Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 months agoIndustrial robot arms are scary dangerous.hexbear.netimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1101arrow-down1imageIndustrial robot arms are scary dangerous.hexbear.netYuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-man-killed-by-industrial-robot-that-identified-him-as-a-box
minus-squareAntiOutsideAktion [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·8 months agoThe thing should be turned off automatically whenever a flesh body is within reach. That’s the only software solution that’s going to be truly safe.
minus-squarecarpoftruth [any, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·8 months agoBest practices is having robotic arms inside cages to prevent people from physically being able to access a machine’s circle of blood. Auto turnoff systems are still fundamentally software and aren’t as reliable as physical lockout
minus-squarebrightpants@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoThey use lasers attached to a kill relay to create a virtual cage. You can do it only with electronics, no software
minus-squarecarpoftruth [any, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoYeah I’ve worked around a lot of heavy machinery and I’ll trust the fence thanks.
The thing should be turned off automatically whenever a flesh body is within reach. That’s the only software solution that’s going to be truly safe.
Best practices is having robotic arms inside cages to prevent people from physically being able to access a machine’s circle of blood. Auto turnoff systems are still fundamentally software and aren’t as reliable as physical lockout
They use lasers attached to a kill relay to create a virtual cage. You can do it only with electronics, no software
Yeah I’ve worked around a lot of heavy machinery and I’ll trust the fence thanks.