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stanley flask France, becoming the world s fifth-largest economy.Last year, California was only surpassed in economic muscle by the United States as a whole, Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom, according to figures released Wednesday by the Los Angeles Economic Development Corp.While many have worried about the eco
stanley quencher nomic impact of the state s energy crisis, the group s chief economist Jack Kyser said the annual economic survey is a good barometer of California s strength. It makes a very solid statement, and it s an interesting statement to make at the present time because you have a lot of people who are pessimistic about what s going on in California because of the energy crisis, Kyser said.Last year, California had a gross domestic product of $1.330 trillion while France had a gross domestic product of $1.281 trillion. With a population of over 32 million, California had a per capita GDP of more than $40,000, while France 151; population 59 million 151; only boasts about $21,000 in income per head.The change has as much to do with the European Union s weak currency as the state s financial clout.The Los Angeles business research group converted the economic output of foreign countries into U.S. dollars. Since the dollar is much stronger than the Euro, the conversion translated into a lower gross domestic product for France. We had kind of a one-two punch working in our favor 151; tr
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Robots killing humans is an old science fiction concept, but it always associated with the future 鈥?something that awaits humanity sometime in the next few centuries. But it something that has already happened, specifically in a factory in 1979. This robot, unlike drones or Terminators, wasn ;t designed to be a weapon. It was a robot arm, meant to gather up scrap material at a Ford Motor plant in Michigan. It worked alongside hu
stanley cup mans. One of those humans was Robert Williams, a 25-year-old man also tasked with gathering materials in the same building. The robot had no safety systems, and no alarm warning people of its proximity. While Williams was retrieving some parts, t
stanley termosky he arm came down on his head, killing him instantly. His family sued the plant, and won $10,000,000 in damages. Since then, more atte
stanley cup ntion has been paid to safety features, and safe procedures when working near robots. That the procedural significance of the death. What about the historic significance Does this count as the first robot-caused fatality If not, what do you think is, or is it still to come [Via Wired, Mad Science] RobotsScience