Science 'Kiwibot' Delivery robot catches fire in California - At least we have the answer to what will happen if The Farms was to build a robot...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46593190

A food delivery robot was destroyed after it caught fire because of "human error", its creator has confirmed.

Kiwibot autonomous delivery robots have been rolling around the University of California, Berkeley campus for two years.

On Friday, students found one of the robots in flames and shared photos on social media.

Kiwi said the cause was a "defective battery" that had been accidentally installed in the robot.

"One of the batteries for our robot that was idling started smouldering, eventually leading to some smoke and minor flames," the company said in a statement.

"A member of the community acted swiftly to extinguish the flames using a nearby fire extinguisher."

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One of the Kiwibots, the food delivery robot, caught on fire on campus. #kiwibot @kiwicampus


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It is not the first time robots have gone awry. In 2017, a security patrol robot "drowned" when it fell into a fountain. In December 2018, a robot in an Amazon warehouse accidentally punctured a canister of bear repellent, injuring human workers.

After discovering the California fire, Kiwi suspended all its vehicles and delivered food orders by hand.

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The company said it would introduce measures to ensure the "rare occurrence" did not happen again.

"Kiwi has put in custom software that will rigorously monitor the state of each battery," the company said.

Kiwi was founded by Felipe Chavez, who moved from Colombia to Berkeley to start his company.

Its bots have delivered more than 10,000 meals.

Well they did order Extra Crispy...

 

[frozenrunner]

F. He's delivering meals in Robot Heaven now.

 

[Coldgrip]

This isn't what we'd build. What we'd build would be at least 50 ft. tall, have anti-tranny lazers, a Death Punch function, and bitchin' loudspeaker to play all the Moonman tracks.

 

[CWCissey]

This isn't what we'd build. What we'd build would be at least 50 ft. tall, have anti-tranny lazers, a Death Punch function, and bitchin' loudspeaker to play all the Moonman tracks.

Nah sometimes it's funnier when you do something sneaky, like delivering testosterone laced cheese to Phil or something.

 

[Richardo Retardo]

But did they hack anything? If not, what exactly is Putin paying Josh for!?!?

 

[NOT Sword Fighter Super]

That thing literally looks like a sideways bread machine on wheels.

Also, can't wait for the articles to come out about how people are too mean to technology blah blah blah toxic masculinity blah blah.

 

[Oh Long Johnson]

Kiwibots huffing gas goes wrong. Did it dox anyone before its untimely demise?

 

[Clop]

On Friday, students found one of the robots in flames and shared photos on social media.

"A member of the community acted swiftly to extinguish the flames using a nearby fire extinguisher."

I don't give a shit about the robot, I want to hear the dialogue between the guy who sees a fire and promptly puts it out and the jackasses that start taking photos.

Incidentally, great respect to the person that actually responds to a situation instead of gawking at it. Just think how fucked you'd be if you ended in a precarious situation and the only people around were pointing their cellphones at you.

 

[KittyGremlin]

Chances are, it was using a Li-Po that was handled badly and had short circuited/reached current cap. Probable causes of going up in flames could be because of bad wiring or, more likely, moisture collecting inside and shorting out some wires. Extra motor load in such weather probably didn't help either since it means even more current load.

So yeah, I highly doubt it was the fault of the battery, probably the guy who built it messed up.

 

[Nick Gars]

That other Kiwibot seems deeply concerned.

 

[Coldgrip]

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That other Kiwibot seems deeply concerned.

Why did they program us to feel pain...

 

[AF 802]

Nah sometimes it's funnier when you do something sneaky, like delivering testosterone laced cheese to Phil or something.

And deliver pamphlets on the ethnostate on off-times.

 

[LofaSofa]

At least we have the answer to what will happen if The Farms was to build a robot...

We already did build a robot, though.

The K.I.W.I (Keeping-Ill-"Women"-Inadmissible) goes around literally assaulting trannies by blaring a high pitch noise that only they can hear, planting submisional messages in their minds that their family will never accept them as brave and beautiful, and must be terminated.

 

[Functional Animal]

We already did build a robot, though.

The K.I.W.I (Keeping-Ill-"Women"-Inadmissible) goes around literally assaulting trannies by blaring a high pitch noise that only they can hear, planting submisional messages in their minds that their family will never accept them as brave and beautiful, and must be terminated.

I prefer the more overt Kiwibot MKII personally. Just watch its triggering roto-patriarchy in action!