Tesla Robot Suffers Malfunctions and Allegedly ‘Attacks’ Engineer at Texas Factory, Leaving ‘Trail of Blood’
A robotic malfunction at Tesla’s Giga Texas factory resulted in a violent encounter where an engineer was attacked by one of the company’s robots, resulting in significant injuries and leaving a ‘trail of blood.’
According to the Daily Mail, while working on software programming for non-functional Tesla robots, the engineer was suddenly pinned against a surface by a robot tasked with manipulating aluminum car components, with its metal claws inflicted an injury that left an ‘open wound’ on the worker’s left hand.
“Two of the robots, which cut car parts from freshly cast pieces of aluminum, were disabled so the engineer and his teammates could safely work on the machines. A third one, which grabbed and moved the car parts, was inadvertently left operational, according to two people who watched it happen. As that robot ran through its normal motions, it pinned the engineer against a surface, pushing its claws into his body and drawing blood from his back and his arm, the two people said,” The Information reported.
Quick action was taken by Tesla workers who intervened and triggered the emergency shutdown button to halt the malfunctioning robot and prevent further injury to the engineer.
This incident came to light through a 2021 injury report filed to Travis County and federal regulators, which Daily Mail reviewed. Tesla is legally required to report such incidents to ensure the continuation of state-provided tax incentives.
Despite claims by Tesla that the engineer did not require time off following the event, an attorney representing the factory’s contract laborers suggests otherwise. Evidence hints at possible underreporting of workplace accidents, casting doubt on the official records.
And thus it begins.
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This is hardly the "beginning." In this past year we have been working on a convergence of all the greats horror sci-fi and dystopian tropes into the greatest cinematic masterpiece ever conceived. We've got rogue robots, scary AI on multiple levels, aliens on multiple levels, world ending epidemics, dystopian governments acting in secret to kill the population (that one's been running for a while, but it's mainstream now), soylent green, elements of time travel, psychic powers, multi-dimensional beings...
Honestly, we've got it all. Think of any trope, and you can find examples of it nudging its way into the mainstream.
I gotta say, it's a helluva show.
Wasn't there a movie about that? I, Robot?
I was thinking more like Terminator and Skynet.
Keep my Androids name out ‘yo mouth!
This felt like a slap in the face.
This is click bait, manipulated news. This happened in 2021, it was an arm robot that puts cars together. This was an operator error. New safety protocols had to be implemented. That’s what happens when engineers with no common sense and an inflated ego are left unchecked. This was not a super intelligent humanoid robot that attacked its handler as much as the headline would like you to believe that. The real news here is that more and more people are falling for the bull shit as it’s pumped into our feeds by humans who are weaponizing ai bots to write articles to cause more division and confusion. This is a fine example of Satan being alive and well in our time. We need a world changing event to wipe out and conquer this. I think it’s time to turn to Christ if you haven’t already.
Looks like they just forgot to power off, some equipment.
Lots of equipment like that is automatic, and that's pretty much the same thing.
That is a risk of working around automation and robotics in manufacturing and other industries. Missing a safety step like turning off power or proper lockout procedures for the robot to be disabled from moving while a technician is in the danger zone is a severe violation which should result in write up or termination of the technician and management, but often management performance metrics and production requirements are tied to bonus structures that create an incentive to look the other way and short cut safety procedure to get the malfunctioning machine back to production quicker.
The engineer although injured is lucky. Often times the robot hits central mass and the unlucky person ends up impaled and pinned to an immovable structure resulting in severe injuries or death.
Well said, and it doesn't matter if it's robotic or just some equipment with stored energy.
Headline is total fear porn.
Stuff happens, robots or not.
I once went on a plant tour. They told us of an incident were some sort of rotating machinery was involved. Guys took a break from lunch and forgot to tighten the retaining bolts when they got back. Spun the machine up and it came off it's base and killed a young engineer who just happened to be walking by.
They say safety rules are written in blood and it's not too far from the truth.
Standard industrial accident with a marketing campaign.
Hyperbole title. Machine at jobsite injured a worker. Machine operated correctly, human error. Happens everyday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwC00MgkeMg what can go wrong?
Look up fellabuncher deaths