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61 cases, 2025
- 2025-12-29A humanoid robot kicked a man in the groin area during a sparring session, drawing Elon Musk's reaction.Report
- 2025-12-28Man wearing motion capture suit suffered injury while controlling a Unitree G1 humanoid robotReport
- 2025-12-24Waymo robotaxis got stuck during a San Francisco power blackout.Report
- 2025-12-24Zoox issued a software recall to prevent unnecessary lane crossings by its robotaxisRecall
- 2025-12-23Amazon's Zoox recalls 332 US robotaxi vehicles due to a software error.Recall
- 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
- 2025-12-18Dallas Mavericks player Kyrie Irving pushed a Unitree H1 humanoid robot to the ground during a holiday event outside the team's practice facility.Follow-up
- 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
- 2025-12-09A robotaxi crash in Hunan, China sparked fears of regulatory backlash against autonomous vehiclesReport
- 2025-12-09A delivery robot rammed into the back of a pedestrian's leg in Lincoln Park, Chicago, prompting a petition calling for a pause on robot deliveries citing collisions with people, pets, and bicyclists.Report
- 2025-12-07A Baidu Apollo RT6 robotaxi operated by Hello collided with two pedestrians on Yanjiang Road in Zhuzhou, China, trapping one person beneath the vehicle; both a man and a woman were transported to the ICU.Follow-up
- 2025-12-06A Hellobike robotaxi struck two pedestrians on a street in Zhuzhou, Hunan province, China, prompting local authorities to suspend the company's robotaxi operations in the city.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
- 2025-12-05Waymo announced a voluntary software recall after its robotaxis were found to have illegally passed stopped school buses with extended stop signs and flashing lights on multiple occasions in Atlanta and Austin, with no injuries reported.Recall
- 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 private Tasmanian hospital is being sued over an injury claim related to robotic surgery.Report
- 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
- 2025-10-22An Uber Eats delivery robot developed by Avride allegedly cut off cyclist Conor Shannon in the bike lane on Varick Street in Jersey City, causing him to go airborne and sustain a concussion and broken clavicle.Report
- 2025-10-01Tesla reported an eighth crash involving its Robotaxi fleet in Austin, Texas, occurring in October 2025, with no injuries reported, while the vehicle was proceeding straight and came into contact with an unspecified object or party.Report
- 2025-09-17Tesla reported three accidents involving its Robotaxi service Model Y vehicles in Austin, Texas, in July 2025, including one with a minor injury and two with only property damage, while redacting narrative details from NHTSA filings.Report
- 2025-09-14A Waymo robotaxi slowing to turn into a parking lot on Rural Road near Arizona State University was rear-ended by a motorcyclist, who was then struck by a hit-and-run human driver and later died at the hospital.Report
- 2025-09-13A Serve Robotics delivery robot collided with Mark Chaney, a man with cerebral palsy riding a mobility scooter, on a sidewalk near the West Hollywood Sheriff's Station, causing his scooter to jolt backward.Follow-up
- 2025-09-01Former Figure AI principal robotic safety engineer Robert Gruendel sued the company in the Northern District of California, alleging he was dismissed in September 2025 after warning executives that the company's humanoid robots were powerful enough to fracture a human skull, and citing a malfunction in which a robot carved a quarter-inch gash into a steel refrigerator door.Lawsuit
- 2025-09-01A Serve Robotics sidewalk delivery robot repeatedly blocked and then collided with Mark Chaney-Gay's mobility scooter near the West Hollywood Sheriff's Station on Santa Monica Boulevard last September (referenced as a prior viral incident in an article published March 2026).Report
- 2025-08-26Zoox recalled 332 driverless robotaxi vehicles after identifying software behavior near intersections that could cause vehicles to cross yellow center lines, block crosswalks, or stop in front of oncoming traffic, with 62 such cases identified between August 26 and December 5.Recall
- 2025-08-26Zoox issued a voluntary software recall affecting 332 vehicles after its autonomous driving system caused robotaxis to cross center lane lines or block crosswalks near intersections, with 62 such instances recorded between August 26 and December 5, 2025, and no collisions reported.Recall
- 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
- 2025-08-15A Unitree H1 humanoid robot struck a person during the 1500-meter race at the Humanoid Robot Sports Games when two human operators failed to issue an evasion command in time during a remote-control handover.Report
- 2025-08-06A Baidu Apollo Go robotaxi carrying a female passenger fell into a deep construction pit in Chongqing, China; the passenger was uninjured and rescued by local residents using a ladder.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
- 2025-07-06A Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y) drove into the side of a parked Toyota Camry in the parking lot of Home Slice Pizza in Austin after completing a drop-off, lightly grazing the Camry's right tire.Report
- 2025-07-03Humanoid robots competed in China's inaugural RoBoLeague football tournament in Beijing, with some falling and requiring 'rescue' during play.Report
- 2025-06-25A Tesla Robotaxi safety monitor used the In Lane Stop button on the main display to halt the autonomous vehicle and prevent a potential low-speed collision with a reversing UPS truck while the robotaxi was pulling over to a destination in Austin, Texas.Follow-up
- 2025-06-22A Tesla Robotaxi safety monitor pressed a stop button on the center touchscreen to prevent a near-collision with a reversing UPS truck as the autonomous vehicle attempted to pull into a parking spot in Austin, Texas.Report
- 2025-06-16Boston Dynamics Spot robot died/shut down mid-performance on America's Got Talent stage.Report
- 2025-06-12Medtronic issued an urgent field safety notice in Europe for its Hugo surgical robot's surgeon consoles due to potential main power supply failures, with 25 complaints received including six non-serious injuries and no serious patient harm reported.Report
- 2025-05-26Luis Borges, an employee of N&C Enterprises Ltd. in Kilmeague, was struck and killed by a rotating robotic arm after entering a restricted area through a retrofitted gate that bypassed the plant's safety protections.Report
- 2025-05-14Waymo issued a software recall for 1,200 robotaxis after some of them were involved in minor collisions with gates, chains, and other gate-like roadway objects between December 2022 and April 2024, with no injuries reported.Report
- 2025-05-14Waymo recalled 1,212 robotaxis after NHTSA opened a probe into 16 collisions between 2022 and late 2024 in which Waymo vehicles struck chains, gates, and other roadway barriers, with no injuries reported.Recall
- 2025-05-08An unoccupied Zoox robotaxi was struck by an electric scooter rider after braking to yield at an intersection in San Francisco, causing the rider to fall and sustain minor injuries before declining medical attention, leading Zoox to issue a voluntary software recall for 270 vehicles.Recall
- 2025-05-08An unoccupied Zoox robotaxi was struck by an electric scooter at a San Francisco intersection after braking to yield, causing the rider to fall; the robotaxi continued moving and completed a turn before stopping without making further contact with the rider, who sustained minor injuries.Recall
- 2025-05-07Amazon's Zoox recalls driverless software after a crash in Las VegasRecall
- 2025-05-07A Unitree H1 humanoid robot suspended from a crane during testing in a Chinese factory suddenly malfunctioned, flailing its limbs, dragging its stand, and knocking a computer and other items to the floor while two handlers scrambled to avoid it.Follow-up
- 2025-05-06A Zoox robotaxi collided with a passenger vehicle in Las Vegas after the autonomous software incorrectly predicted the other vehicle's trajectory, prompting a software recall of all 270 operational Zoox robotaxis in Nevada.Recall
- 2025-05-06Zoox issues software recall for 270 robotaxis following a collision in Las VegasRecall
- 2025-05-03An 'out of control' humanoid robot caused a disturbance in China, alarming engineers nearby.Follow-up