Random  | Best Random Tools

  • A Robot Unleashed Bear Repellent Upon Amazon Factory Workers  on Random Scariest Real-Life Robotic Disasters and Accidents

    (#9) A Robot Unleashed Bear Repellent Upon Amazon Factory Workers

    A robot punctured a can of bear repellent in a New Jersey warehouse in December 2018. The repellent, which is made with chili pepper extract, caused breathing difficulties as well as a burning sensation in the throats of some of the 54 workers exposed to the product.

    Around 25 people were hospitalized after the incident, with one worker in critical condition.

  • Samsung Smartphones Exploded En Masse on Random Scariest Real-Life Robotic Disasters and Accidents

    (#1) Samsung Smartphones Exploded En Masse

    When Samsung released the faulty Galaxy Note 7 to compete with Apple's iPhone, it nearly sank the company. Just a few weeks before the US release in August 2016, users in South Korea reported their phones were catching fire and in some cases exploding. The potentially dangerous mistake cost Samsung $26 billion in stock.

    The US issued a recall of the Note 7 in September 2016 and again in October 2016 when Samsung sent out replacement units that had the same issue.

  • A Family Nearly Died In The Desert After A GPS Device Led Them In Circles on Random Scariest Real-Life Robotic Disasters and Accidents

    (#12) A Family Nearly Died In The Desert After A GPS Device Led Them In Circles

    The Cooper family visited Death Valley during the summer of 2010 and got lost when their GPS device directed them down a small dirt path. The family was missing for three days but fortunately made it out of the desert alive.

    One mother and son were not so lucky - they got lost for five days after their GPS misdirected them. The boy died before authorities discovered the pair, and his mom barely survived.

  • The First Known Human To Be Killed By A Modern Robot Is Robert Williams, Who Died At A Ford Factory In 1979 on Random Scariest Real-Life Robotic Disasters and Accidents

    (#11) The First Known Human To Be Killed By A Modern Robot Is Robert Williams, Who Died At A Ford Factory In 1979

    Robert Williams was gathering parts at a Ford factory in Flat Rock, MI, in 1979 when a robot arm fatally struck him. An alarm was supposed to go off when the robot was nearby, but the safety measure failed.

    A court awarded Williams's family $10 million in damages after a jury found that Ford failed to protect Williams.

  • Thumb of A Self-Driving Car Killed A Pedestrian  video

    (#2) A Self-Driving Car Killed A Pedestrian

    One of the first deaths by self-driving car occurred in March 2018. A car owned by Uber struck and killed a female pedestrian. The self-driving system detected a human six seconds before the crash, but didn't take action to prevent the collision.

    The car had an emergency braking system, but it was turned off to prevent "erratic driving." Engineers failed, however, to program the car to alert the operator to brake.

  • A Factory Robot Killed A Worker And Apparently Wiped Its Own Memory Of The Incident  on Random Scariest Real-Life Robotic Disasters and Accidents

    (#6) A Factory Robot Killed A Worker And Apparently Wiped Its Own Memory Of The Incident

    In 2006, a robot at Alliance Tech Systems pinned a man's head between its robotic arm and company machinery. The man was likely reaching to remove scraps the robot dropped or to press its reset button.

    When analysts performed tests on the robot, it had no memory of malfunctioning on its computer.

New Random Displays    Display All By Ranking

About This Tool

With the continuous improvement of intelligent technology, various intelligent inventions are becoming more and more common in life and work. But are intelligent robots really safe? There have been many accidents caused by robot failures in the world. We need to know there is no real self-aware robot yet, and all robot work is controlled by programming, but people must realize that it is terrible when robots lose control.

This is a sad topic, you can find 13 of the scariest real-life robotic disasters and accidents with the random tool. There is no doubt that the development of science and technology has both advantages and disadvantages.

Our data comes from Ranker, If you want to participate in the ranking of items displayed on this page, please click here.

Copyright © 2024 BestRandoms.com All rights reserved.