalizing the life that was lost, or marginalizing the guy who prefers to be called a woman?

I guess its not that hard because only one of the two is in bad taste.
You just might be a redneck if.....
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I'm with #3 on this. What ridiculous ##### footing and made up political correctness.
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Because one is intentionally trying to marginalize a person and the other is just bad taste.
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Imagine if the machine had killed Caitlyn/Bruce Jenner.
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