Public record · United States · updated November 13, 2026

When a robot hurts someone, breaks something or gets in the way, it goes on the record.

Robo Incidents documents incidents involving robotaxis, delivery robots, drones, industrial robots and other physical AI systems in the United States. One page per incident: what happened, which system, who investigated, and the sources.

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Incidents recorded: 18
Deaths: 71
Reported injuries: 21
States: 37
Companies named: 1979
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Aug 7, 2026
Pedestrian hit by SUV is thrown into Waymo robotaxi and dies in Dallas
Dallas, TXWaymoAutonomous vehicles
A pedestrian struck by a human-driven SUV on Maple Avenue in Dallas on August 7, 2026, was thrown into an unoccupied Waymo robotaxi in the opposite lanes and later died.
Fatal
Apr 9, 2026
Wybot robotic pool vacuums recalled after ten overheating and fire reports
NationwideWyboticsConsumer robots
Wybotics recalled about 5,000 Wybot robotic pool vacuums on April 9, 2026 after ten reports of the units overheating or catching fire, nine of which caused property damage.
Property damage
Mar 22, 2026
Serve Robotics delivery robot shatters CTA bus shelter glass in Chicago
Chicago, ILServe RoboticsDelivery robots
A Serve Robotics delivery robot drove through a glass panel of a CTA bus shelter at Grand and Racine in Chicago's West Town. No one was hurt and Serve paid for the repair.
Property damage
Feb 4, 2026
Amazon MK30 delivery drone hits apartment building in Richardson, Texas
Richardson, TXAmazonDrones
An Amazon Prime Air MK30 struck the outside of an apartment building in Richardson, Texas, during a delivery and fell onto a walkway. No one was hurt; damage was minor.
Property damage
Jan 23, 2026
Waymo robotaxi strikes child near Santa Monica elementary school
Santa Monica, CAWaymoAutonomous vehicles
A driverless Waymo struck a 9-year-old who crossed mid-block from between stopped cars near a Santa Monica elementary school on January 23, 2026. NHTSA and the NTSB opened probes.
Minor injury
Jan 15, 2026
Brightline train destroys Coco delivery robot stalled on tracks in Miami
Miami, FLCoco RoboticsDelivery robots
A Coco delivery robot stopped on railroad tracks in Miami and was hit and destroyed by a Brightline passenger train. No one was hurt. Coco blamed a rare hardware failure.
Property damage
Dec 6, 2025
Tesla Optimus humanoid falls backward during public demo in Miami
Miami, FLTeslaHumanoid robots
A Tesla Optimus robot handing out water bottles at a Tesla event in Miami knocked bottles over and fell backward on December 6, 2025. No injuries were reported.
Disruption
Nov 21, 2025
Lawsuit alleges Figure AI humanoid punched refrigerator beside a worker
CAFigure AIHumanoid robots
A former Figure AI safety engineer's November 2025 lawsuit alleges an F.02 humanoid malfunctioned and punched a refrigerator beside an employee. Figure denies the allegation.
Near miss
Nov 18, 2025
Amazon MK30 delivery drone snags overhead internet cable in Waco
Waco, TXAmazonDrones
An Amazon MK30 drone clipped an overhead internet cable while climbing away from a backyard delivery in Waco, Texas, then landed itself. The FAA opened an investigation.
Property damage
Oct 27, 2025
Waymo robotaxi kills neighborhood store cat in San Francisco
San Francisco, CAWaymoAutonomous vehicles
A Waymo robotaxi ran over and killed KitKat, a well-known store cat, outside a market on 16th Street in San Francisco's Mission District late on October 27, 2025.
Property damage