BBC News - Robot-inflicted injuries studied

BBC News - Robot-inflicted injuries studied

    Robots could soon be helping with everyday tasks around the home


                     A future in which robots
help around the home could prove harmful to humans, suggests a study.



     German researchers studied what happens in accidents involving
robots using sharp tools alongside humans.



     They used a robot arm holding a variety of bladed tools
programmed to strike test substances that mimic soft tissue.



     In some cases, the researchers found, the robots managed to
accidentally inflict wounds that would prove "lethal".