Robot recalls in 2025
The Machine Record lists 12 verified recalls of commercial robots and autonomous vehicles dated 2025: 3 where a person was hurt, 9 that reached a regulator, recall, fine, lawsuit or settlement. Counted on 2026-10-03; every case links to its sources.
- Cases
- 12
- Someone hurt
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Escalated
- 9
- Period
- 2025-03 to 2025-12
By month
- January 0
- February 0
- March██████ 2
- April███ 1
- May████████████ 4
- June███ 1
- July 0
- August███ 1
- September 0
- October 0
- November 0
- December█████████ 3
By outcome
- no harm5
- property damage4
- minor injury3
By type of event
- recall12
Counts measure what was reported in English and cleared verification, not how many events took place. Fleet sizes are not public, so none of this is a rate. Rules are on the methodology page; the numbers are CC BY 4.0, cite this page. CSV, JSON and an API are on the data page.
Cases
The 12 cases behind the number
Newest first. Each one links to its timeline and to the sources it rests on.
- 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
- 2025-12-05Waymo 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
- 2025-08-26Zoox 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
- 2025-06-12Medtronic 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
- 2025-05-14Waymo 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 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
- 2025-05-06Zoox issues software recall for 270 robotaxis following a collision in Las VegasRecall
- 2025-04-12An Aiper Seagull Pro ZT6001 robotic pool vacuum cleaner caught fire while charging in Canada, prompting a Health Canada recall of 2,606 units sold between July 2023 and April 2024.Report
- 2025-03-19Zoox issued a voluntary software recall for 258 vehicles equipped with autonomous driving software released before November 5, 2024, following two incidents in which motorcyclists collided with the rear of Zoox-equipped Toyota Highlanders that were operating with their autonomous systems engaged.Report
- 2025-03-07Pool cleaner robot: Poolrunner Battery Pro PerformanceRecall
Questions
What people ask about these numbers
- How many recalls of commercial robots and autonomous vehicles incidents were there in 2025?
- The Machine Record lists 12 verified recalls of commercial robots and autonomous vehicles dated 2025: 3 where a person was hurt, 9 that reached a regulator, recall, fine, lawsuit or settlement. Counted on 2026-10-03; every case links to its sources.
- What counts as an incident here?
- A case enters the register only when two independent published sources or one regulator record (NHTSA, CPSC, OSHA, EU Safety Gate) describe the same event with a date and an outcome. Demonstrations that went wrong, recalls, investigations, injuries and deaths all count; marketing and speculation do not.
- Is this every incident that happened?
- No. It is every incident reported in English that cleared verification. Fleet sizes are not public, so none of these numbers is a rate, and a company with more cases is often a company with more vehicles on the road and more press coverage.
- Can I reuse these numbers?
- Yes. Case metadata is CC BY 4.0: cite The Machine Record with a link. CSV and JSON exports and an API are on the data page.
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