Robot kills a man

Berlin/Hyderabad, July 2: An incident where a robot killed its creator took place at Frankfurt in Germany on Wednesday. A 22-year-old contractor was fixing certain parts to a robot in a Volkswagen production plant, 100 km away from Frankfurt. Due to a problem in the fixing of wires, the robot suddenly grabbed the man and crushed him against a metal plate. He received severe injured and died. The company representative, Heiko Hillwig said the mishap occurred due to human error only. He said that the robot normally works within a confined area of the factory and takes auto parts and works on them.