Delivery robots incidents
Incidents involving sidewalk and campus delivery robots: collisions with people, vehicles and trains, fires, and blocked crossings or curb ramps.
- 9
- Incidents recorded
- 0
- Deaths
- 2
- Reported injuries
- 2018–26
- Years covered
9 records
Most recent first- Property damage
Serve Robotics delivery robot shatters CTA bus shelter glass in Chicago
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
Brightline train destroys Coco delivery robot stalled on tracks in Miami
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.
- Serious injury
Cyclist injured in collision with Avride delivery robot in Jersey City
A cyclist says an Avride delivery robot working for Uber Eats moved into a Jersey City bike lane and caused a crash that broke his collarbone. He is suing both companies.
- Near miss
Serve delivery robot blocks mobility scooter user in West Hollywood
A man with cerebral palsy said a Serve Robotics robot repeatedly cut off his mobility scooter on a West Hollywood sidewalk before they made contact. He was not injured.
- Disruption
Waymo robotaxi and Serve delivery robot collide at Los Angeles intersection
A driverless Waymo making a right turn hit a Serve Robotics delivery robot that was trying to mount a curb. The impact was about 4 mph and neither vehicle was damaged.
- Minor injury
Starship delivery robot reverses into ASU parking attendant in Tempe
A Starship delivery robot backed into a 73-year-old parking attendant at Arizona State University and knocked her down, a police report says. She later sued the company.
- Disruption
Serve Robotics delivery robot crosses police tape at Hollywood High School
A Serve Robotics delivery robot rolled under police tape and through an LAPD scene outside Hollywood High School during a reported shooting that turned out to be a hoax.
- Disruption
Pitt pauses Starship robots after wheelchair user reports blocked curb cut
A wheelchair user said a Starship delivery robot sat in a curb cut on Forbes Avenue and blocked her way out of traffic. The University of Pittsburgh paused the robots for days.
- Property damage
Kiwibot delivery robot catches fire on UC Berkeley campus
A Kiwibot food delivery robot caught fire on the UC Berkeley campus. No one was hurt. Kiwi blamed a defective battery installed by mistake and briefly pulled its fleet.