Robot incidents in 2024

56 verified incidents on file for 2024. Each entry is classified, source-attributed, and append-only; corrections and retractions are recorded on the record.

• Waymo robotaxi and Serve Robotics delivery robot collided in West Hollywood (Dec 2024)2024-12-27 · collision
• FMCSA denies the Aurora/Waymo warning-device exemption for driverless trucks; Aurora sues USDOT2024-12-26 · regulatory_action
• Intuitive recalls da Vinci 8mm Horizon Small Clip Applier over frayed or broken grip cables2024-12-19 · recall
• Intuitive recalls da Vinci 8mm Large Needle Driver over frayed or broken grip cables2024-12-19 · recall
• Intuitive recalls da Vinci Monopolar Curved Scissors over frayed/broken grip cables causing loss of instrument control2024-12-19 · recall
• Intuitive recalls da Vinci 8mm ProGrasp Forceps over frayed or broken grip cables2024-12-19 · recall
• Intuitive recalls da Vinci 8mm Mega SutureCut Needle Driver over frayed or broken grip cables2024-12-19 · recall
• Two Amazon MK30 delivery drones crashed within minutes at an Oregon test site2024-12-16 · malfunction
• MQ-9 Reaper crashed into Mediterranean Sea after propeller decoupled mid-flight2024-12-16 · malfunction
• PACCAR recalls 220,972 Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks for ABS and stability control ECU issue2024-12-12 · recall
• OSHA: 18-year-old machine operator killed by robotic arm during sensor maintenance (2024)2024-12-02 · fatality
• River Drone 5 collided with container ship near Rotterdam2024-12-01 · collision
• Neubie delivery robot collided with a vehicle at a crosswalk in Songdo, Incheon2024-12-01 · collision
• Cruise admits a false report to a federal investigation; $500K DOJ deferred-prosecution agreement2024-11-14 · regulatory_action
• River Drone 4 spilled 10,000 litres of fuel into Belgium's Albert Canal2024-11-01 · property_damage
• NHTSA investigates Tesla FSD over crashes in reduced visibility, including a fatality2024-10-18 · regulatory_action
• Tesla 'We, Robot' event: Optimus robots were teleoperated, not autonomous — Tesla did not disclose this to attendees2024-10-10 · other
• NHTSA fines Cruise $1.5M for failing to fully report the Oct 2023 pedestrian-dragging crash2024-09-30 · regulatory_action
• Pennsylvania AG sues Digital Dream Labs for failing to fulfill 14,000 prepaid robot orders2024-09-17 · regulatory_action
• Intuitive Ion Endoluminal System recall: instrument-cart-arm screw issue (Z-2720-2024)2024-09-04 · recall
• Cruise recalls its entire 1,194-vehicle fleet over unexpected hard braking2024-08-22 · recall
• Intuitive Surgical recalls 144 da Vinci 5 systems over surgeon console motor connector failure2024-08-21 · recall
• Stryker Mako acetabular inserter: screw found missing after use (FDA MAUDE)2024-08-15 · malfunction
• Software May Cause Unexpected Braking2024-08-09 · recall
• USCG report: 16-foot autonomous vessel collided with rowing scull on Patapsco River in Baltimore2024-08-07 · collision
• Stryker recalls Mako MICS Handpiece (2024) over a characterization error that can cause off-plan bone cuts2024-08-07 · recall
• FDA Class 2 recall of Epione needle guide component due to rust2024-08-05 · recall
• Auris Health (J&J) recalls Monarch over a power-cord strain-relief electrical short2024-08-02 · recall
• H3 Dynamics TUNDRA 2 drone crashes into condominium building in Singapore, CAAS revokes flight permissions2024-07-19 · collision
• Unitree robot dogs featured armed with rifles and rocket launchers in Chinese military exercises despite anti-weaponization pledge2024-07-01 · regulatory_action
• Zimmer ROSA Recon: reaming produced an oblong hole requiring a bone graft (FDA MAUDE)2024-06-24 · injury
• Waymo recalls 672 vehicles after a robotaxi struck a utility pole in Phoenix2024-06-12 · recall
• ADS Software Error May Cause Crash2024-06-10 · recall
• Zoox robotaxi involved in vehicle collision during Las Vegas testing (Jun 2024)2024-06-01 · collision
• GAC Fiat Chrysler recalls 9,052 vehicles in China over software issue2024-06-01 · recall
• Unitree Go2 robot dog found to have exploitable security vulnerabilities allowing remote hijacking2024-06-01 · malfunction
• Stryker Mako Total Knee software correction over 'error #3' codes when switching applications2024-05-28 · recall
• Abbott recalls Liberta RC DBS System due to stimulation turning off at 50-day intervals2024-05-24 · recall
• NHTSA opens a probe into Waymo's 5th-gen ADS after reports of unexpected driving behavior2024-05-13 · regulatory_action
• NHTSA opens Recall Query RQ24-009 questioning whether Tesla's Autopilot recall remedy was sufficient2024-04-25 · regulatory_action
• Tata Daewoo mixer trucks alleged to have defective braking system causing fatal 13-car pileup2024-03-29 · malfunction
• Former Vast engineer sues company alleging FCC radio frequency violations and wrongful termination2024-03-26 · regulatory_action
• Össur recalls Rheo Knee prosthetic devices due to safety concern2024-03-25 · recall
• Atomos Space's first orbital mission encountered spacecraft tumbling and communication glitches2024-03-04 · malfunction
• Three Norfolk Southern trains collide and derail in Easton, Pennsylvania2024-03-02 · other
• OSHA: Worker crushed to death by robotic arm inside conveyor cage at Markman Peat Corp (2024)2024-02-22 · fatality
• Apellix B1 washing drone operator seriously injured while manually disarming drone after loss of control near Orlando, Florida2024-02-20 · injury
• Starship Technologies delivery robot reportedly struck a parked car and left the scene, Helsinki (2025)2024-02-15 · property_damage
• Waymo recalls 444 ADS vehicles (NHTSA 24E-013) over towed-vehicle misprediction2024-02-13 · recall
• ADS Software Error May Cause Crash2024-02-13 · recall
• Waymo robotaxi collides with pickup truck in San Francisco (Feb 2024)2024-02-11 · collision
• Employee electrocuted when forklift contacted overhead power lines at FMC Technologies facility2024-01-24 · fatality
• Rearview Image May Not Display2024-01-22 · recall
• Apple disabled Blood Oxygen on US Apple Watch to comply with a Masimo ITC exclusion order2024-01-18 · regulatory_action
• Qihoo 360 antivirus tricked into whitelisting malware2024-01-15 · malfunction
• FDA MAUDE report: Yomi guided dental implant robot serious injury event2024-01-01 · injury