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Braking news:Robot kills man at Volkswagen plant in Germany by myworldtech: 5:45am On Jul 02, 2015
A robot has killed a contractor at one of Volkswagen’s production plants in Germany, the automaker has said.

The man died on Monday at the plant in Baunatal, about 100km (62 miles) north of Frankfurt, VW spokesman Heiko Hillwig said.

The 22-year-old was part of a team that was setting up the stationary robot when it grabbed and crushed him against a metal plate, Hillwig said.

He said initial conclusions indicate that human error was to blame, rather than a problem with the robot, which can be programmed to perform various tasks in the assembly process. He said it normally operates within a confined area at the plant, grabbing auto parts and manipulating them.

Another contractor was present when the incident occurred, but was not harmed, Hillwig said. He declined to give any more details about the case, citing an ongoing investigation.

German news agency DPA reported that prosecutors were considering whether to bring charges, and if so, against whom.

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Re: Braking news:Robot kills man at Volkswagen plant in Germany by Theolar247(m): 6:06am On Jul 02, 2015
Men had invented their end time themselves
Re: Braking news:Robot kills man at Volkswagen plant in Germany by Nobody: 6:31am On Jul 02, 2015
Angels are like robots to God.. Look how that turned undecided
Re: Braking news:Robot kills man at Volkswagen plant in Germany by myworldtech: 6:32am On Jul 02, 2015
Man has invented a tool that will wipe it off the face of the earth in a short time.
Re: Braking news:Robot kills man at Volkswagen plant in Germany by Cutehector(m): 6:38am On Jul 02, 2015
He aint man enough
Re: Braking news:Robot kills man at Volkswagen plant in Germany by Nobody: 7:18am On Jul 02, 2015
Cutehector:
He aint man enough
I tire o. undecided
Re: Braking news:Robot kills man at Volkswagen plant in Germany by Remilekun101: 4:35pm On Jul 03, 2015
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