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Kinematic Risk Consumer Bulletin

# Kinematic Risk Consumer Bulletin

**LRRK Watch / Open-Source Intelligence** — Consumer systems that sense, move, and act in homes and yards.

**Issue type.** Monthly KRCB (calendar reconstruction). LC-3 / Consumer. Not the weekday 24–48h poll.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Collection cutoff | 31 May 2017 |
| Compiled Date | 19 August 2026 |
| Platform | Quiet Systems |
| Window | 1–31 May 2017 |
| Data label | Open-source intelligence // LRRK analytic product // retrospective monthly filing |
| Handling | Public-source material. Image rights require separate verification before publication. Retrospective reconstruction from contemporaneous public records. |
| Scope | Consumer kinematic electronics only (home, yard, companion, educational). |
| Classes in frame | Robot vacuums / mop combos · robotic lawn mowers · window-cleaning robots · pool-cleaning robots · robot pets / companion animals · social / desk companions · educational / programmable kits · robotic litter boxes · security / home patrol robots · consumer robotic arms · elder-care / assistive companions · kitchen / food-prep robots · toy / entertainment robots · niche outdoor / garden robots · emerging general-purpose or humanoid home robots |
| Spine | CPSC, Health Canada, EU Safety Gate (RAPEX), UK Trading Standards / RAPEX lane (OPSS not yet stood up), manufacturer recall pages, named newsrooms, dockets, SEC. |
| Color | Message boards, consumer forums, and Reddit — annotated context only. Never Fact without a reputable primary. |

## Executive read

### BLUF

May 2017 is a thin month. CPSC 17-168 (26 May) is Kobalt / Greenworks cordless *walk-behind* mowers — fire on a circuit board, five fires, no injuries, not a robotic mower. Colin Angle’s Reuters interview was conducted around this month; it is not a May publication.

### Key judgments

1. **[Assessment — High confidence]** CPSC 17-168 is walk-behind / push, not a robotic lawn mower, and is out of class.
2. **[Assessment — High confidence]** No CPSC, Health Canada, or RAPEX consumer-robot recall dated May 2017 was found.
3. **[Inference — Moderate confidence]** The May Angle interview becomes a July file when Reuters publishes. An unpublished interview is not a May Fact.

### Analytic labels
- **Fact** — verified reporting or primary record
- **Assessment** — analytic judgment
- **Inference** — reasoned but not directly observed
- **Uncertainty** — unresolved information gap

### Source grades
- **A1** — authoritative primary record / directly confirmed
- **B1–B2** — generally reliable and corroborated
- **C3** — useful but requires caution (typical for forums)

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## No numbered signals

This month produced **zero** in-window spine-grade signals. CPSC **17-168** (26 May 2017, Hongkong Sun Rise Trading; Kobalt KM2040X-06 / Greenworks 25302; 12 incidents including 5 fires; no injuries) is a walk-behind lithium mower and is **out of class**. [CPSC](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017/cordless-electric-lawn-mowers-recalled).

**Forum / community notes.**
- none found.

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## Forward indicators

1. Reuters / other named-newsroom publication of the Angle interview.
2. Any robotic-mower RAPEX or CPSC page in the mowing season.
3. Dated Jibo fulfillment.
4. Kuri still on a holiday ship target.
5. Any brand-named robotic-mower pediatric case.

> **Collection integrity.** Window = May 2017 only. **Killed as Fact:** CPSC 17-168 as a robotic-mower file (walk-behind); Madison Mill 17-173 safety gates (not a robot); any May Roomba CPSC recall (none); “iRobot sold maps in May” (interview unpublished this month). No named mower fatality. Forum empty. Thin month left thin.


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