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Robot collision at Ocado warehouse near London sparks fire, delaying orders
- mattvot 5y agoObligatory Tom Scott video of the robots working in presumably the same warehouse https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ssZ_8cqfBlE https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ssZ_8cqfBlE
- Eavolution 5y agoBad timing Tom! (or he's cursed)
- dredmorbius 5y agoAt least he got the video out before it burned down this time. https://youtube.com/watch?v=-zjJpFYtx9s https://youtube.com/watch?v=-zjJpFYtx9s
- underseacables 5y agoSo would a robot collision be a software error, or a hardware error? Perhaps a lag?
- gpm 5y agoEverything is a software error. It might have been a hardware error as well, but the software "should have" detected it and prevented it. That's what software gets for being the brains, and the easiest to change (and therefore the most attractive part to blame).
- azornathogron 5y agoOcado seems to have a history of fire problems. There was a massive fire Feb 2019 that destroyed one of their warehouses... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-47168430 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-47168430
- jazzyjackson 5y agoThe bots appear to be self-propelled IE lithium-battery-powered, no? I wonder if it would be feasible to do it bumper-car style, with poles collecting current from the ceiling.
- deepserket 5y agoNice idea, i might steal it.