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48 cases, malfunction
- 2026-08-02A patrolling robot was damaged after falling down a staircase at Hong Kong airport.Report
- 2026-07-30AI humanoid robot collapsed during a live demonstration in Taiwan, video went viral.Report
- 2026-07-26Qualcomm's new AI robot collapsed and malfunctioned during an on-stage demonstrationFollow-up
- 2026-06-10Tesla's robotaxi service reported to have long waits and stalled rides during operationReport
- 2026-05-22A Unitree G1 humanoid robot suffered a mid-performance malfunction while dancing to Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' at the Future Era robot store in Shenzhen, China, stumbling and collapsing before being dragged off stage by a human assistant.Report
- 2026-05-20A Unitree humanoid robot fell twice while performing Michael Jackson's moonwalk at an event organized by robot store Future Era in Shenzhen, China, and had to be dragged off stage by staff.Follow-up
- 2026-05-17An unoccupied Waymo robotaxi struck a guard gate barrier arm at the entrance of a condo community in Miami-Dade County; no injuries were reported.Report
- 2026-04-28During its public unveiling in Kyoto, the humanoid robot prototype SEIMEI suffered a leg component malfunction just before the presentation, preventing any walking demonstration.Report
- 2026-04-05A Waymo robotaxi entered a drive-thru the wrong way in Los Angeles, causing concern for a waiting passenger's family before the vehicle stopped and the passenger boarded.Report
- 2026-03-31A system malfunction caused multiple Baidu Apollo Go driverless robotaxis to stall in the middle of roads in Wuhan, leaving passengers stranded for hours, with police confirming the incident after receiving numerous calls on Tuesday night.Follow-up
- 2026-03-25A Waymo robotaxi stalled during a wildfire near I-280 and was moved to safety by the California Highway Patrol.Report
- 2026-03-17A service robot at what social media users claimed was a Haidilao hotpot restaurant in China malfunctioned, knocking plates off a counter and swinging its arms erratically while a staff member attempted to restrain it.Follow-up
- 2026-02-21A software engineer inadvertently discovered a security vulnerability in DJI's backend servers that granted him access to live camera feeds, microphone audio, floor maps, and status data from nearly 7,000 DJI Romo robot vacuums across 24 countries.Report
- 2026-02-20A Coco food delivery robot uprooted a garden, became entangled in a fence, and dragged the fencing down the street in East Hollywood, Los Angeles, causing property damage to a resident's yard.Report
- 2026-02-18Chinese robot dog malfunctioned or glitched during India's AI summitReport
- 2026-02-05Robot glitch at Honda factory caused vehicles to be assembled with loose driver's seats, leading to a recallReport
- 2026-02-01XPeng Motors' humanoid robot IRON fell face-first onto a stage during its first public appearance at a shopping mall in southern China.Follow-up
- 2026-01-31Xpeng's humanoid robot Iron lost its balance and fell face-first onto the ground during its first public appearance at a shopping mall in Shenzhen, China.Report
- 2026-01-07Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robot performed a backflip during a CES 2026 demonstration in Las Vegas, landing successfully but losing its hand in the process.Report
- 2025-12-24Waymo robotaxis got stuck during a San Francisco power blackout.Report
- 2025-12-20During a widespread power outage affecting approximately 130,000 PG&E customers in San Francisco, multiple Waymo robotaxis stalled in traffic and clogged roadways, prompting the company to suspend its ride-hailing service until the following day.Report
- 2025-12-14A Waymo robotaxi stalled on a narrow bridge over the Venice Canals during a holiday boat parade, causing a 45-minute traffic backup of at least a mile.Report
- 2025-12-12Three Waymo robotaxis became deadlocked on a San Francisco street after two navigated into a dead end and a third behaved erratically, requiring a human Waymo employee to manually move each vehicle.Report
- 2025-12-06A Tesla Optimus humanoid robot fell backward during a public demonstration at a Tesla store in Miami, dropping water bottles and making hand motions consistent with a teleoperation headset being removed.Follow-up
- 2025-11-20Figure AI retired its Figure 02 humanoid robots after an 11-month deployment at BMW Manufacturing's Spartanburg, South Carolina plant, where they loaded sheet-metal parts and contributed to the production of over 30,000 BMW X3 vehicles, accumulating visible wear and tear but no reported injuries.Report
- 2025-11-13A humanoid robot fell on its face during its debut public appearance, prompting global concern.Report
- 2025-11-10Russia's AIdol humanoid robot lost balance and fell on stage during its official debut at a technology event in Moscow on November 10, 2025, leaving pieces on the stage and prompting staff to hide it behind a screen.Follow-up
- 2025-11-05A Unitree G1 humanoid robot tested by YouTuber Cody Detwiler spilled food on the floor while attempting to cook stir-fry, slipped on the scattered food, and fell, also causing the owner to slip.Report
- 2025-08-23A Unitree G1 humanoid robot deviated from its planned martial arts demonstration at a UFC event in Shanghai and moved toward UFC boss Dana White, who dodged away unharmed.Report
- 2025-08-18Multiple humanoid robots fell down repeatedly during China's Robot Games competition.Report
- 2025-08-15Humanoid robots fell, crashed, and malfunctioned repeatedly at the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing from August 15 to 17, 2025.Report
- 2025-07-25Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot production is reported to be severely behind schedule due to technical bottlenecks with robot hands, with mostly complete units missing hands piling up at Tesla's facility.Report
- 2025-07-03Humanoid robots competed in China's inaugural RoBoLeague football tournament in Beijing, with some falling and requiring 'rescue' during play.Report
- 2025-05-03An 'out of control' humanoid robot caused a disturbance in China, alarming engineers nearby.Follow-up
- 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
- 2024-04-17Six Waymo robotaxis blocked traffic at a San Francisco freeway on-ramp.Report
- 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
- 2023-09-16Co-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
- 2023-04-18An 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
- 2021-02-24During the 'Spot's Rampage' interactive art exhibit in a Brooklyn studio, a Boston Dynamics Spot robot equipped with a paintball gun malfunctioned and collapsed on its side approximately one hour after users began remotely controlling it to destroy artwork inside the space.Report
- 2018-12-13A 49-year-old factory worker in China was impaled by ten steel spikes when a robot malfunctioned and collapsed onto him, injuring his arm and chest; surgeons removed all spikes and he was left in stable condition.Report
- 2018-12-06Amazon warehouse robot accidentally punctured a can of bear repellent, hospitalizing multiple workersFollow-up
- 2016-08-15A Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner ran over dog feces and spread the mess across every surface throughout a home in Little Rock, Arkansas.Report
- 2015-01-01NASA's Robonaut 2 humanoid robot, developed with General Motors and installed on the International Space Station, suffered progressive hardware failures beginning in 2015 traced to a missing ground cable and was being returned to Earth for repairs as of February 2018.Report
- 2013-11-13A robot vacuum cleaner reactivated itself on a kitchen worktop in Austria, pushed a cooking pot aside, landed on a hot stove element, melted and caught fire, causing smoke damage that rendered the home uninhabitable.Report