Year
Incidents in 2008
Recorded incidents involving robots, autonomous vehicles, drones and other physical AI systems in the United States during 2008.
- 2
- Incidents recorded
- 0
- Deaths
- 2
- Reported injuries
- 2008
- Years covered
2 records
Most recent first- Serious injury
Patient severely injured in 2008 da Vinci prostatectomy in Washington state
A patient suffered a rectal laceration and lasting complications in a da Vinci robotic prostatectomy at Harrison Medical Center on September 9, 2008; the case reached the state high court.
- Minor injury
LawnBott robotic mowers recalled after owner cut by still-spinning blade
CPSC and Kyodo America recalled about 530 LawnBott robotic lawn mowers on April 25, 2008 after a consumer who lifted a running mower suffered minor cuts from the moving blade.