Incidents

A structured, sourced ledger of incidents involving deployed robots: collisions, injuries, recalls, regulatory actions, malfunctions, property damage, traffic disruption. Each entry is classified, attributed, and append-only; corrections and retractions are recorded on the record, never deleted.

• Zoox recalls entire 105-vehicle fleet because robotaxis may not detect heavy smoke and could impede emergency responders2026-07-17 · recall
• Zoox recalls entire 105-vehicle fleet after robotaxi drove into smoke-filled active fire scene2026-07-17 · recall
• Waymo recalls nearly 3,800 robotaxis over freeway construction zone risks2026-06-30 · recall
• Intuitive Surgical recalls da Vinci SP1098 instrument2026-06-22 · recall
• Zoox recalls 105 robotaxis after one drove into active fire scene in Las Vegas2026-06-20 · recall
• Zoox issues software recall after robotaxi drove into heavy smoke at emergency fire scene2026-06-20 · recall
• Waymo recalls 3,871 robotaxis over software glitch risking entry into closed freeway construction zones2026-06-18 · recall
• Waymo recalls nearly 3,900 robotaxis over risk of entering closed freeway construction zones2026-06-18 · recall
• Waymo voluntarily recalled 3,871 robotaxis after vehicles drove into closed freeway construction zones2026-06-18 · recall
• Waymo recalls ~3900 robotaxis over risk of entering closed freeway construction zones2026-06-18 · recall
• Waymo recalls 3,871 5th-gen ADS vehicles over freeway construction zone detection failure2026-06-17 · recall
• Waymo recalls 3,871 robotaxis (NHTSA 26E035) after vehicles drove into closed freeway construction zones at speed2026-06-17 · recall
• Waymo recalls 3,871 vehicles over freeway construction zone entry failures (NHTSA 26E035)2026-06-17 · recall
• Waymo recalls 672 robotaxis after collision with telephone pole in Phoenix2026-06-15 · recall
• FDA Class I recall: Zimmer Biomet ROSA Brain 3.0 robotic surgery system software anomaly2026-06-15 · recall
• Waymo recalls 3,871 ADS vehicles (NHTSA 26E-035) over entering freeway construction zones2026-06-13 · recall
• Software May Allow Vehicle to Enter and Drive In Freeway Construction Zones2026-06-13 · recall
• Intuitive Surgical recalls 8mm SureForm 30 Gray Reloads after patient death2026-05-28 · recall
• Waymo issued a software recall and halted San Antonio service over robotaxis driving into floods (May 2026)2026-05-14 · recall
• Waymo recalls over 3,500 vehicles after robotaxi entered flooded Texas road2026-05-13 · recall
• Waymo recalls 3800 robotaxis after vehicle drove into flooded roadway2026-05-12 · recall
• Waymo recalls approximately 3,800 robotaxis over risk of driving into flooded roads2026-05-12 · recall
• Waymo recalls ~3800 robotaxis over risk of entering flooded roads2026-05-12 · recall
• Waymo recalls 3,791 5th/6th-gen ADS vehicles over flooded roadway detection failure2026-05-06 · recall
• Waymo recalls 3,791 ADS-equipped vehicles over flooded roadway detection failure (NHTSA 26E026)2026-05-06 · recall
• ADS Software May Allow Vehicle to Drive onto a Flooded Roadway2026-05-01 · recall
• Intuitive Surgical recalls da Vinci staplers after death and injuries2026-04-15 · recall
• FDA Class I Recall: Omnicell i.v.STATION syringe labels may cause mislabeled sterile preparations2026-04-10 · recall
• Intuitive Surgical recalls da Vinci X and Xi Universal Surgical Manipulators over cannula mount screws that can break (FDA Z-2046-2026)2026-04-02 · recall
• da Vinci 8mm SureForm 30 Gray stapler reload recall after incomplete staple lines (1 death, 4 serious injuries)2026-03-11 · recall
• Intuitive Surgical recalled da Vinci SureForm 30 stapler gray reloads after incomplete staple lines caused 4 serious injuries and 1 death2026-03-11 · recall
• Intuitive recalls da Vinci 8mm SureForm 30 Gray Reloads (Class I) over incomplete staple lines2026-03-11 · recall