The first person to be killed by an industrial robot was the American Robert Williams, in nineteen seventy-nine.
Why it is true
Williams was retrieving parts at a Ford casting plant when a three-thousand-pound robotic arm struck him in the head, highlighting the need for safety standards.
Source: Industrial Safety
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