Robert Williams (robot fatality)
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Robert Williams (born c. 1954, died January 25, 1979) was one of the first individuals to be killed by a robot.[1],[2],[3] According to press reports:
A jury has ordered the manufacturer of a one-ton robot that killed a worker at a Ford Motor Co. plant to pay the man's family $10 million. The Wayne County Circuit Court jury deliberated for 2 1/2 hours Tuesday before announcing the decision against Unit Handling Systems, a division of Litton Industries. The suit was brought by the family of Robert Williams, who was killed Jan. 25, 1979, at a casting plant in Flat Rock, Mich.[2]
Williams's death may be significant to the history and development of roboethics.
A better-known person killed by a robot is Kenji Urada (died 1981.)
[edit] References
- ^ Robot firm liable in death, Tim Kiska, The Oregonian, August 11, 1983. See [1], ROBOT FIRM LIABLE IN DEATH.
- ^ a b Death on the job: Jury awards $10 million to heirs of man killed by robot at auto plant, Tim Kiska, Philadelphia Inquirer, August 11, 1983.
- ^ Death-by-robot yields award of $15 million, Philadelphia Inquirer, January 14, 1984.
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