Lawsuit: Defective robot killed factory worker; human error to blame | Detroit Free Press

curated by Alex Kirkpatrick | March 15, 2017

Tragically, something went wrong in 2015, but Holbrook never saw it coming. A robot’s arm malfunctioned one day, hitting and crushing Holbrook’s head, killing her. The tragedy devastated her husband, three children, grandchildren and dozens of coworkers who filled the back four pews at her funeral.

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