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Robot Kills Worker at Volkswagen Plant

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In Germany.

A contractor at a Volkswagen production plant in Germany was killed this week by a robot, according to the automaker. The 22-year-old man was killed Monday in Baunatal while setting up a stationary robot. The robot grabbed and crushed the man against a metal plate, according to a spokesman. The spokesman said human error was to blame rather than the robot, but declined to give more details because of an ongoing investigation.

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