Incident #217·AI Safety & Failures
Robot at a Chinese Tech Fair Smashed a Glass Booth, Injuring a Visitor
Explainability
Description
At the 18th China Hi-Tech Fair, a robot suddenly smashed through a glass booth and injured a visitor, after a staff member reportedly mistakenly pressed a button, causing it to reverse and accelerate.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- evolver
Alleged Developers
- evolver
Harmed Parties
- fair-visitors
Classification
Risk Domain
AI Safety & FailuresRisk Subdomain
7.3. Lack of capability or robustness
MIT Risk Profile
HumanUnintentionalPost-deployment
Topics
Explainability
Source
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