A robot crushed a man to death in South Korea after it malfunctioned and mistook him for a box of vegetables, according to reports.
The incident occurred at a distribution center for agricultural produce in South Gyeongsang province on Wednesday, the Korean news agency Yonhap was the first to report.
Primarily used for lifting boxes of bell peppers and moving them onto pallets, the robot was one of two used at the facility, according to NBC News.
The news outlet said that machines like this are commonplace in South Korea’s agricultural hubs.
https://www.insider.com/robot-crushed-man-death-mistook-him-box-vegetables-south-korea-2023-11