| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-07-11 | Waymo | San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan drafting cost-recovery fee legislation to fine AV companies for impeding emergency response | serious | Regulatory action | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-07-08 | Waymo Driver (6th gen) (Waymo) | NHTSA demands AV developers stop driverless vehicles from interfering with first responders | serious | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | Outstanding |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-07-07 | Waymo | SF Supervisor Bilal Mahmood launches inquiry into Waymo's July 4 traffic meltdown | moderate | Inquiry opened (San Francisco Board of Supervisors) | Outstanding |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-07-03 | Tesla | Tesla driver charged with manslaughter in Katy crash was Googling 'FSD too timid' | catastrophic | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-07-02 | Skydio | FBI seizes 500+ drones during FIFA World Cup 2026 | moderate | Regulatory action (FAA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-07-02 | Tesla | Tesla FSD driver charged with manslaughter after fatal crash into Texas home kills 76-year-old resident | catastrophic | Investigation (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-07-02 | AeroVironment | Pentagon awards AeroVironment 00M contract for counter-drone technology | minor | Regulatory action | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-07-01 | Waymo | California SB 1246 and AB 1777 take effect July 1, 2026 - new AV regulations | minor | Regulatory action | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-07-01 | LEM Surgical | LEM Surgical receives FDA clearance for Dynamis multi-arm surgical robot | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-07-01 | Medtronic | Medtronic Hugo surgical robot earns FDA clearance for additional indication | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-07-01 | Serve Robotics | Georgia HB 986 takes effect July 1, 2026 - delivery robot sidewalk speed raised to 7 mph | minor | Regulatory action | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-30 | Semi (Tesla) | Tesla Semi involved in first fatal crash, killing 2 in Nevada | catastrophic | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-30 | AEVEX Aerospace | US Air Force awards AEVEX 0M contract for GPS-resistant autonomous strike drones | minor | Regulatory action | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-30 | ROBODOC | ROBODOC Surgical System receives FDA 510(k) marketing clearance | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-30 | Waymo | Waymo recalls nearly 3,800 robotaxis over freeway construction zone risksRecall | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-28 | Tesla | First recorded Tesla Semi fatal crash kills two people in Nevada | critical | Investigation (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-28 | Tesla | Texas tightens robotaxi rules after emergency response incidents | serious | Regulatory action | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-26 | Waymo | NHTSA proposes amending federal brake standards for autonomous vehicles without human drivers | minor | Regulatory action (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-26 | Tesla | NHTSA proposes amending FMVSS brake standards to remove manual controls requirement for autonomous vehicles | minor | Regulatory action (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-23 | LEM Surgical | LEM Surgical receives second FDA 510(k) clearance for next-gen robotic surgical system | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-22 | Tesla | NHTSA opens special investigation into fatal Tesla Model 3 crash into Katy, Texas home that killed Martha Avila (June 19 2026) | critical | Investigation (NHTSA) | In progress |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-22 | Intuitive Surgical | Intuitive Surgical recalls da Vinci SP1098 instrumentRecall | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-19 | Tesla | Tesla driver charged with manslaughter after FSD crash into Texas home kills woman | catastrophic | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-18 | Waymo | Waymo recalls 3,871 robotaxis over software glitch risking entry into closed freeway construction zonesRecall | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-18 | Waymo | Waymo recalls nearly 3,900 robotaxis over risk of entering closed freeway construction zonesRecall | serious | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-17 | Waymo | Waymo recalls 3,871 robotaxis (NHTSA 26E035) after vehicles drove into closed freeway construction zones at speedRecall | serious | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-17 | Waymo Driver (6th gen) (Waymo) | Waymo recalls 3,871 5th-gen ADS vehicles over freeway construction zone detection failureRecall | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | In progress |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-15 | Zimmer Biomet | FDA Class I recall: Zimmer Biomet ROSA Brain 3.0 robotic surgery system software anomalyRecall | catastrophic | Recall ordered (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-15 | THINK Surgical | THINK Surgical receives FDA 510(k) clearance for TMINI 1.1 | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-15 | Movano Health | Movano Health secures FDA clearance for EvieMED Ring | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-15 | Joby Aviation | Joby Aviation completes FAA Stage 4 certification, advancing toward air taxi launch | minor | Regulatory action (FAA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-15 | Archer Aviation | Archer Aviation completes FAA Phase 3 certification for Midnight eVTOL | minor | Regulatory action (FAA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-15 | Waymo | Waymo recalls 672 robotaxis after collision with telephone pole in PhoenixRecall | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-15 | Happy Health | Happy Ring earns second FDA clearance for at-home sleep testing | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-15 | Revolve Surgical | Revolve Surgical receives FDA 510(k) clearance for surgical robot platform | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-15 | Distalmotion | Distalmotion Dexter robot receives FDA 510(k) clearance for gynecology indications | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-13 | Waymo | Waymo recalls 3,871 ADS vehicles (NHTSA 26E-035) over entering freeway construction zonesRecall | serious | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | In progress |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-13 | Waymo | Software May Allow Vehicle to Enter and Drive In Freeway Construction ZonesRecall | - | - | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-10 | Waymo | Waymo recalls 672 robotaxis after vehicle collided with telephone pole in PhoenixRecall | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-08 | Unitree Robotics | Pentagon adds Unitree Robotics to Chinese Military Companies list (1260H) | serious | Regulatory action | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-03 | Waymo | CNN uncovers reported close calls with Waymo robotaxis - 'I had to push my son out of the way' | serious | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-03 | Zoox | NHTSA grants first Automated Vehicle Exemption to Zoox | minor | Regulatory action (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-02 | Vantis | FAA grants aircraft-agnostic BVLOS waiver for Vantis network across 5,000 square miles | minor | Regulatory action (FAA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-06-01 | Hanwha Aerospace | Explosion at Hanwha Aerospace Daejeon rocket propellant plant kills five, injures two | critical | Investigation (Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-05-28 | Intuitive Surgical | Intuitive Surgical recalls 8mm SureForm 30 Gray Reloads after patient deathRecall | catastrophic | Recall ordered (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-05-28 | Waymo | Waymo robotaxi blocked Dallas first responders from reaching fatal Oak Cliff apartment explosion | serious | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-05-26 | SkyMagic | 89 drones crash into Sydney Harbour during Vivid Sydney drone light show | moderate | Inquiry opened (ATSB) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-05-25 | SkyMagic | 89 SkyMagic drones crashed into Sydney Harbour during Vivid Sydney light show due to radio frequency interference | moderate | Inquiry opened | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-05-15 | Joby Aviation | Joby Aviation completes submission of Stage 3 certification plans to FAA | minor | Regulatory action (FAA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-05-15 | Tesla | Tesla reveals two Robotaxi crashes involving teleoperators in newly unredacted NHTSA reports | minor | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-05-14 | Waymo Driver (6th gen) (Waymo) | Waymo issued a software recall and halted San Antonio service over robotaxis driving into floods (May 2026)Recall | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | In progress |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-05-13 | Waymo | Waymo recalls over 3,500 vehicles after robotaxi entered flooded Texas roadRecall | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-05-12 | Waymo | Waymo recalls 3800 robotaxis after vehicle drove into flooded roadwayRecall | serious | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-05-12 | Waymo | Waymo recalls approximately 3,800 robotaxis over risk of driving into flooded roadsRecall | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-05-11 | Avride | Jersey City cyclist injured when Avride delivery robot drove into bike lane | moderate | Inquiry opened | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-05-06 | Waymo Driver (6th gen) (Waymo) | Waymo recalls 3,791 5th/6th-gen ADS vehicles over flooded roadway detection failureRecall | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | In progress |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-05-06 | Avride Robotaxi (Hyundai Ioniq 5) (Avride) | NHTSA opened an investigation into Avride after 16 robotaxi crashes in Dallas and Austin | serious | Investigation (NHTSA) | In progress |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-05-01 | Waymo | ADS Software May Allow Vehicle to Drive onto a Flooded RoadwayRecall | - | - | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-04-29 | Apollo RT6 (Baidu) | China suspended new robotaxi/AV permits nationwide after the Apollo Go Wuhan outage | serious | Suspension (MIIT (with MoT, MPS)) | Outstanding |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-04-15 | Intuitive Surgical | Intuitive Surgical recalls da Vinci staplers after death and injuriesRecall | serious | Recall ordered (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-04-10 | Omnicell | FDA Class I Recall: Omnicell i.v.STATION syringe labels may cause mislabeled sterile preparationsRecall | - | - | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-04-07 | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems | General Atomics CCA drone prototype crashes during test flight | moderate | Inquiry opened | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-04-02 | Intuitive Surgical | Intuitive Surgical recalls da Vinci X and Xi Universal Surgical Manipulators over cannula mount screws that can break (FDA Z-2046-2026)Recall | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA) | In progress |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-03-31 | Apollo RT6 (Baidu) | Apollo Go robotaxis in Wuhan stranded passengers in service-wide malfunction | serious | - | Resolved |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-03-30 | Butterfly Network | Butterfly Network receives FDA clearance for AI ultrasound fetal biometric tool | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-03-26 | Quantum Surgical | Quantum Surgical receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Epione robot for all abdominal cancers | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-03-19 | Tesla | NHTSA escalates Tesla FSD investigation to Engineering Analysis covering 3.2M vehicles | serious | Investigation (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-03-18 | Tesla | NHTSA escalates Tesla FSD investigation to Engineering Analysis EA26002 covering 3.2M vehicles | serious | Investigation (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-03-15 | CMR Surgical | CMR Surgical Versius Plus receives FDA 510(k) clearance for gallbladder surgery | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-03-15 | Waymo | NTSB investigates Waymo robotaxis illegally passing stopped school buses | moderate | Investigation (NTSB) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-03-11 | da Vinci (and Ion) (Intuitive Surgical) | da Vinci 8mm SureForm 30 Gray stapler reload recall after incomplete staple lines (1 death, 4 serious injuries)Recall | critical | Recall ordered (FDA) | In progress |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-03-01 | Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) (Tesla) | Tesla robotaxis logged 17 NHTSA-reported incidents in Austin, including two teleoperator-caused crashes | serious | Investigation (NHTSA) | In progress |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-02-18 | Intuitive Surgical | FDA Class 2 recall: da Vinci 5 viewer display firmware issue causing loss of 3D surgical fieldRecall | serious | Recall ordered (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-02-17 | Tesla | Tesla robotaxi crash count rises to 14 in Austin, roughly 4x human driver rate | moderate | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-02-15 | Zoox | NHTSA seeks public comment on Zoox FMVSS exemption petition for autonomous robotaxi | minor | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-02-15 | Prime Air MK30 (Amazon) | Amazon MK30 delivery drone struck an apartment building in Richardson, Texas; backyard grass fire | moderate | Investigation (FAA) | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-02-15 | Medtronic | Medtronic Hugo robotic surgery system cleared by FDA for urologic procedures | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-02-04 | Intuitive Surgical | AJRC citizen petition (FDA-2026-P-1299) requests Class I recall of all da Vinci 5 systems over intraoperative power failure defect | serious | Inquiry opened (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-02-02 | da Vinci (and Ion) (Intuitive Surgical) | da Vinci X/Xi/5 recall: software error let instrument arms failing a ball-screw diagnostic stay in useRecall | serious | Recall ordered (FDA) | In progress |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-01-29 | Waymo | Waymo robotaxi hits child near elementary school in Santa Monica | serious | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-01-28 | da Vinci (and Ion) (Intuitive Surgical) | Intuitive Ion Endoluminal System recall: probe-bag sterile-seal issue (Z-1134-2026)Recall | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA) | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-01-26 | Intuitive Surgical | Intuitive Surgical da Vinci 5 receives FDA clearance for cardiac procedures | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-01-24 | Waymo | Waymo robotaxi strikes child near Santa Monica elementary school, NHTSA opens investigation | serious | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-01-23 | Waymo | Waymo driverless robotaxi struck a child near Santa Monica elementary school, prompting NHTSA preliminary evaluation | moderate | Investigation (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-01-23 | Waymo | Waymo robotaxi struck a child near elementary school in Santa Monica, prompting NHTSA investigation | serious | Investigation (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-01-23 | Waymo | Waymo autonomous vehicle struck a child near elementary school in Santa Monica, prompting NHTSA and NTSB investigations | serious | Investigation (NHTSA) | In progress |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-01-17 | Zoox Robotaxi (Zoox) | Zoox robotaxi struck an opening car door in San Francisco, injuring a street ambassador | moderate | Investigation (SFPD / California DMV) | In progress |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-01-15 | Zoox | Zoox recalls 332 self-driving vehicles due to software issueRecall | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-01-07 | Johnson & Johnson | Johnson & Johnson submits OTTAVA robotic surgical system to FDA for de novo classification | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2026-01-01 | - | Wybotics recalls robotic pool vacuums over burn and fire hazards (2026)Recall | serious | Recall ordered (CPSC) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-12-23 | Zoox Robotaxi (Zoox) | Zoox recalled 332 robotaxis over unnecessary lane-crossings near intersectionsRecall | minor | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-12-22 | DJI Mavic 4 Pro (DJI) | FCC added foreign-produced UAS (DJI, Autel) to the Covered List, blocking new US authorizations | serious | Suspension (FCC) | Outstanding |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-12-18 | Amazfit (Balance / Active / T-Rex / Helio) (Zepp Health (Amazfit)) | ITC instituted an Oura patent investigation naming the Amazfit Helio Ring | moderate | Investigation (ITC) | Outstanding |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-12-17 | CMR Surgical | FDA clears CMR Surgical Versius Plus surgical robotic platform for cholecystectomy (510(k)) | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-12-08 | Waymo | Waymo recalls 3,067 ADS vehicles (NHTSA 25E-084) over passing stopped school busesRecall | serious | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-12-08 | Waymo | Vehicle May Pass a Stopped School BusRecall | - | - | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-12-06 | Apollo RT6 (Baidu) | Robotaxi (Baidu Apollo RT6, Hellobike-operated) struck two pedestrians in Zhuzhou; service suspended | serious | Suspension (Zhuzhou (Hunan) authorities) | In progress |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-12-06 | Baidu | Baidu Apollo Go robotaxi caused an accident in a central Chinese city, leaving two people in intensive care (2025) | critical | Investigation (Chinese authorities) | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-12-05 | River Drone | Autonomous vessel River Drone 5 collides with container ship near Rotterdam | moderate | Inquiry opened | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-11-25 | Prime Air MK30 (Amazon) | Amazon MK30 delivery drone clipped an internet cable in Waco, Texas; FAA probe | minor | Investigation (FAA) | In progress |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-11-07 | da Vinci (and Ion) (Intuitive Surgical) | da Vinci X/Xi/5 recall: software error let instrument arms failing a ball-screw diagnostic stay in useRecall | serious | Recall ordered (FDA) | In progress |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-10-30 | Shenzhou (China Manned Space Agency) | Shenzhou-20 crewed spacecraft suspected struck by orbital debris, delaying astronaut return | serious | - | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-10-21 | Ultrahuman Ring (Air / Pro) (Ultrahuman) | ITC banned Ultrahuman Ring Air US imports/sales for infringing Oura patent 11,868,178 | serious | Regulatory action (ITC) | Outstanding |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-10-20 | RingConn (Gen 2 / Gen 3) (RingConn) | RingConn settled the Oura ITC patent case with a royalty-bearing license (avoided a ban) | moderate | Regulatory action (ITC) | Resolved |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-10-10 | Tesla | NHTSA launches new Tesla Full Self-Driving investigation on 2.9 million vehicles | serious | Investigation (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-10-09 | Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) (Tesla) | NHTSA opens probe into ~2.9M Teslas over FSD traffic-law violations | moderate | Investigation (NHTSA ODI) | Outstanding |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-10-08 | Waymo | NHTSA opens defects investigation PE25012 into Waymo 5th-gen ADS (Oct 2025) | serious | Investigation (NHTSA) | Outstanding |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-10-01 | Prime Air MK30 (Amazon) | Two Amazon MK30 drones struck the same construction crane in Tolleson, Arizona | serious | Investigation (FAA / NTSB) | In progress |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-09-08 | Microbot Medical | Microbot Medical receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Liberty endovascular robotic system | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-07-14 | Whoop (5.0 / MG) (Whoop) | FDA warning letter to Whoop: Blood Pressure Insights marketed beyond clearance | serious | Regulatory action (FDA) | Outstanding |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-06-12 | Proception | Tesla sued Proception founder Jay Li alleging theft of Optimus robot trade secrets | moderate | Inquiry opened | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-05-22 | Zoox | Zoox recalls 270 ADS vehicles (NHTSA 25E-037) over moving near undetected pedestriansRecall | serious | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-05-16 | SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Edwards Lifesciences) | FDA Class I recall of Edwards Lifesciences arterial cannulae due to risk of wire exposureRecall | serious | Recall ordered (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-05-13 | Waymo Driver (6th gen) (Waymo) | Waymo recalls 1,212 robotaxis over low-speed collisions with gates, chains and barriersRecall | minor | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-05-12 | Waymo | Software May Cause Vehicle to Hit Roadway BarrierRecall | - | - | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-04-25 | Zoox | ADS Software Error May Cause CrashRecall | - | - | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-04-08 | ZTO Express | ZTO Express Jiushi autonomous delivery vehicle dragged fallen electric scooter in Xianyang, Shaanxi | minor | Inquiry opened | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-04-08 | Zoox Robotaxi (Zoox) | Zoox recalled ~270 robotaxis after a Las Vegas collision with a passenger carRecall | minor | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-03-26 | Quantum Surgical | FDA clears Quantum Surgical Epione robot for abdominal tumor ablation | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-03-20 | Aiper | CPSC: Aiper recalls Seagull Pro cordless robotic pool vacuum cleaners over adapter overheating burn and fire hazards (2025)Recall | moderate | Recall ordered (CPSC) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-03-14 | Zoox | Zoox recalls 258 ADS vehicles (NHTSA 25E-019) over unexpected braking near cyclists/motorcyclistsRecall | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-03-14 | Zoox | ADS Software May Cause Unexpected Hard BrakingRecall | - | - | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-02-26 | da Vinci (and Ion) (Intuitive Surgical) | da Vinci 5 console foot-pedal recall over a spring failure that can leave a pedal stuck pressedRecall | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA) | In progress |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-01-01 | Humane | Humane recalls the Ai Pin charge-case accessory over a lithium-battery fire hazard (2025)Recall | serious | Recall ordered (CPSC) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2025-01-01 | Aiper | Aiper recalls Seagull Pro cordless robotic pool vacuums over burn and fire hazards (2025)Recall | serious | Recall ordered (CPSC) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-12-16 | Prime Air MK30 (Amazon) | Two Amazon MK30 delivery drones crashed within minutes at an Oregon test site | serious | Investigation (FAA / NTSB) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-12-12 | PACCAR | PACCAR recalls 220,972 Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks for ABS and stability control ECU issueRecall | serious | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-12-02 | - | OSHA: 18-year-old machine operator killed by robotic arm during sensor maintenance (2024) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-12-01 | River Drone 5 (River Drone) | River Drone 5 collided with container ship near Rotterdam | moderate | Inquiry opened (Other) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-11-14 | Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) (Cruise) | Cruise admits a false report to a federal investigation; $500K DOJ deferred-prosecution agreement | serious | Consent decree (DOJ (N.D. Cal.)) | Resolved |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-11-01 | River Drone | River Drone 4 spilled 10,000 litres of fuel into Belgium's Albert Canal | moderate | Inquiry opened (Other) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-10-18 | Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) (Tesla) | NHTSA investigates Tesla FSD over crashes in reduced visibility, including a fatality | critical | Investigation (NHTSA ODI) | Outstanding |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-09-30 | Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) (Cruise) | NHTSA fines Cruise $1.5M for failing to fully report the Oct 2023 pedestrian-dragging crash | serious | Fine (NHTSA) | Resolved |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-09-04 | da Vinci (and Ion) (Intuitive Surgical) | Intuitive Ion Endoluminal System recall: instrument-cart-arm screw issue (Z-2720-2024)Recall | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA) | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-08-22 | Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) (Cruise) | Cruise recalls its entire 1,194-vehicle fleet over unexpected hard brakingRecall | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-08-09 | Cruise | Software May Cause Unexpected BrakingRecall | - | - | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-08-07 | Oceaneering | USCG report: 16-foot autonomous vessel collided with rowing scull on Patapsco River in Baltimore | moderate | Inquiry opened | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-08-05 | Epione (Quantum Surgical) | FDA Class 2 recall of Epione needle guide component due to rustRecall | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-06-12 | Waymo Driver (6th gen) (Waymo) | Waymo recalls 672 vehicles after a robotaxi struck a utility pole in PhoenixRecall | minor | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-06-10 | Waymo | ADS Software Error May Cause CrashRecall | - | - | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-05-28 | Mako (Stryker) | Stryker Mako Total Knee software correction over 'error #3' codes when switching applicationsRecall | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA) | In progress |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-05-13 | Waymo Driver (6th gen) (Waymo) | NHTSA opens a probe into Waymo's 5th-gen ADS after reports of unexpected driving behavior | moderate | Investigation (NHTSA ODI) | Resolved |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-03-25 | Power Knee (Ossur) | Össur recalls Rheo Knee prosthetic devices due to safety concernRecall | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-02-22 | - | OSHA: Worker crushed to death by robotic arm inside conveyor cage at Markman Peat Corp (2024) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-02-13 | Waymo | Waymo recalls 444 ADS vehicles (NHTSA 24E-013) over towed-vehicle mispredictionRecall | minor | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-02-13 | Waymo | ADS Software Error May Cause CrashRecall | - | - | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-01-24 | Gemini ROV (TechnipFMC) | Employee electrocuted when forklift contacted overhead power lines at FMC Technologies facility | critical | Investigation (OSHA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-01-22 | Tesla | Rearview Image May Not DisplayRecall | - | - | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2024-01-18 | Apple Watch (Apple) | Apple disabled Blood Oxygen on US Apple Watch to comply with a Masimo ITC exclusion order | serious | Regulatory action (ITC / CBP) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-12-12 | Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) (Tesla) | Tesla recalls 2.03M vehicles over insufficient Autosteer driver-engagement controlsRecall | serious | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-12-12 | Tesla | Autopilot Controls Insufficient to Prevent MisuseRecall | - | - | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-11-28 | Tesla | Tesla Model Y on FSD struck and killed pedestrian Johna Story on Arizona highway, first known FSD pedestrian fatality | critical | Investigation (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-11-10 | Epione (Quantum Surgical) | Patient death during Epione-assisted liver cancer ablation procedure in France | critical | Inquiry opened (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-11-08 | - | Pick-and-place robot crushed a worker at a South Korean vegetable-packing plant (2023) | critical | Investigation (South Korean authorities) | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-11-07 | Cruise | Cruise recalls 950 ADS units (NHTSA 23E-086) over post-crash pullover behaviorRecall | critical | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-11-07 | Cruise | ADS Software May Improperly Respond After a CrashRecall | - | - | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-10-02 | Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) (Cruise) | Cruise driverless robotaxi dragged a pedestrian ~20 feet in San Francisco | critical | Suspension (California DMV) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-09-15 | Senhance (Asensus Surgical) | Asensus Senhance Class I recall: software malfunction caused uncontrolled arm motion after disengaging teleopRecall | critical | Recall ordered (FDA) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-09-01 | Lely | Lely settles A4 robotic-milker class action for about $122M over alleged defects affecting cow health and milk output (2023) | serious | - | Resolved |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-08-24 | Aiper | Aiper recalls Elite Pro cordless robotic pool vacuums over burn and fire hazards (2023)Recall | serious | Recall ordered (CPSC) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-08-24 | Aiper | CPSC: Aiper recalls Elite Pro cordless robotic pool vacuum cleaners over battery overheating burn and fire hazards (2023)Recall | moderate | Recall ordered (CPSC) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-08-17 | Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) (Cruise) | Cruise robotaxi collided with an SF fire truck responding to an emergency; one passenger injured | moderate | Investigation (California DMV) | In progress |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-08-01 | Cat MineStar Command for Hauling (Caterpillar Mining) | Autonomous Cat truck hit excavator at BHP Mitsubishi Alliance Goonyella mine after communications loss | moderate | Inquiry opened (Queensland Mines Inspectorate / RSHQ) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-08-01 | Caterpillar | Autonomous Caterpillar haul truck reversed into a manned excavator at BHP's Goonyella coal mine (2023) | minor | Investigation (Queensland Mines Inspectorate) | Resolved |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-04-05 | Tesla | Rearview Image May Not Display/FMVSS 111Recall | - | - | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-04-03 | Cruise | Cruise recalls 300 ADS units (NHTSA 23E-029) over articulated-vehicle mispredictionRecall | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-04-03 | Cruise | ADS Software Error May Cause CrashRecall | - | - | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-03-24 | BelAZ | US Treasury OFAC designates BelAZ and CEO Sergei Nikiforovich to SDN list | - | - | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-03-21 | Digit (Agility Robotics) | Agility Digit collapsed mid-pick during a live ProMat 2023 warehouse demo | minor | - | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-03-16 | - | CPSC: STIHL recalls docking stations for iMOW robotic lawn mowers over circuit board fire hazard (2023)Recall | moderate | Recall ordered (CPSC) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-02-23 | da Vinci (and Ion) (Intuitive Surgical) | da Vinci X/Xi recall: loose instrument carriage from an out-of-spec linear-rail componentRecall | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA / Health Canada) | In progress |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-02-16 | Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) (Tesla) | Tesla recalls 362,758 FSD Beta vehicles over unsafe intersection/speed behaviorRecall | serious | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2023-02-15 | Tesla | Full Self-Driving Software May Cause CrashRecall | - | - | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2022-12-19 | Withings ScanWatch (Withings) | Withings ScanWatch FDA Class 2 recall: app bug let users run ECG without physician reviewRecall | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2022-10-07 | da Vinci (and Ion) (Intuitive Surgical) | da Vinci Xi 8mm SureForm 30 stapler recall over staple-deployment failure and device fragmentsRecall | serious | Recall ordered (FDA) | In progress |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2022-09-01 | - | OSHA: Worker fatally crushed by spot-welding robot during maintenance at Unipres Southeast (2022) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2022-08-29 | Cruise | Cruise recalls 80 ADS units (NHTSA 22E-072) over unprotected-left hard-braking softwareRecall | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2022-08-05 | TuSimple Autonomous Truck (TuSimple) | NHTSA opens investigation PE22-019 into TuSimple ADS safety (Aug 2022) | - | - | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2022-04-06 | TuSimple Autonomous Truck (TuSimple) | TuSimple autonomous truck swerved across I-10 and struck a concrete barrier (Tucson) | moderate | Investigation (FMCSA (NHTSA declined)) | Resolved |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2022-03-18 | Tesla | Initial Delay In Rearview Image Display/FMVSS 111Recall | - | - | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2022-03-02 | Fitbit (Charge / Sense / Versa) (Fitbit) | Fitbit Ionic burn-hazard recall (~1M US units); $12.25M CPSC penalty in 2025Recall | serious | Fine (CPSC) | Resolved |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2022-02-01 | Husqvarna | Husqvarna recalls Automower 435X AWD and 535 AWD robotic lawn mowers over lithium-battery fire hazard (2022)Recall | serious | Recall ordered (CPSC) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2022-01-27 | China Unicom | FCC revokes China Unicom Americas' telecom services authority | moderate | Suspension (FCC) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2022-01-27 | Tesla | Vehicle May Fail to Stop at Stop SignRecall | - | - | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2021-09-22 | ROSA (Zimmer Biomet) | Zimmer Biomet ROSA ONE Brain 3.1 Class I recall: software could drive instruments to a wrong trajectoryRecall | critical | Recall ordered (FDA) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2021-07-27 | Oculus Rift (Oculus VR) | Oculus Quest 2 foam insert recalled after 5,716 reports of skin irritationRecall | moderate | Recall ordered (CPSC) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2021-04-01 | Nuro Autonomous Prius (Nuro) | NHTSA reviews Nuro R2 AV exemption compliance after safety petition (2021) | - | - | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2021-01-14 | - | OSHA: Worker crushed and killed by Okura robotic palletizer arm at Ambrose Sales (2021) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2020-12-22 | Aviation Industry Corporation of China | US Department of Commerce adds AVIC and subsidiaries to Military End User list | moderate | Regulatory action (US Department of Commerce) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2020-12-02 | da Vinci (and Ion) (Intuitive Surgical) | Intuitive Ion Endoluminal System recalls (fully-articulating catheter and Flexison biopsy needle)Recall | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA) | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2020-04-30 | Modular Robotics | CPSC: Modular Robotics recalls rechargeable battery packs over short-circuit burn hazard (2020)Recall | moderate | Recall ordered (CPSC) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2020-02-25 | EZ10 (EasyMile) | NHTSA suspends EasyMile passenger trials nationwide after emergency braking incident in Columbus, Ohio | minor | Suspension (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2020-02-24 | Butterfly AI Ultrasound (Butterfly Network) | FDA Class 2 recall of Butterfly iQ Auto Bladder Volume Tool for lacking 510(k) clearanceRecall | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2019-09-30 | - | OSHA: Maintenance worker partially amputates finger in robotic welding cell at Joon LLC stamping plant (2019) | serious | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2019-06-20 | Northrop Grumman | Iran shot down a US Navy RQ-4 (BAMS-D) surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz (2019) | serious | - | Resolved |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2019-02-11 | - | OSHA: Worker pinned against 400F mold by robotic arm, hospitalized with burns at Omnipure Filter (2019) | serious | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2018-12-05 | Amazon | Automated palletizer punctured a bear-spray can at an Amazon warehouse, hospitalizing two dozen workers (2018) | serious | Investigation (OSHA) | Resolved |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2018-01-26 | Power Machines | OFAC sanctioned Power Machines for transferring gas turbines to Crimea | serious | Suspension (OFAC) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2017-08-17 | Schneider National | Schneider National driver fatal crash on I-285, Georgia, resulting in $47M verdict | critical | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2017-01-18 | HP Inc. | HP Inc. recalls lithium-ion batteries in notebook computers due to fire hazardRecall | moderate | Recall ordered | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2017-01-17 | - | OSHA: Worker struck by Fuji-Ace robot arm, suffers fractured sternum at Plastic Express (2017) | serious | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2016-06-18 | - | OSHA: Temporary worker Regina Elsea crushed to death by assembly-line robot at Ajin USA auto-parts plant (2016) | catastrophic | Fine (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2015-07-07 | FANUC Corporation | Maintenance tech Wanda Holbrook killed when assembly-line robotics activated during service, Ionia MI (2015) | critical | Investigation (OSHA) | Resolved |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2015-07-01 | Volkswagen Group | Contractor crushed by a stationary assembly robot at Volkswagen's Baunatal plant, Germany (2015) | critical | - | Resolved |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2014-08-01 | Caterpillar | Autonomous haul truck collided with a manned water cart at BHP's Jimblebar iron-ore mine (2014) | minor | Investigation (WA Mines Safety (DMIRS)) | Resolved |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2013-07-19 | da Vinci (and Ion) (Intuitive Surgical) | FDA warning letter to Intuitive Surgical over late reporting of da Vinci corrections and adverse events | serious | Regulatory action (FDA) | Resolved |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2013-05-08 | da Vinci (and Ion) (Intuitive Surgical) | da Vinci Hot Shears (monopolar curved scissors) Class I recall: insulation micro-cracks caused tissue burnsRecall | critical | Recall ordered (FDA) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2013-03-07 | - | OSHA: Maintenance worker struck and killed by robotic drilling/tapping machine at Martinrea Hopkinsville (2013) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2012-12-15 | - | OSHA: Worker struck from behind and killed by transfer robot inside work cell at Sodecia Sterling Heights (2012) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2011-12-04 | Lockheed Martin | Iran captured a US RQ-170 Sentinel stealth surveillance drone largely intact (2011) | serious | - | Resolved |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2009-07-21 | - | OSHA: Worker crushed by robotic palletizer arms after entering active cell at Golden State Foods (2009) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2009-05-27 | Hocoma Lokomat (Hocoma) | FDA Class 2 recall of Hocoma Lokomat System due to software sensitivity bugRecall | minor | Recall ordered (FDA) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2008-04-25 | - | CPSC: Kyodo America recalls LawnBott robotic lawn mowers over blade laceration hazard (2008)Recall | serious | Recall ordered (CPSC) | Remediated |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2007-09-14 | Sembcorp Industries | Two workers killed in SembCorp Marine shipyard accident | critical | Inquiry opened (Singapore Ministry of Manpower) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2007-05-13 | - | OSHA: Worker struck by robotic arm while troubleshooting injection-molding machine, later dies, at Lenco (2007) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2006-07-24 | - | OSHA: Worker crushed between robotic arm and workstation frame at Alliance Tech Systems (2006) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2004-05-03 | Fluke Corporation | CPSC recall of 110,000 Fluke modular test leads for shock hazardRecall | moderate | Recall ordered (CPSC) | - |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2004-03-30 | - | OSHA: Worker killed by industrial robot after entering barricaded work cell at Getrag (2004) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2003-12-13 | - | OSHA: Heat-treat operator caught and killed by robotic lifting arm between oven and quench tank at Keihin IPT (2003) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 2001-12-29 | - | OSHA: Worker asphyxiated after robot started up in un-locked-out cell at JR Wheel (2001) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 1981-01-01 | Kawasaki Heavy Industries | Kenji Urada killed by a Kawasaki robot arm after entering the work envelope, Akashi, Japan (1981) | critical | - | Resolved |
| ✓DEPLOY VERIFIED | 1979-01-25 | Ford Motor Company | Robert Williams, first known person killed by a robot, struck by a parts-retrieval arm at Ford (1979) | critical | - | Resolved |