Robot incidents in 2020

17 verified incidents on file for 2020. Each entry is classified, source-attributed, and append-only; corrections and retractions are recorded on the record.

• US Department of Commerce adds AVIC and subsidiaries to Military End User list2020-12-22 · regulatory_action
• Intuitive Ion Endoluminal System recalls (fully-articulating catheter and Flexison biopsy needle)2020-12-02 · recall
• Stryker Mako: persistent instability and pain requiring revision after over-resection (FDA MAUDE)2020-11-11 · injury
• Ekso Bionics EksoGT: lower-back pain on sit-to-stand in a patient with an incompletely healed femur (FDA MAUDE)2020-10-28 · injury
• Intuitive recalls Ion Fully Articulating Catheter over a distal tip ring that can become dislodged2020-10-23 · recall
• Stryker recalls Mako Integrated Cutting System handpiece over checkpoint-verification flaw that could cause off-plan bone cuts2020-10-23 · recall
• Intuitive recalls Ion Catheter Reprocessing Cover over disengagement that can retain cleaning chemicals2020-06-10 · recall
• Werner truck collision kills two children in Sulphur Springs, Texas; $150M settlement in 20222020-05-01 · fatality
• CPSC: Modular Robotics recalls rechargeable battery packs over short-circuit burn hazard (2020)2020-04-30 · recall
• FDA Class 2 recall of ReWalk Personal exoskeleton due to battery fire risk2020-02-28 · recall
• ReWalk (now Lifeward) recalls personal exoskeletons after battery waistpacks caught fire while charging2020-02-28 · recall
• NHTSA suspends EasyMile passenger trials nationwide after emergency braking incident in Columbus, Ohio2020-02-25 · collision
• FDA Class 2 recall of Butterfly iQ Auto Bladder Volume Tool for lacking 510(k) clearance2020-02-24 · recall
• DJI Mavic 2 Zoom collides with an AS350 helicopter filming the King of the Hammers race in California2020-02-06 · collision
• Eviation Alice prototype destroyed by battery fire2020-01-22 · malfunction
• UAE-operated Wing Loong II drone strike on Tripoli military academy kills 26 cadets2020-01-04 · fatality
• Hirschbach truck rear-ends stopped vehicle; $1.67M settlement2020-01-01 · collision