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24 Amazon workers sent to hospital after robot accidentally unleashes bear spray
ABC News ^
Posted on 12/05/2018 6:49:42 PM PST by ameribbean expat
Twenty-four Amazon workers in New Jersey have been hospitalized after a robot accidentally tore a can of bear repellent spray in a warehouse, officials said.
The two dozen workers were treated at five local hospitals, Robbinsville Township communications and public information officer John Nalbone told ABC News. One remains in critical condition and 30 additional workers were treated at the scene.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: amazon; bear; bearspray; chat; spray
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To: ameribbean expat
It wasn’t an accident.
They were caught abusing their bathroom breaks.
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posted on
12/05/2018 6:54:35 PM PST
by
Catmom
(We're all gonna get the punishment only some of us deserve.r)
To: ameribbean expat
Interesting. Is this the first reported “accident” by a robot? I wonder how they distinguish an accident from intentional misconduct?
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posted on
12/05/2018 6:55:01 PM PST
by
Brilliant
To: Catmom
“They were caught abusing their bathroom breaks.”
That’s funny to anyone who knows someone who’s worked the floor. Amazon needs a union, and I don’t even like unions...
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posted on
12/05/2018 6:57:11 PM PST
by
antidisestablishment
( Xenophobia is the only sane response to multiculturalismÂ’s irrational cultural exuberance)
To: ameribbean expat
Probably blamed on vendor packaging/palloting.
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posted on
12/05/2018 6:57:37 PM PST
by
noexcuses
To: ameribbean expat
Amazon workers never quit! Unless it’s cable.
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posted on
12/05/2018 6:57:41 PM PST
by
Dogbert41
(When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe. -Luke 11:21)
To: ameribbean expat
The Amazon Robot Corollary to Murphy’s Law.
To: ameribbean expat
Wait a minute!
There are bears in the Amazon, and even accident prone robots?
I have read about the uncontacted tribes in the Amazon, but this is really over the top.
To: Brilliant
#5 is alive!! And a bad mutha! Robot hate crime.
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posted on
12/05/2018 6:58:23 PM PST
by
Equine1952
(Get yourself a ticket on a common mans train of thought.she)
To: ameribbean expat
To: ameribbean expat
It's beginning.
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posted on
12/05/2018 6:58:38 PM PST
by
C210N
(Republicans sign check fronts; 'Rats sign check backs.)
To: ameribbean expat
I for one will not welcome the robotic overlords.
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posted on
12/05/2018 6:58:41 PM PST
by
buckalfa
(I was so much older then, but I'am younger than that now.)
To: Brilliant
My first thought as well. ‘Accidentally...’...
To: ameribbean expat
But, were they making $15 an hour?
To: Brilliant
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posted on
12/05/2018 7:01:10 PM PST
by
Fungi
To: ameribbean expat
No bear is gonna mess with those robots.
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posted on
12/05/2018 7:04:09 PM PST
by
MNDude
(WWG1WGAalso)
To: ameribbean expat
Was the robot wearing a MAGA hat..otherwise expect the commie media to find a way to blame Trump for this
To: Brilliant; Black Agnes
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posted on
12/05/2018 7:05:37 PM PST
by
palmer
(...if we do not have strong families and strong values, then we will be weak and we will not survive)
To: Brilliant
...Interesting. Is this the first reported “accident” by a robot? I wonder how they distinguish an accident from intentional misconduct...
Didn’t this violate one of Isaac Asimov’s Laws of Robots?
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posted on
12/05/2018 7:06:18 PM PST
by
Sasparilla
( I'm Not Tired of Winning)
The bear spray will continue until morale improves.
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posted on
12/05/2018 7:06:42 PM PST
by
proust
("The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.")
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