Robot incidents in 2012

The Machine Record holds 1 incident involving commercial robots in 2012, most involving Intuitive Surgical: 1 where a person was hurt, and 1 that reached a regulator, a recall or a court.

Counts measure what was reported in the press the register reads and cleared verification, not how many events took place. Fleet sizes are not public, so none of this is a rate. The rules are on the methodology page.