40 year old man died crushed by a robot in South Korea after a machine failed to distinguish him from food boxes Reports revealed he was driving.

The incident occurred when a man, an employee of a robotics company, was inspecting a robot.

A robotic arm, mistaking the man for a box of vegetables, grabbed him and pressed his body against the conveyor belt. crushing his face and chestThis was reported by the South Korean news agency. Yonhap.

He was subsequently sent to hospital; however, he died.

The robot was responsible for lifting the boxes of pepper and handing them over for distribution.

The man was checking the robot’s sensors before testing it at a pepper grading plant in South Gyeongsang province, scheduled for November 8, the agency added, citing police.

The test was originally scheduled for November 6, but was delayed by two days due to problems with the robot’s sensor.

An employee at a company that made a robotic arm was checking the machine late Wednesday night when the glitch occurred.

Following the incident, a spokesman for the Tongoson Agricultural Export Complex, which owns the plant, called for an “accurate and safe” system.