Every case on record
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Cases are the events that cleared verification. Underneath them sit the crash reports operators are required to file with the regulator, all of them, searchable by the words they wrote themselves.
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257 cases
- 2025-03-07Pool cleaner robot: Poolrunner Battery Pro PerformanceRecall
- 2025-02-22A humanoid robot malfunctioned at a festival in China and moved toward attendees, prompting security guards to intervene; authorities confirmed the malfunction was unexpected and that the robot had passed prior tests.Follow-up
- 2025-01-27A cat named Sarabi was fatally crushed by an Autoscooper 11 self-cleaning litter box in a Bronx apartment on January 27, 2025, when the device's safety mechanism failed to stop when the animal was inside.Report
- 2025-01-19An unoccupied Waymo robotaxi stopped at a traffic light was rear-ended in a multi-vehicle collision at Sixth and Harrison Streets in San Francisco, killing one person and injuring seven others.Report
- 2025-01-16Globus Medical Excelsius GPS surgical robot allegedly malfunctioned during spinal surgery on January 16, 2025, causing misplaced pedicle screws and persistent neurological deficits in the patient, according to a federal lawsuit filed December 5, 2025.Lawsuit
- 2024-12-27A Waymo robotaxi collided with a Serve Robotics sidewalk delivery robot at an intersection in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, with neither vehicle sustaining damage.Report
- 2024-12-02Employee Is Struck By Robotic Arm While Cleaning SensorInvestigation
- 2024-11-08Lawn mower: MiimoRecall
- 2024-09-27A paralyzed former jockey was left unable to use his ReWalk Personal exoskeleton after manufacturer Lifeward refused to service the device due to its age, before eventually agreeing to repair it following a public campaign.Report
- 2024-09-27A Waymo robotaxi stalled while making a U-turn in front of Vice President Kamala Harris' motorcade in San Francisco, requiring an SFPD officer to manually drive the vehicle out of the way.Report
- 2024-09-14A Boston Dynamics robot dog fell down a flight of stairs and broke during a demonstration at Jaguar Land Rover's battery testing facility in Coventry.Report
- 2024-09-10An Avride delivery robot collided with a cyclist's e-bike at the intersection of Philomena Street and Berkman Drive in Austin, Texas, causing the cyclist serious personal injuries.Report
- 2024-09-02YouTuber IShowSpeed was set on fire during a livestream when his robot dog equipped with a flamethrower shot flames at him multiple times, causing him to jump into a pool to escape.Report
- 2024-08-22GM's Cruise recalls nearly 1,200 robotaxis to close a US government probe stemming from a crash.Recall
- 2024-08-14The FDA issued a warning letter to Globus Medical after finding that the company failed to properly investigate complaints of misplaced screws and delayed reporting serious injuries, including spinal cord damage to a patient, associated with its ExcelsiusGPS surgical robot.Report
- 2024-07-05A Bear Robotics administrative robot employed by Gumi City Council fell down a flight of stairs between the first and second floors of the council building, destroying itself.Report
- 2024-06-13VA surgical robot procedure at Charleston VAMC resulted in compartment syndrome and permanent arm disability for a veteran in June 2024.Lawsuit
- 2024-06-08A cleaning robot caught fire while charging in Ward 76 of Singapore General Hospital, activating the sprinkler system and prompting evacuation of patients, with no injuries reported.Follow-up
- 2024-05-24Hackers remotely took control of Ecovacs Deebot X2 robot vacuums in multiple US cities, using their speakers to yell racial slurs at owners and their cameras to surveil homes.Follow-up
- 2024-05-21A driverless Waymo Jaguar I-Pace robotaxi collided with a telephone pole at 8 MPH while performing a low-speed pullover maneuver in an alley in Phoenix, sustaining damage but causing no injuries.Recall
- 2024-05-13A Zoox autonomous test vehicle equipped with Amazon's automated driving system stopped suddenly in San Francisco and was rear-ended by a motorcyclist who suffered minor injuries to their hands, prompting an NHTSA investigation opened on May 10, 2024.Investigation
- 2024-04-22A robot vacuum cleaner knocked a heat gun onto the floor of a Kailua home, causing it to turn on and start a fire that resulted in approximately $760,000 in damage to the structure and contents.Report
- 2024-04-17Six Waymo robotaxis blocked traffic at a San Francisco freeway on-ramp.Report
- 2024-04-16A 54-year-old man with a T10 complete spinal cord injury sustained bilateral proximal tibial fractures during a powered robotic exoskeleton physiotherapy session, requiring manipulation under anaesthetic and 12 weeks of non-weight-bearing treatment.Report
- 2024-03-27A factory worker was pinned to a bench and crushed to death by a robot at the Vandapac factory in Chonburi, Thailand.Report
- 2024-03-05A robotic vacuum exploded at a family home in Fenton, raising concerns about a broader safety problemReport
- 2024-03-04Saudi humanoid robot 'Muhammad' allegedly touched a female reporter inappropriately on her back during its public launch at the DeepFast event in Riyadh.Report
- 2024-02-22Employee Dies From Chest Injuries When Crushed By Robot ArmInvestigation
- 2024-02-06A Waymo driverless robotaxi struck a bicyclist who was occluded by a truck at the intersection of 17th Street and Mississippi Street in San Francisco, resulting in minor injuries to the cyclist who was not taken to the hospital.Investigation
- 2024-02-01A Starship Technologies food delivery robot operated for S Group slid off an icy sidewalk in Helsinki, scratching both doors of a parked car, then fled the scene after a passerby placed it back on the road.Report
- 2024-01-17Two Starship delivery robots faced a stalemate on a Cambridge street corner, unable to pass each other.Report
- 2023-12-22Robotic vacuum cleaner: Mini vacuum sweeperRecall
- 2023-12-11Two unoccupied Waymo robotaxis separately collided with the same improperly towed pickup truck in Phoenix, Arizona on December 11, 2023, resulting in minor damage and no injuries, prompting Waymo's first-ever software recall.Report
- 2023-11-07A robotics company employee in his 40s was crushed to death by a robotic arm at a pepper sorting plant in South Gyeongsang province, South Korea, after the arm confused him for a box of vegetables and pushed him against a conveyor belt.Follow-up
- 2023-10-31A Robotic E-GYM Leg Press machine at a Montgomery, Alabama YMCA malfunctioned on October 31, 2023, allegedly forcefully compressing a user's knees into her chest and causing sacroiliac joint dysfunction, piriformis syndrome, and sciatic nerve involvement.Lawsuit
- 2023-10-02A Cruise robotaxi ran over a pedestrian who had been pushed into its path by a hit-and-run vehicle and pinned the person beneath its tire in San Francisco, leading to California regulators revoking Cruise's robotaxi permits.Criminal charge
- 2023-09-19A Starship delivery robot at Arizona State University abruptly changed direction, knocked over a university employee, and then reversed toward the victim while she was still on the ground, injuring her.Lawsuit
- 2023-09-16Co-op delivery robots in Cambridge became confused by fire hoses and fire engines blocking the road during a derelict building fire and had to be carried over the obstructions by Cambridgeshire firefighters.Report
- 2023-09-15Asensus Surgical issued a customer alert on September 15, 2023, warning that the Senhance surgical robot's laparoscope instrument actuator could rotate continuously after disconnection from its remote control, posing a risk of tissue trauma, though no patient harm occurred, and the FDA classified it as a Class I recall.Report
- 2023-08-24Aiper Elite Pro Cordless Robotic Pool Vacuum Cleaners Recalled Due to Burn and Fire Hazards; Distributed by Shenzhen Aiper Intelligent Co. (Recall Alert)Recall
- 2023-08-17A Cruise self-driving robotaxi was struck by a San Francisco Fire Department truck en route to an emergency at the intersection of Polk and Turk Streets in the Tenderloin district, resulting in one passenger being transported to a hospital with non-severe injuries.Regulator action
- 2023-08-14Two Cruise autonomous vehicles stopped in traffic lanes on August 14, 2023 in San Francisco, allegedly delaying an ambulance transporting a pedestrian with life-threatening injuries who later died at the hospital, though Cruise disputes that its vehicles impeded the ambulance.Report
- 2023-08-07A driverless Cruise autonomous vehicle was struck by a semi-truck performing a left turn from the right lane near Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, sustaining damage to its passenger-side mirror, a camera, and a tire, with no passengers in the vehicle and no injuries reported.Report
- 2023-07-20A worker at Highline Mushrooms' Kingsville plant was critically injured after becoming entangled in netting on a net washer machine's rotating bar, resulting in a $143,750 fine against Highline Produce Limited.Report
- 2023-06-15An unmanned Cruise autonomous vehicle struck a woman's off-leash Labrador in a crosswalk at Clay and Baker streets in San Francisco; the dog was reported uninjured.Report
- 2023-05-12A proposed class action lawsuit alleges that Ecovacs Deebot robot vacuums contain a defective motor built from substandard materials that causes the devices to fail prematurely and become wholly inoperable.Report
- 2023-04-18An FDNY Boston Dynamics Spot robodog fell over onto its side while surveying the rubble of a collapsed parking garage in Manhattan, though it later recovered and helped locate the remains of a worker who died in the collapse.Report
- 2023-04-09A robotic vacuum cleaner docked in its charging station caused a fire in a bungalow in Holland-on-Sea, Essex, resulting in two residents being treated for smoke inhalation and the lounge being severely damaged.Report
- 2023-03-24A driverless Cruise robotaxi with no passengers rear-ended a San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Muni bus, causing modest damage to the bus and more severe damage to the robotaxi's front bumper, with no injuries reported.Recall
- 2022-09-01Cruise recalls robotaxis after a passenger was injured in a crash.Recall