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Is there a way to change the name of the page to "Robert Williams" instead of "Robert Williams (robot fatality)". It seems a bit pointless, we don't have similar page names for celebrities or anyone else for that matter. Godlesswanderer 17:07, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

The page name is to differentiate this Robert Williams from all the other people named Robert Williams. Many article pages are named in this way. Spacepotato 20:11, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Ah, I didn't know there were other people with the name Robert Williams. I should have checked really. Disregard my request. Godlesswanderer 00:12, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] US Government Web Site Disagrees on details of this incident

According to the CDC.GOV web site located here the man died 5 days after the incident:

"March 22, 1985 / 34(11);145-6

Epidemiologic Notes and Reports Occupational Fatality Associated with a Robot -- Michigan

On July 21, 1984, a 34-year-old male worker in Michigan was operating an automated die-casting system that included an industrial robot. At approximately 1:15 p.m., he was found pinned between the back end of the robot and a 4-inch-diameter steel safety pole used to restrict undesired arm movement by the robot. The robot stalled, applying sustained pressure to the chest of the operator, who experienced cardiopulmonary arrest. After emergency rescue efforts by personnel from the company, the city fire department, and the city emergency medical service, the worker was admitted comatose to a local hospital, where he died 5 days later.

An investigation by the medical examiner revealed no physical signs of crush injury; radiographs of bones and internal organs were negative, as was a test for blood-alcohol. The cause of death was identified as necrosis of the brain due to cardiopulmonary arrest." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.42.191.50 (talk) 00:13, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

71.42.191.50 (talk) 00:16, 15 January 2008 (UTC) Vern Graner

This is a later incident. Williams died in 1979, not 1984. Spacepotato (talk) 23:12, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Robot sentenced?

The reference makes no mention of it!-- (James McNally)  (talkpage)  22:25, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Prettyy Wierd

Man that was pretty wierd way to die. Its like something from the Twlight Zone or something.--Rio de oro (talk) 20:50, 5 April 2008 (UTC)