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About that robot attack

Alexander Strange
Aug 03, 2022
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A robot in Moscow violated Isaac Asimov's First Law of Robots when it broke the finger of a 7-year-old boy.

The kid was playing the robot during a chess tournament and apparently reached for a piece out of turn. The robotic arm grabbed his finger and crushed it.

In case it's been a while since you read Asimov's I Robot, the First Law of Robotics states: "…

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