Spirit of Islam, Oct 2015

M AN has made a mechanical object called the robot that is outwardly just like a human being. It walks, talks, and works, but in reality it is just an electro-mechanical machine guided by a computer programme, not a conscious being. It acts in the same mechanical manner as any other computerized machine made by man. Recently, a robot crushed a man to death at a Volkswagen production plant in Germany. The incident occurred at the factory in Baunatal, 62 miles north of Frankfurt, which assembles car components for other plants. The company confirmed the death on 1 July 2015. The 22-year-old German worker was a technician installing a stationary robot. It was programmed to complete a series of tasks in the assembly process by grabbing parts and manipulating them. The robot grabbed and crushed the technician against a metal plate. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, but later died of his injuries. A company spokesperson told the Associated Press that the robot can be programmed for specific tasks and that the company believes the malfunction was due to human error. Though the company uses some lightweight robots to work on the production line next to humans, a spokesperson told the Financial Times that this was not one of those robots. The type of robot that crushed the employee is usually kept in a cage. The man was working on the robot inside the cage when he was grabbed. Prosecutors are still deciding whether to bring charges and whom they would pursue. (http://time.com) In another incident, many years ago, a robot was commissioned for a London office to perform the work of an office-boy. When work on this robot was completed and it was brought to the office, the secretary of the office wanted to give it a trial run. She was examining its battery when it got activated. It started walking behind her! Then she began THE UNIVERSE IS NOT A MACHINE Flawless Creation There is a conscious Being who controls the universe. Without such control, no such system and organization could ever have been possible in such a perfect form.