Nobody would be surprised if a robot He won a game of chess against a boy in a tournament. What no one expected during the Moscow Open was that, without warning, an automaton had broken it the finger to a 7-year-old child in the middle of a parts exchange.

The robotic arm was one of the attractions and had to be tackled with multiple competitors at the same time. The model is usually used in other tournaments and its main feature is that it can do so move the pieces on three axes.

Sergej Lazarevpresident of the Moscow Chess Federation confirmed that the minor suffered a fracture. The Russian director repudiated the fact and at the same time was surprised, since something like this had never been seen before.

The Russian boy, whose name is Christopher, is considered one of the best young chess players in Moscow. The surprising thing is that the police authorities attribute it to the boy part of the blame.

Problems with robots are quite common, especially when they are not supervised directly. These weapons are programmed to include tokens, but not for identify a possible wrong move or out of place of his opponent.

In the hypothesis of the accident, Lázarev’s explanation is that “the boy made a movement and, afterwards, we have to give the robot time to respond. The boy rushed and the robot grabbed him“.

Apparently, no one had warned Christopher that he would have to wait a few more seconds when the opponent made his move.

Then, picking up his piece, the robot grabbed the boy’s hand and crushed it with disproportionate force. after 15 seconds and with the help of four adults, Christopher was able to extricate himself.

“The boy played the next day, finished the plastered tournament and the volunteers helped him to record the works, “added Lazarev.

More robotic attacks on humans

Although usually they are the exception and not the norm, in recent years there have been several cases where robotic attacks on humans have been documented.

Thus, a technician died after being hit by a robot at a nearby Volkswagen plant Kassel, Germany. The 21-year-old was a contractor who installed the robot with a colleague when he was hit in the chest by the robot and pressed against a metal plate.

A Volkswagen spokesperson pointed out that the robot is not part of the new generation of collaborative robots that work side-by-side with workers on the production line and are outside the safety cages. Apparently, the robot had suffered a technical defect.

Wanda Holbrookmaintainer, it was killed by a robot while you were at your workplace. The android had a programming error that made him grab Wanda’s head and crushed it against the assembly line.

“Wanda suffered a terrible and painful death, as she was aware of everything that was happening. That robot shouldn’t have entered her section. There was a programming and security system error,” said her husband, Willian Holbrook. .

The case has already been reported in Federal Court of Michigan Due to the violent death of the woman, five North American robotics companies related to the engineering and integration of the machines and parts used by the Ventona Ionia Mains plant are involved in the investigation.

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