Article 44E3N Amazon robot sets off bear repellant, putting 24 workers in hospital

Amazon robot sets off bear repellant, putting 24 workers in hospital

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Jasper Jolly
from Technology | The Guardian on (#44E3N)

Accident in New Jersey puts new focus on retailer's warehouse working conditions

Twenty-four employees at an Amazon warehouse in New Jersey were taken to hospital after a robot accidentally punctured a can of bear repellant.

The 255g can containing concentrated capsaicin, a compound in chilli peppers, was punctured by an automated machine after it fell off a shelf, according to local media.

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