Automated robot death court hearing upcomingAutomation is the in news this week and not for all the right reasons.
In Australia, autonomous mobile robot maker GeekPlus and a major retail chain face charges over a workplace death, after an employee allegedly came into contact with an energised and operating automated robot.
Both GeekPlus and shopping chain Myer have been charged with failing to provide a safe working environment and safe system of work - respectively - after they allegedly failed to ensure access to the grid where the automated robots were operating, was only possible when the grid was de-energised.
The worker who died was 27-years-old.
As we continue to build an increasingly automated world, the death of this young man is a sober reminder that safety should always remain at front of mind.