Robot incidents in 2019

19 verified incidents on file for 2019. Each entry is classified, source-attributed, and append-only; corrections and retractions are recorded on the record.

• ReWalk (now Lifeward) Personal 6.0: lateral tibial plateau fracture in a new user (FDA MAUDE)2019-12-18 · injury
• XQ-58A Valkyrie damaged upon landing after third flight test at Yuma Proving Ground2019-10-09 · malfunction
• Knightscope K5 did not summon police when a bystander pressed its emergency button during a fight2019-10-04 · other
• Knightscope HP RoboCop emergency button failed to summon police during a Huntington Park fight (2019)2019-10-01 · other
• ZF-TRW airbag control units subject to NHTSA safety recall affecting multiple automakers2019-10-01 · recall
• OSHA: Maintenance worker partially amputates finger in robotic welding cell at Joon LLC stamping plant (2019)2019-09-30 · workplace_injury
• Zimmer Biomet recalls ROSA Brain 3.0 (Class I) over instrument holder following an incorrect trajectory2019-09-10 · recall
• Multiple Wing Loong II drones shot down in Libya during civil war (2019-2021)2019-08-03 · other
• Intuitive recalls da Vinci X and Xi systems over defective capacitors that can cause vision loss or system errors2019-07-26 · recall
• Brainlab recalls spine 3D navigation software for incorrect display2019-07-10 · recall
• Zipline delivery drone crashes in Muhanga District, Rwanda (Jul 2019)2019-07-01 · malfunction
• Iran shot down a US Navy RQ-4 (BAMS-D) surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz (2019)2019-06-20 · other
• Matternet drone falls uncontrolled near children in Zurich; Swiss Post grounds the delivery fleet2019-05-09 · malfunction
• Vocera Badge auto-acknowledged second critical alarm notification when two arrived within seconds, leaving nurse unaware of second patient's desaturation2019-04-22 · malfunction
• Auris Health (J&J) recalls Monarch Aspirating Biopsy Needle over reports of needle breakage2019-04-19 · recall
• JBT AeroTech employee killed by exploding jet bridge tire at John Wayne Airport2019-02-12 · fatality
• Robot collision triggers fire at Ocado Andover automated fulfillment center (2019)2019-02-12 · malfunction
• OSHA: Worker pinned against 400F mold by robotic arm, hospitalized with burns at Omnipure Filter (2019)2019-02-11 · workplace_injury
• Matternet medical-delivery drone operated for Swiss Post crashes into Lake Zurich2019-01-25 · malfunction