Starship Technologies Delivery Robot Reportedly Injures Arizona State University Employee
A semi-autonomous delivery robot operated by Starship Technologies reportedly struck a pedestrian employed by Arizona State University on the campus sometime in September 2023, purportedly causing injuries after abruptly reversing into her. The robot is reported to have initially knocked the pedestrian down, then moved toward her again while she was still on the ground. The company reportedly offered the victim promo codes and insurance information as an apology. On September 19, 2024, 404 Media made the police report of the incident available.
- Date it happened
- 2024-09-19
- Organisation involved
- Starship Technologies
- Product, system or model
- Starship Technologies semi-autonomous robotics technology
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