Robots · September 2020Gaffe level: Rampage
Amazon's Robot Warehouses Had Injury Rates 50% Higher
A Reveal investigation found Amazon's automated warehouses were injuring workers at sharply higher rates, with 14,000 serious injuries recorded in 2019. The robots were supposed to make work safer; the humans paid the difference.
Source: Engadget
A Public Hospital in Guyana Completed 100 Robotic Surgeries in Five Months
Georgetown Public Hospital completed 100 robotic-assisted surgeries in five months using India's lower-cost SSI Mantra 3 system, across general surgery, gynaecology and urology. The public hospital plans to expand the programme by training more local surgeons.
Source: CANANews