chakorules
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I dunno about you guys but as many robots as I've seen be "glitchy", you probablly won't see me strapped on this ride:
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/US/techtv_roboride030616.html
Can you imagine what OSHA has to say about this? Where does the line lay between "industrial" robot safety and amusement park rides? Two years ago two guys got busted in a work place for writting a "bull ride code" for a big ABB robot, they even brought a saddle in....
I guess maybe it would be no different than riding a coaster, but I got to tour Cedar Point behind the scenes one time, and I feel better knowing that the RAPTOR is controlled by four PLC5, redundant...two safety programs, and two keep track of the train programs....
I found more pictures of the ride above here:
http://www.kukarobotics.com/press_releases/pr_robocoaster_usa.htm
Wicked eh?
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/US/techtv_roboride030616.html
Can you imagine what OSHA has to say about this? Where does the line lay between "industrial" robot safety and amusement park rides? Two years ago two guys got busted in a work place for writting a "bull ride code" for a big ABB robot, they even brought a saddle in....
I guess maybe it would be no different than riding a coaster, but I got to tour Cedar Point behind the scenes one time, and I feel better knowing that the RAPTOR is controlled by four PLC5, redundant...two safety programs, and two keep track of the train programs....
I found more pictures of the ride above here:
http://www.kukarobotics.com/press_releases/pr_robocoaster_usa.htm
Wicked eh?