Robot incidents in 2018

10 verified incidents on file for 2018. Each entry is classified, source-attributed, and append-only; corrections and retractions are recorded on the record.

• Automated palletizer punctured a bear-spray can at an Amazon warehouse, hospitalizing two dozen workers (2018)2018-12-05 · injury
• ChemChina subsidiary Hebei Shenghua chemical plant explosion kills 24 in Hebei, China2018-11-28 · fatality
• Fatal loss of control accident with Pipistrel Alpha Electro near Stadskanaal airfield, Netherlands2018-10-13 · fatality
• Pedestrian collided with side of Navya autonomous shuttle2018-09-01 · collision
• Intuitive recalls da Vinci 8mm Monopolar Curved Scissors over extension-tube cracks that can drop fragments into patients2018-08-15 · recall
• DJI Mavic Pro collides with a passenger hot air balloon near Driggs, Idaho2018-08-10 · collision
• Tiffany & Co. recalls crystal mugs due to burn and laceration hazards2018-05-22 · recall
• Uber ATG self-driving test vehicle struck and killed pedestrian Elaine Herzberg in Tempe, Arizona - the first pedestrian death caused by an autonomous vehicle (2018)2018-03-18 · fatality
• Intuitive recalls da Vinci X systems over a high rate of ACJ board failure2018-03-07 · recall
• OFAC sanctioned Power Machines for transferring gas turbines to Crimea2018-01-26 · regulatory_action