Statistics · as of November 13, 2026
Robot incident statistics
Counts from the record: 62 incidents, 18 deaths and 71 injuries involving robots and autonomous systems, by year, category, severity, state and company.
- 62
- Incidents recorded
- 18
- Fatal incidents
- 18
- Deaths
- 71
- Reported injuries
- 21
- States
- 37
- Companies named
These are counts of records, not incident rates. The record holds the incidents documented on this site, which favors events that were investigated, litigated or widely reported. It cannot tell you how often robots fail or which company is safest. Read about coverage.
Incidents by year
Year by year →2015 · 2 incidents, 2 fatal2016 · 3 incidents, 2 fatal2017 · 2 incidents2018 · 4 incidents, 2 fatal2019 · 1 incident2020 · 1 incident2021 · 4 incidents, 1 fatal2022 · 1 incident2023 · 8 incidents2024 · 8 incidents, 2 fatal2025 · 11 incidents, 1 fatal2026 · 6 incidents, 1 fatal
+ 11 earlier records before 2015, not shown
Incidents by category
All categories →Deaths and injuries by category
| Category | Incidents | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autonomous vehicles | 14 | 2 | 5 |
| Industrial robots | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| Delivery robots | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Drones | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Consumer robots | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Driver assistance | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Humanoid robots | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Surgical robots | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Warehouse robots | 2 | 1 | 54 |
| Security robots | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Other robots | 2 | 0 | 0 |