Robot incidents in 2016

12 verified incidents on file for 2016. Each entry is classified, source-attributed, and append-only; corrections and retractions are recorded on the record.

• Multiple Wing Loong drones shot down in Yemen by Houthi forces (2016-2021)2016-12-26 · other
• Swisslog employee sustained serious leg injury when struck by automated trolley at Walmart distribution center in Brundidge, Alabama2016-10-18 · injury
• Zimmer Biomet recalls ROSA Brain 3.0.0 over the head holder connector locking up when tightened2016-10-11 · recall
• Intuitive recalls da Vinci EndoWrist Stapler 45 over increased Stapler Firing Failed complaints2016-07-14 · recall
• Knightscope K5 security robot knocked down and ran over a toddler at Stanford Shopping Center (2016)2016-07-07 · injury
• Knightscope K5 struck and ran over a toddler at Stanford Shopping Center2016-07-07 · injury
• OSHA: Temporary worker Regina Elsea crushed to death by assembly-line robot at Ajin USA auto-parts plant (2016)2016-06-18 · fatality
• Zimmer Biomet recalls ROSA Brain 3.0 over insufficient washers allowing telescopic-arm movement2016-05-27 · recall
• REX exoskeleton session resulted in bilateral femur fractures in a spinal cord injury patient with osteoporosis2016-05-02 · injury
• Zimmer Biomet recalls ROSA Surgical Device 2.5.8 over software changing final tool orientation without command2016-04-08 · recall
• Zimmer Biomet recalls ROSA Herga Foot Switch over system freeze or shutdown in Fulgurate mode2016-01-20 · recall
• FDA Class I recall of Dräger Oxylog emergency transport ventilators over ventilation halt risk2016-01-07 · recall