A chess-playing robot is being blamed for breaking a child's finger at a Moscow chess tournament.
Officials say the 7-year-old boy moved too quickly in violation of safety regulations, and the robot grabbed him.
It took several spectators to dislodge the child's finger from the robot, which held on for about 15 seconds.
Sergey Lazarev, president of the Moscow Chess Federation, told Russian state media outlet TASS that the boy was partially responsible for the incident, according to CNN.
"A robot broke a child's finger -- this is, of course, bad," Lazarev said. "The robot was rented by us, it has been exhibited in many places by specialists for a long time. Apparently, the operators overlooked some flaws. The child made a move, and after that it is necessary to give time for the robot to respond, but the boy hurried, the robot grabbed him. We have nothing to do with the robot."
The boy's finger was put in a cast and he returned to finish out the tournament, Lazarev added.
"We will coordinate to understand what happened and try to help [the family] in any way we can. And the robot's operators, apparently, will have to think about strengthening protection so that such a situation does not happen again," he said.
The child is reportedly one of the 30 top chess players under age nine in Moscow.
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