Murder By Death By Robot
Posted on March 12, 2007 by Tito
From the 30 Strangest Deaths (in HISTORY, no less):
Death by Robot
Robert Williams [wiki] was the first man ever killed by a robot. On January 25, 1979, Williams climbed into a storage rack at the Ford Motor’s Flat Rock casting plant to retrieve a part because the parts-retrieval robot malfunctioned. Suddenly, the robot reactivated and slammed its arm into Williams’ head, killing him instantly.
Make no mistake, they will come for you
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