Robot incidents in 2023

51 verified incidents on file for 2023. Each entry is classified, source-attributed, and append-only; corrections and retractions are recorded on the record.

• Tesla recalls 2.03M vehicles over insufficient Autosteer driver-engagement controls2023-12-12 · recall
• Autopilot Controls Insufficient to Prevent Misuse2023-12-12 · recall
• Tesla Model Y on FSD struck and killed pedestrian Johna Story on Arizona highway, first known FSD pedestrian fatality2023-11-28 · fatality
• Patient death during Epione-assisted liver cancer ablation procedure in France2023-11-10 · fatality
• Pick-and-place robot crushed a worker at a South Korean vegetable-packing plant (2023)2023-11-08 · injury
• Cruise recalls 950 ADS units (NHTSA 23E-086) over post-crash pullover behavior2023-11-07 · recall
• ADS Software May Improperly Respond After a Crash2023-11-07 · recall
• California DMV suspends Cruise's driverless deployment and testing permits as not safe for public operation2023-10-24 · regulatory_action
• Auris Health (J&J) recalls Monarch robotic bronchoscopy platform over software bug that can flip the virtual scope view2023-10-18 · recall
• Biren Technology added to US BIS Entity List, cutting off TSMC manufacturing2023-10-17 · regulatory_action
• Exotrail spaceware-nano thruster anomaly on Starfish Space's Otter Pup satellite ends docking mission2023-10-15 · malfunction
• Intuitive recalls da Vinci Single-Site Wristed Needle Driver over dislodging or breakage causing uncontrolled movement2023-10-06 · recall
• Cruise driverless robotaxi dragged a pedestrian ~20 feet in San Francisco2023-10-02 · injury
• Woman sues Starship alleging delivery robot knocked her down causing spinal fracture2023-10-01 · injury
• JAXA servers compromised in unauthorized access incident2023-10-01 · other
• Woman sues Starship after delivery robot allegedly knocked her down causing spinal fracture2023-10-01 · injury
• Woman sues Starship after delivery robot allegedly knocked her down causing spinal fracture2023-10-01 · injury
• Asensus Senhance Class I recall: software malfunction caused uncontrolled arm motion after disengaging teleop2023-09-15 · recall
• Asensus recalls Senhance Surgical System (Class I) over uncontrolled robotic-arm motion2023-09-15 · recall
• Lely settles A4 robotic-milker class action for about $122M over alleged defects affecting cow health and milk output (2023)2023-09-01 · other
• Starship Technologies delivery robot reportedly struck and injured a pedestrian at Arizona State University (Sept 2023)2023-09-01 · injury
• FDA issues warning letter to Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition over infant formula manufacturing violations at Zeeland and Wanamingo facilities2023-08-30 · regulatory_action
• Aiper recalls Elite Pro cordless robotic pool vacuums over burn and fire hazards (2023)2023-08-24 · recall
• CPSC: Aiper recalls Elite Pro cordless robotic pool vacuum cleaners over battery overheating burn and fire hazards (2023)2023-08-24 · recall
• Cruise robotaxi collided with an SF fire truck responding to an emergency; one passenger injured2023-08-17 · collision
• Waymo driverless car blocked San Francisco firefighters working a vehicle fire2023-08-05 · traffic_disruption
• Autonomous Cat truck hit excavator at BHP Mitsubishi Alliance Goonyella mine after communications loss2023-08-01 · collision
• Autonomous Caterpillar haul truck reversed into a manned excavator at BHP's Goonyella coal mine (2023)2023-08-01 · collision
• Tesla technician sues for 51M after FANUC robot arm knocked him unconscious at Fremont factory2023-07-22 · injury
• Tesla and FANUC sued for $51M after a factory robot arm struck a technician unconscious at Fremont (2023)2023-07-22 · injury
• Vast Orbiter SN3 spacecraft spins out of control after SpaceX Transporter-8 deployment2023-06-21 · malfunction
• NHTSA recalls Navistar International MV trucks over fire risk2023-06-15 · recall
• Intuitive recalls da Vinci Tip-Up Fenestrated Grasper over grip breakage that can drop steel fragments into patients2023-06-12 · recall
• Cruise driverless car ran over San Francisco Fire Department hose lines during firefighting operations2023-05-09 · traffic_disruption
• AstroForge's Brokkr-1 cubesat loses communication after launch, fails refinery demonstration2023-04-15 · malfunction
• Ekso Bionics EksoNR: knee swelling and a left motor overheating during sit-to-stand (FDA MAUDE)2023-04-14 · injury
• Rearview Image May Not Display/FMVSS 1112023-04-05 · recall
• Cruise recalls 300 ADS units (NHTSA 23E-029) over articulated-vehicle misprediction2023-04-03 · recall
• ADS Software Error May Cause Crash2023-04-03 · recall
• Hirschbach truck driver killed in fall from semi trailer2023-03-31 · fatality
• US Treasury OFAC designates BelAZ and CEO Sergei Nikiforovich to SDN list2023-03-24 · regulatory_action
• Trinseo Altuglas plant equipment failure spills 8,100-12,000 gallons of latex emulsion into Delaware River tributary2023-03-24 · property_damage
• Agility Digit collapsed mid-pick during a live ProMat 2023 warehouse demo2023-03-21 · malfunction
• CPSC: STIHL recalls docking stations for iMOW robotic lawn mowers over circuit board fire hazard (2023)2023-03-16 · recall
• Russian Su-27 collided with a US MQ-9 Reaper over the Black Sea, forcing it down2023-03-14 · other
• Stryker recalls Mako Restoris MCK tibial baseplate trials over incorrect size laser marking2023-03-10 · recall
• da Vinci X/Xi recall: loose instrument carriage from an out-of-spec linear-rail component2023-02-23 · recall
• Tesla recalls 362,758 FSD Beta vehicles over unsafe intersection/speed behavior2023-02-16 · recall
• Full Self-Driving Software May Cause Crash2023-02-15 · recall
• Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio releases hazardous materials2023-02-03 · other
• San Francisco firefighter broke a Cruise robotaxi window after it advanced toward an active fire scene2023-01-22 · traffic_disruption