ON THIS DAY: In 1984, the first reported homicide of a human by a robot occurred in a Mississippi factory, when a robot turned and caught a worker between it and a safety bar, crushing him (the worker died of his injuries several days later). Harrison Ford, as a robot bounty hunter, deals with deadly androids in 1982's BLADE RUNNER, most of whom will do anything to avoid their planned deactivation, including killing humans who get in their way. [today's movie at IMDb]

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