On: HRP-4 Humanoid robot unveiled-- will sell for $300k

[wyclif]

It's only a matter of time before one of these kills a person.

[Devilboy → wyclif]

The first time a robot killed a human was all the way back in 1979.

[wyclif → Devilboy]

I know that, I'm afraid I was making a joke.

[Das_Bruce → Devilboy]

What happened?

[patio11 → Das_Bruce]

An industrial accident at a major Japanese company close to here, if I remember my history correctly. Someone stood somewhere they shouldn't have and a robot crushed them.