Incidents in 2025
Recorded incidents involving robots, autonomous vehicles, drones and other physical AI systems in the United States during 2025.
- 11
- Incidents recorded
- 1
- Death
- 2
- Reported injuries
- 2025
- Years covered
11 records
Most recent first- Disruption
Tesla Optimus humanoid falls backward during public demo in Miami
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.
- Near miss
Lawsuit alleges Figure AI humanoid punched refrigerator beside a worker
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.
- Property damage
Amazon MK30 delivery drone snags overhead internet cable in Waco
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
Waymo robotaxi kills neighborhood store cat in San Francisco
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.
- 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.
- Property damage
Two Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drones strike crane in Tolleson
Two Amazon MK30 delivery drones flying the same route hit the raised boom of a construction crane minutes apart in Tolleson, Arizona. One battery burned; no one was hurt.
- Near miss
Waymo robotaxi drives around stopped school bus in Atlanta
A driverless Waymo drove around a school bus stopped with red lights flashing and stop arm out in Atlanta on September 22, 2025, starting a federal probe and a 3,067-car recall.
- Fatal
Palermo's Pizza worker crushed by robotic machine in West Milwaukee
A 45-year-old employee at the Palermo's Pizza plant in West Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was crushed by a robotic machine on September 17, 2025, the medical examiner's office said.
- 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.
- Minor injury
Remote operator drives Tesla Robotaxi into fence in Austin
In July 2025, weeks after Tesla's Robotaxi service began in Austin, a remote operator who took over a stalled vehicle drove it over a curb and into a metal fence, Tesla told NHTSA.
- Property damage
Zoox robotaxi collides with passenger car in Las Vegas
An unoccupied Zoox robotaxi collided with a passenger car in Las Vegas on April 8, 2025, after mispredicting the car's movement. Zoox paused operations and recalled software.