Robot Kills Volkswagen factory worker in Germany
A worker in a factory Volkswagen in Germany has died after a robot grabbed and crushed against a metal plate.
The man aged 22 died in hospital after the tragic incident at a plant in Baunatal Monday, about 100 km north of Frankfurt.
These deaths are rare as robots are usually kept behind cages to prevent contact with humans, but the worker would have been inside the safety cage when he was injured, according to the Financial Times.
The victim worked as part of a team to install the robot when he grabbed hold of him, according to the German automaker.
Volkswagen spokesman Heiko Hillwig told The Associated Press that officials believe that human error was to blame for the incident, rather than a problem with the robot.
Prosecutors are now considering laying charges, and if so, against which German news agency DPA.
A spokesman for Volkswagen said earlier this week, independent contractor was injured when installing the machines in a factory in Kassel.
He died later at his injuries and our thoughts are with his family hospital.
We make sure a thorough investigation of the incident and can not comment further at this time.
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