State
Incidents in Pennsylvania
Recorded incidents involving robots, autonomous vehicles, drones and other physical AI systems in Pennsylvania, each with sources.
- 2
- Incidents recorded
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
- Reported injuries
- 2005–19
- Years covered
2 records
Most recent first- 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.
- Disruption
da Vinci robot allegedly failed with errors mid-surgery in Pennsylvania
A patient alleged that a da Vinci surgical robot displayed error messages and could not be restarted during his June 9, 2005 prostatectomy; courts rejected his claim against the maker.