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Dunedin robotics company charged following a worker's death involving a robot

FatalityfatalityotherScott Technology
Date of incident
2026-05-15
Location
Dunedin, New Zealand
Sources
2
EscalationCriminal charge
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How the event developed

  1. 2026-05-15Criminal charge

    Dunedin robotics company charged following a worker's death involving a robot

    stuff.co.nz
  2. 2026-05-16Criminal charge

    Michael Sherry was killed in a workplace accident at Scott Technology's robotics factory in Dunedin, New Zealand, leading WorkSafe to file a charge against the company for breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.

    1news.co.nz
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