Robo Incidents
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All 62 incidents in the record, from 1979 to 2026. Filter by category, severity, year and state, or search by company and place.

62 incidents

  1. Pedestrian hit by SUV is thrown into Waymo robotaxi and dies in Dallas

    Dallas, TXWaymoAutonomous vehicles

    Fatal

  2. Wybot robotic pool vacuums recalled after ten overheating and fire reports

    NationwideWyboticsConsumer robots

    Property damage

  3. Serve Robotics delivery robot shatters CTA bus shelter glass in Chicago

    Chicago, ILServe RoboticsDelivery robots

    Property damage

  4. Amazon MK30 delivery drone hits apartment building in Richardson, Texas

    Richardson, TXAmazonDrones

    Property damage

  5. Waymo robotaxi strikes child near Santa Monica elementary school

    Santa Monica, CAWaymoAutonomous vehicles

    Minor injury

  6. Brightline train destroys Coco delivery robot stalled on tracks in Miami

    Miami, FLCoco RoboticsDelivery robots

    Property damage

  7. Tesla Optimus humanoid falls backward during public demo in Miami

    Miami, FLTeslaHumanoid robots

    Disruption

  8. Lawsuit alleges Figure AI humanoid punched refrigerator beside a worker

    CAFigure AIHumanoid robots

    Near miss

  9. Amazon MK30 delivery drone snags overhead internet cable in Waco

    Waco, TXAmazonDrones

    Property damage

  10. Waymo robotaxi kills neighborhood store cat in San Francisco

    San Francisco, CAWaymoAutonomous vehicles

    Property damage

  11. Cyclist injured in collision with Avride delivery robot in Jersey City

    Jersey City, NJAvride, UberDelivery robots

    Serious injury

  12. Two Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drones strike crane in Tolleson

    Tolleson, AZAmazonDrones

    Property damage

  13. Waymo robotaxi drives around stopped school bus in Atlanta

    Atlanta, GAWaymoAutonomous vehicles

    Near miss

  14. Palermo's Pizza worker crushed by robotic machine in West Milwaukee

    West Milwaukee, WIPalermo's PizzaIndustrial robots

    Fatal

  15. Serve delivery robot blocks mobility scooter user in West Hollywood

    West Hollywood, CAServe RoboticsDelivery robots

    Near miss

  16. Remote operator drives Tesla Robotaxi into fence in Austin

    Austin, TXTeslaAutonomous vehicles

    Minor injury

  17. Zoox robotaxi collides with passenger car in Las Vegas

    Las Vegas, NVZooxAutonomous vehicles

    Property damage

  18. Drones fall during New Year's Eve show in Folly Beach, injuring spectator

    Folly Beach, SCLightyear DronesDrones

    Minor injury

  19. Waymo robotaxi and Serve delivery robot collide at Los Angeles intersection

    Los Angeles, CAServe Robotics, WaymoDelivery robots

    Disruption

  20. Drone show collision at Orlando's Lake Eola seriously injures child

    Orlando, FLSky ElementsDrones

    Serious injury

  21. Two Amazon MK30 drones crash minutes apart at Pendleton test range

    Pendleton, ORAmazonDrones

    Property damage

  22. Hijacked Ecovacs Deebot X2 robot vacuums shout slurs in US homes

    MNEcovacsConsumer robots

    Disruption

  23. Waymo robotaxi strikes utility pole in Phoenix alley, prompting recall

    Phoenix, AZWaymoAutonomous vehicles

    Property damage

  24. Ford Mach-E using BlueCruise hits stopped SUV on I-10 in San Antonio

    San Antonio, TXFordDriver assistance

    Fatal

  25. Schreiber Foods worker killed in automated palletizer in Carthage

    Carthage, MOSchreiber FoodsIndustrial robots

    Fatal

  26. Two Waymo robotaxis hit the same towed pickup truck in Phoenix

    Phoenix, AZWaymoAutonomous vehicles

    Property damage

  27. Cruise robotaxi drags pedestrian about 20 feet in San Francisco

    San Francisco, CACruise, General MotorsAutonomous vehicles

    Serious injury

  28. Starship delivery robot reverses into ASU parking attendant in Tempe

    Tempe, AZStarship TechnologiesDelivery robots

    Minor injury

  29. Aiper Elite Pro robotic pool cleaners recalled after 17 overheating reports

    NationwideAiperConsumer robots

    Minor injury

  30. Cruise robotaxi collides with San Francisco fire truck, injuring rider

    San Francisco, CACruise, General MotorsAutonomous vehicles

    Minor injury

  31. Lawsuit says FANUC robot arm knocked out Tesla technician in Fremont

    Fremont, CATesla, FANUCIndustrial robots

    Serious injury

  32. Animatronic dragon catches fire during Disneyland's Fantasmic! show

    Anaheim, CADisneyOther robots

    Property damage

  33. Agility Robotics' Digit humanoid collapses during ProMat demo in Chicago

    Chicago, ILAgility RoboticsHumanoid robots

    Disruption

  34. Serve Robotics delivery robot crosses police tape at Hollywood High School

    Los Angeles, CAServe RoboticsDelivery robots

    Disruption

  35. Pony.ai driverless test car hits median and sign in Fremont

    Fremont, CAPony.aiAutonomous vehicles

    Property damage

  36. Suit alleges da Vinci robot burned patient's intestine in Florida surgery

    Boca Raton, FLIntuitive SurgicalSurgical robots

    Fatal

  37. Amazon MK27 test drone crashes and starts field fire near Pendleton

    Pendleton, ORAmazonDrones

    Property damage

  38. Tesla engineer injured by industrial robot at Giga Texas in 2021

    Austin, TXTeslaIndustrial robots

    Minor injury

  39. EasyMile shuttle's sudden stop throws passenger from seat in Columbus

    Columbus, OHEasyMileAutonomous vehicles

    Minor injury

  40. Pitt pauses Starship robots after wheelchair user reports blocked curb cut

    Pittsburgh, PAStarship TechnologiesDelivery robots

    Disruption

  41. Kiwibot delivery robot catches fire on UC Berkeley campus

    Berkeley, CAKiwibotDelivery robots

    Property damage

  42. Automated machine punctures bear repellent at Amazon Robbinsville site

    Robbinsville, NJAmazonWarehouse robots

    Serious injury

  43. Tesla Model X on Autopilot hits highway barrier in Mountain View

    Mountain View, CATeslaDriver assistance

    Fatal

  44. Uber self-driving test vehicle fatally strikes pedestrian in Tempe

    Tempe, AZUberAutonomous vehicles

    Fatal

  45. Truck backs into Navya driverless shuttle on its first day in Las Vegas

    Las Vegas, NVKeolis, NavyaAutonomous vehicles

    Property damage

  46. Knightscope K5 security robot falls into fountain at Washington Harbour

    Washington, DCKnightscopeSecurity robots

    Property damage

  47. Knightscope K5 security robot knocks down toddler at Palo Alto mall

    Palo Alto, CAKnightscopeSecurity robots

    Minor injury

  48. Temporary worker crushed in robotic cell at Ajin USA plant in Cusseta

    Cusseta, ALAjin USAIndustrial robots

    Fatal

  49. Tesla Model S on Autopilot hits crossing truck near Williston, Florida

    Williston, FLTeslaDriver assistance

    Fatal

  50. Driverless forklift crushes warehouse worker at Washington bottler

    WAWarehouse robots

    Fatal

  51. Maintenance technician killed by robot at Ventra Ionia auto parts plant

    Ionia, MIVentra IoniaIndustrial robots

    Fatal

  52. Nissan maintenance technician killed by robot at Smyrna assembly plant

    Smyrna, TNNissanIndustrial robots

    Fatal

  53. Temporary worker crushed by palletizer at Bacardi Bottling in Jacksonville

    Jacksonville, FLBacardiIndustrial robots

    Fatal

  54. Golden State Foods bakery worker killed at robotic box sorter in Industry

    Industry, CAGolden State FoodsIndustrial robots

    Fatal

  55. Patient severely injured in 2008 da Vinci prostatectomy in Washington state

    WAIntuitive SurgicalSurgical robots

    Serious injury

  56. LawnBott robotic mowers recalled after owner cut by still-spinning blade

    NationwideKyodo AmericaConsumer robots

    Minor injury

  57. da Vinci robot allegedly failed with errors mid-surgery in Pennsylvania

    PAIntuitive SurgicalSurgical robots

    Disruption

  58. Hoboken's robotic parking garage drops unoccupied Cadillac six floors

    Hoboken, NJRobotic Parking SystemsOther robots

    Property damage

  59. Gantry robot fatally strikes mold setter at Michigan plastics plant

    MIIndustrial robots

    Fatal

  60. Robotic platform kills carousel operator at Nebraska meat packing plant

    NEIndustrial robots

    Fatal

  61. Die-cast operator fatally pinned by Unimate robot at Michigan plant

    MIIndustrial robots

    Fatal

  62. Ford casting plant worker killed by parts-retrieval robot in Flat Rock

    Flat Rock, MIFordIndustrial robots

    Fatal