# Robot recalls and safety incidents

**Verdict:** Yes, there have been robot recalls and safety incidents. The DEPLOY registry records 222 recall and regulatory-action entries across robotaxis, humanoids, surgical robots, and drones, including 86 recalls ordered by bodies such as NHTSA and the FDA. Each entry is dated, sourced, and tied to a real model, company, or deployment.

Incidents recorded here are reports, not determinations of fault. Inclusion does not imply the manufacturer or operator caused or is liable for an event.

**Summary:** 222 recall & regulatory-action entries · 86 recalls ordered · 30 regulatory bodies involved.

## Recalls and regulatory actions

| Date | Entity | What happened | Severity | Regulatory action | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan drafting cost-recovery fee legislation to fine AV companies for impeding emergency response](/incidents/sf-av-cost-recovery-fee-legislation-2026-07-11.md) | serious | Regulatory action | Acknowledged |
| 2026-07-08 | [Waymo Driver (6th gen)](/models/waymo-driver-gen6.md) | [NHTSA demands AV developers stop driverless vehicles from interfering with first responders](/incidents/nhtsa-av-first-responder-directive-2026-07-08.md) | serious | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | Outstanding |
| 2026-07-07 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [SF Supervisor Bilal Mahmood launches inquiry into Waymo's July 4 traffic meltdown](/incidents/waymo-sf-mahmood-inquiry-2026-07-07.md) | moderate | Inquiry opened (San Francisco Board of Supervisors) | Outstanding |
| 2026-07-03 | [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) | [Tesla driver charged with manslaughter in Katy crash was Googling 'FSD too timid'](/incidents/fatality-2026-07-03-tesla.md) | catastrophic | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-07-02 | [Skydio](/companies/skydio.md) | [FBI seizes 500+ drones during FIFA World Cup 2026](/incidents/other-2026-07-02-skydio.md) | moderate | Regulatory action (FAA) | - |
| 2026-07-02 | [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) | [Tesla FSD driver charged with manslaughter after fatal crash into Texas home kills 76-year-old resident](/incidents/fatality-2026-07-02-tesla.md) | catastrophic | Investigation (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-07-02 | [AeroVironment](/companies/aerovironment.md) | [Pentagon awards AeroVironment 00M contract for counter-drone technology](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-07-02-aerovironment.md) | minor | Regulatory action | - |
| 2026-07-01 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [California SB 1246 and AB 1777 take effect July 1, 2026 - new AV regulations](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-07-01-waymo.md) | minor | Regulatory action | - |
| 2026-07-01 | [LEM Surgical](/companies/lem-surgical.md) | [LEM Surgical receives FDA clearance for Dynamis multi-arm surgical robot](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-07-01-lem-surgical.md) | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| 2026-07-01 | [Medtronic](/companies/medtronic.md) | [Medtronic Hugo surgical robot earns FDA clearance for additional indication](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-07-01-medtronic.md) | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| 2026-07-01 | [Serve Robotics](/companies/serve-robotics.md) | [Georgia HB 986 takes effect July 1, 2026 - delivery robot sidewalk speed raised to 7 mph](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-07-01-serve-robotics.md) | minor | Regulatory action | - |
| 2026-06-30 | [Semi](/models/tesla-semi.md) | [Tesla Semi involved in first fatal crash, killing 2 in Nevada](/incidents/fatality-2026-06-30-tesla.md) | catastrophic | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-06-30 | [AEVEX Aerospace](/companies/aevex.md) | [US Air Force awards AEVEX 0M contract for GPS-resistant autonomous strike drones](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-06-30-aevex.md) | minor | Regulatory action | - |
| 2026-06-30 | [ROBODOC](/companies/robodoc.md) | [ROBODOC Surgical System receives FDA 510(k) marketing clearance](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-06-30-robodoc.md) | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| 2026-06-30 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [Waymo recalls nearly 3,800 robotaxis over freeway construction zone risks](/incidents/recall-2026-06-30-waymo.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-06-28 | [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) | [First recorded Tesla Semi fatal crash kills two people in Nevada](/incidents/fatality-2026-06-28-tesla.md) | critical | Investigation (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-06-28 | [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) | [Texas tightens robotaxi rules after emergency response incidents](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-06-28-tesla.md) | serious | Regulatory action | - |
| 2026-06-26 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [NHTSA proposes amending federal brake standards for autonomous vehicles without human drivers](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-06-26-waymo.md) | minor | Regulatory action (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-06-26 | [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) | [NHTSA proposes amending FMVSS brake standards to remove manual controls requirement for autonomous vehicles](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-06-26-tesla.md) | minor | Regulatory action (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-06-23 | [LEM Surgical](/companies/lem-surgical.md) | [LEM Surgical receives second FDA 510(k) clearance for next-gen robotic surgical system](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-06-23-lem-surgical.md) | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| 2026-06-22 | [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) | [NHTSA opens special investigation into fatal Tesla Model 3 crash into Katy, Texas home that killed Martha Avila (June 19 2026)](/incidents/nhtsa-tesla-katy-special-investigation-2026.md) | critical | Investigation (NHTSA) | In progress |
| 2026-06-22 | [Intuitive Surgical](/companies/intuitive-surgical.md) | [Intuitive Surgical recalls da Vinci SP1098 instrument](/incidents/recall-2026-06-22-intuitive-surgical.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA) | - |
| 2026-06-19 | [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) | [Tesla driver charged with manslaughter after FSD crash into Texas home kills woman](/incidents/fatality-2026-06-19-tesla.md) | catastrophic | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-06-18 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [Waymo recalls 3,871 robotaxis over software glitch risking entry into closed freeway construction zones](/incidents/recall-2026-06-18-waymo.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-06-18 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [Waymo recalls nearly 3,900 robotaxis over risk of entering closed freeway construction zones](/incidents/waymo-recall-construction-zones-jun-2026.md) (recall) | serious | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| 2026-06-17 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [Waymo recalls 3,871 robotaxis (NHTSA 26E035) after vehicles drove into closed freeway construction zones at speed](/incidents/recall-2026-06-17-waymo.md) (recall) | serious | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-06-17 | [Waymo Driver (6th gen)](/models/waymo-driver-gen6.md) | [Waymo recalls 3,871 5th-gen ADS vehicles over freeway construction zone detection failure](/incidents/waymo-construction-zone-recall-2026.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | In progress |
| 2026-06-15 | [Zimmer Biomet](/companies/zimmer-biomet.md) | [FDA Class I recall: Zimmer Biomet ROSA Brain 3.0 robotic surgery system software anomaly](/incidents/recall-2026-06-15-zimmer-biomet.md) (recall) | catastrophic | Recall ordered (FDA) | - |
| 2026-06-15 | [THINK Surgical](/companies/think-surgical.md) | [THINK Surgical receives FDA 510(k) clearance for TMINI 1.1](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-06-15-think-surgical.md) | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| 2026-06-15 | [Movano Health](/companies/movano-health.md) | [Movano Health secures FDA clearance for EvieMED Ring](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-06-15-movano-health.md) | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| 2026-06-15 | [Joby Aviation](/companies/joby-aviation.md) | [Joby Aviation completes FAA Stage 4 certification, advancing toward air taxi launch](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-06-15-joby-aviation.md) | minor | Regulatory action (FAA) | - |
| 2026-06-15 | [Archer Aviation](/companies/archer-aviation.md) | [Archer Aviation completes FAA Phase 3 certification for Midnight eVTOL](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-06-15-archer-aviation.md) | minor | Regulatory action (FAA) | - |
| 2026-06-15 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [Waymo recalls 672 robotaxis after collision with telephone pole in Phoenix](/incidents/recall-2026-06-15-waymo.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-06-15 | [Happy Health](/companies/happy-health.md) | [Happy Ring earns second FDA clearance for at-home sleep testing](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-06-15-happy-health.md) | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| 2026-06-15 | [Revolve Surgical](/companies/revolve-surgical.md) | [Revolve Surgical receives FDA 510(k) clearance for surgical robot platform](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-06-15-revolve-surgical.md) | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| 2026-06-15 | [Distalmotion](/companies/distalmotion.md) | [Distalmotion Dexter robot receives FDA 510(k) clearance for gynecology indications](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-06-15-distalmotion.md) | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| 2026-06-13 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [Waymo recalls 3,871 ADS vehicles (NHTSA 26E-035) over entering freeway construction zones](/incidents/nhtsa-waymo-freeway-construction-recall-2026.md) (recall) | serious | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | In progress |
| 2026-06-13 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [Software May Allow Vehicle to Enter and Drive In Freeway Construction Zones](/incidents/nhtsa-waymo-recall-26e035000.md) (recall) | - | - | - |
| 2026-06-10 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [Waymo recalls 672 robotaxis after vehicle collided with telephone pole in Phoenix](/incidents/collision-2026-06-10-waymo.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-06-08 | [Unitree Robotics](/companies/unitree-robotics.md) | [Pentagon adds Unitree Robotics to Chinese Military Companies list (1260H)](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-06-08-unitree.md) | serious | Regulatory action | - |
| 2026-06-03 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [CNN uncovers reported close calls with Waymo robotaxis - 'I had to push my son out of the way'](/incidents/other-2026-06-03-waymo.md) | serious | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-06-03 | [Zoox](/companies/zoox.md) | [NHTSA grants first Automated Vehicle Exemption to Zoox](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-06-03-zoox.md) | minor | Regulatory action (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-06-02 | [Vantis](/companies/vantis.md) | [FAA grants aircraft-agnostic BVLOS waiver for Vantis network across 5,000 square miles](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-06-02-vantis.md) | minor | Regulatory action (FAA) | - |
| 2026-06-01 | [Hanwha Aerospace](/companies/hanwha-aerospace.md) | [Explosion at Hanwha Aerospace Daejeon rocket propellant plant kills five, injures two](/incidents/hanwha-daejeon-explosion-2026-06.md) | critical | Investigation (Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor) | - |
| 2026-05-28 | [Intuitive Surgical](/companies/intuitive-surgical.md) | [Intuitive Surgical recalls 8mm SureForm 30 Gray Reloads after patient death](/incidents/recall-2026-05-28-intuitive-surgical.md) (recall) | catastrophic | Recall ordered (FDA) | - |
| 2026-05-28 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [Waymo robotaxi blocked Dallas first responders from reaching fatal Oak Cliff apartment explosion](/incidents/waymo-dallas-first-responder-block-2026-05-28.md) | serious | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | Acknowledged |
| 2026-05-26 | [SkyMagic](/companies/skymagic.md) | [89 drones crash into Sydney Harbour during Vivid Sydney drone light show](/incidents/malfunction-2026-05-26-skymagic.md) | moderate | Inquiry opened (ATSB) | - |
| 2026-05-25 | [SkyMagic](/companies/skymagic.md) | [89 SkyMagic drones crashed into Sydney Harbour during Vivid Sydney light show due to radio frequency interference](/incidents/malfunction-2026-05-25-skymagic.md) | moderate | Inquiry opened | - |
| 2026-05-15 | [Joby Aviation](/companies/joby-aviation.md) | [Joby Aviation completes submission of Stage 3 certification plans to FAA](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-05-15-joby-aviation.md) | minor | Regulatory action (FAA) | - |
| 2026-05-15 | [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) | [Tesla reveals two Robotaxi crashes involving teleoperators in newly unredacted NHTSA reports](/incidents/collision-2026-05-15-tesla.md) | minor | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-05-14 | [Waymo Driver (6th gen)](/models/waymo-driver-gen6.md) | [Waymo issued a software recall and halted San Antonio service over robotaxis driving into floods (May 2026)](/incidents/waymo-san-antonio-flood-recall-2026-05.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | In progress |
| 2026-05-13 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [Waymo recalls over 3,500 vehicles after robotaxi entered flooded Texas road](/incidents/recall-2026-05-13-waymo.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-05-12 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [Waymo recalls 3800 robotaxis after vehicle drove into flooded roadway](/incidents/recall-2026-05-12-waymo.md) (recall) | serious | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-05-12 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [Waymo recalls approximately 3,800 robotaxis over risk of driving into flooded roads](/incidents/waymo-recall-flood-may-2026.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| 2026-05-11 | [Avride](/companies/avride.md) | [Jersey City cyclist injured when Avride delivery robot drove into bike lane](/incidents/injury-2026-05-11-avride.md) | moderate | Inquiry opened | - |
| 2026-05-06 | [Waymo Driver (6th gen)](/models/waymo-driver-gen6.md) | [Waymo recalls 3,791 5th/6th-gen ADS vehicles over flooded roadway detection failure](/incidents/waymo-flooded-roadway-recall-2026.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | In progress |
| 2026-05-06 | [Avride Robotaxi (Hyundai Ioniq 5)](/models/avride-robotaxi.md) | [NHTSA opened an investigation into Avride after 16 robotaxi crashes in Dallas and Austin](/incidents/avride-nhtsa-probe-16-crashes-2026-05.md) | serious | Investigation (NHTSA) | In progress |
| 2026-05-01 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [ADS Software May Allow Vehicle to Drive onto a Flooded Roadway](/incidents/nhtsa-waymo-recall-26e026000.md) (recall) | - | - | - |
| 2026-04-29 | [Apollo RT6](/models/apollo-rt6.md) | [China suspended new robotaxi/AV permits nationwide after the Apollo Go Wuhan outage](/incidents/china-robotaxi-permit-suspension-2026.md) | serious | Suspension (MIIT (with MoT, MPS)) | Outstanding |
| 2026-04-15 | [Intuitive Surgical](/companies/intuitive-surgical.md) | [Intuitive Surgical recalls da Vinci staplers after death and injuries](/incidents/recall-2026-04-15-intuitive-surgical.md) (recall) | serious | Recall ordered (FDA) | - |
| 2026-04-10 | [Omnicell](/companies/omnicell.md) | [FDA Class I Recall: Omnicell i.v.STATION syringe labels may cause mislabeled sterile preparations](/incidents/omnicell-ivstation-syringe-label-recall-2026.md) (recall) | - | - | - |
| 2026-04-07 | [General Atomics Aeronautical Systems](/companies/general-atomics.md) | [General Atomics CCA drone prototype crashes during test flight](/incidents/malfunction-2026-04-07-general-atomics.md) | moderate | Inquiry opened | - |
| 2026-04-02 | [Intuitive Surgical](/companies/intuitive-surgical.md) | [Intuitive Surgical recalls da Vinci X and Xi Universal Surgical Manipulators over cannula mount screws that can break (FDA Z-2046-2026)](/incidents/davinci-x-xi-usm-cannula-screw-recall-2026.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA) | In progress |
| 2026-03-31 | [Apollo RT6](/models/apollo-rt6.md) | [Apollo Go robotaxis in Wuhan stranded passengers in service-wide malfunction](/incidents/apollo-go-wuhan-service-malfunction-2026-03-31.md) | serious | - | Resolved |
| 2026-03-30 | [Butterfly Network](/companies/butterfly-network.md) | [Butterfly Network receives FDA clearance for AI ultrasound fetal biometric tool](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-03-30-butterfly-network.md) | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| 2026-03-26 | [Quantum Surgical](/companies/quantum-surgical.md) | [Quantum Surgical receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Epione robot for all abdominal cancers](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-03-26-quantum-surgical.md) | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| 2026-03-19 | [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) | [NHTSA escalates Tesla FSD investigation to Engineering Analysis covering 3.2M vehicles](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-03-19-tesla.md) | serious | Investigation (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-03-18 | [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) | [NHTSA escalates Tesla FSD investigation to Engineering Analysis EA26002 covering 3.2M vehicles](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-03-18-tesla.md) | serious | Investigation (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-03-15 | [CMR Surgical](/companies/cmr-surgical.md) | [CMR Surgical Versius Plus receives FDA 510(k) clearance for gallbladder surgery](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-03-15-cmr-surgical.md) | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| 2026-03-15 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [NTSB investigates Waymo robotaxis illegally passing stopped school buses](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-03-15-waymo.md) | moderate | Investigation (NTSB) | - |
| 2026-03-11 | [da Vinci (and Ion)](/models/intuitive-da-vinci.md) | [da Vinci 8mm SureForm 30 Gray stapler reload recall after incomplete staple lines (1 death, 4 serious injuries)](/incidents/davinci-sureform-gray-reload-recall-death-2026.md) (recall) | critical | Recall ordered (FDA) | In progress |
| 2026-03-01 | [Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS)](/models/tesla-robotaxi.md) | [Tesla robotaxis logged 17 NHTSA-reported incidents in Austin, including two teleoperator-caused crashes](/incidents/tesla-robotaxi-austin-nhtsa-crash-record-2025-2026.md) | serious | Investigation (NHTSA) | In progress |
| 2026-02-18 | [Intuitive Surgical](/companies/intuitive-surgical.md) | [FDA Class 2 recall: da Vinci 5 viewer display firmware issue causing loss of 3D surgical field](/incidents/recall-2026-02-18-intuitive-surgical.md) (recall) | serious | Recall ordered (FDA) | - |
| 2026-02-17 | [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) | [Tesla robotaxi crash count rises to 14 in Austin, roughly 4x human driver rate](/incidents/collision-2026-02-17-tesla.md) | moderate | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-02-15 | [Zoox](/companies/zoox.md) | [NHTSA seeks public comment on Zoox FMVSS exemption petition for autonomous robotaxi](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-02-15-zoox.md) | minor | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-02-15 | [Prime Air MK30](/models/amazon-prime-air-mk30.md) | [Amazon MK30 delivery drone struck an apartment building in Richardson, Texas; backyard grass fire](/incidents/amazon-prime-air-richardson-building-strike-2026.md) | moderate | Investigation (FAA) | Acknowledged |
| 2026-02-15 | [Medtronic](/companies/medtronic.md) | [Medtronic Hugo robotic surgery system cleared by FDA for urologic procedures](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-02-15-medtronic.md) | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| 2026-02-04 | [Intuitive Surgical](/companies/intuitive-surgical.md) | [AJRC citizen petition (FDA-2026-P-1299) requests Class I recall of all da Vinci 5 systems over intraoperative power failure defect](/incidents/ajrc-citizen-petition-davinci5-power-failure-2026-02.md) | serious | Inquiry opened (FDA) | - |
| 2026-02-02 | [da Vinci (and Ion)](/models/intuitive-da-vinci.md) | [da Vinci X/Xi/5 recall: software error let instrument arms failing a ball-screw diagnostic stay in use](/incidents/davinci-instrument-arm-diagnostic-recall-2026.md) (recall) | serious | Recall ordered (FDA) | In progress |
| 2026-01-29 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [Waymo robotaxi hits child near elementary school in Santa Monica](/incidents/injury-2026-01-29-waymo.md) | serious | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-01-28 | [da Vinci (and Ion)](/models/intuitive-da-vinci.md) | [Intuitive Ion Endoluminal System recall: probe-bag sterile-seal issue (Z-1134-2026)](/incidents/intuitive-ion-recall-2026-z1134.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA) | Acknowledged |
| 2026-01-26 | [Intuitive Surgical](/companies/intuitive-surgical.md) | [Intuitive Surgical da Vinci 5 receives FDA clearance for cardiac procedures](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-01-26-intuitive-surgical.md) | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| 2026-01-24 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [Waymo robotaxi strikes child near Santa Monica elementary school, NHTSA opens investigation](/incidents/collision-2026-01-24-waymo.md) | serious | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-01-23 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [Waymo driverless robotaxi struck a child near Santa Monica elementary school, prompting NHTSA preliminary evaluation](/incidents/collision-2026-01-23-waymo.md) | moderate | Investigation (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-01-23 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [Waymo robotaxi struck a child near elementary school in Santa Monica, prompting NHTSA investigation](/incidents/injury-2026-01-23-waymo.md) | serious | Investigation (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-01-23 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [Waymo autonomous vehicle struck a child near elementary school in Santa Monica, prompting NHTSA and NTSB investigations](/incidents/waymo-child-struck-santa-monica-jan-2026.md) | serious | Investigation (NHTSA) | In progress |
| 2026-01-17 | [Zoox Robotaxi](/models/zoox-robotaxi.md) | [Zoox robotaxi struck an opening car door in San Francisco, injuring a street ambassador](/incidents/zoox-sf-door-collision-2026-01-17.md) | moderate | Investigation (SFPD / California DMV) | In progress |
| 2026-01-15 | [Zoox](/companies/zoox.md) | [Zoox recalls 332 self-driving vehicles due to software issue](/incidents/recall-2026-01-15-zoox.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | - |
| 2026-01-07 | [Johnson & Johnson](/companies/johnson-and-johnson.md) | [Johnson & Johnson submits OTTAVA robotic surgical system to FDA for de novo classification](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-01-07-johnson-johnson.md) | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| 2026-01-01 | - | [Wybotics recalls robotic pool vacuums over burn and fire hazards (2026)](/incidents/wybotics-pool-robot-fire-recall-2026.md) (recall) | serious | Recall ordered (CPSC) | Remediated |
| 2025-12-23 | [Zoox Robotaxi](/models/zoox-robotaxi.md) | [Zoox recalled 332 robotaxis over unnecessary lane-crossings near intersections](/incidents/zoox-lane-crossing-recall-2025-12.md) (recall) | minor | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| 2025-12-22 | [DJI Mavic 4 Pro](/models/dji-mavic-4-pro.md) | [FCC added foreign-produced UAS (DJI, Autel) to the Covered List, blocking new US authorizations](/incidents/dji-autel-fcc-covered-list-2025.md) | serious | Suspension (FCC) | Outstanding |
| 2025-12-18 | [Amazfit (Balance / Active / T-Rex / Helio)](/models/amazfit.md) | [ITC instituted an Oura patent investigation naming the Amazfit Helio Ring](/incidents/amazfit-helio-ring-oura-itc-investigation-2025.md) | moderate | Investigation (ITC) | Outstanding |
| 2025-12-17 | [CMR Surgical](/companies/cmr-surgical.md) | [FDA clears CMR Surgical Versius Plus surgical robotic platform for cholecystectomy (510(k))](/incidents/regulatory-action-2025-12-17-cmr-surgical.md) | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| 2025-12-08 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [Waymo recalls 3,067 ADS vehicles (NHTSA 25E-084) over passing stopped school buses](/incidents/nhtsa-waymo-school-bus-recall-2025.md) (recall) | serious | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| 2025-12-08 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [Vehicle May Pass a Stopped School Bus](/incidents/nhtsa-waymo-recall-25e084000.md) (recall) | - | - | - |
| 2025-12-06 | [Apollo RT6](/models/apollo-rt6.md) | [Robotaxi (Baidu Apollo RT6, Hellobike-operated) struck two pedestrians in Zhuzhou; service suspended](/incidents/hellobike-zhuzhou-pedestrian-injury-2025.md) | serious | Suspension (Zhuzhou (Hunan) authorities) | In progress |
| 2025-12-06 | [Baidu](/companies/baidu.md) | [Baidu Apollo Go robotaxi caused an accident in a central Chinese city, leaving two people in intensive care (2025)](/incidents/baidu-apollo-go-china-injury-icu-2025.md) | critical | Investigation (Chinese authorities) | Acknowledged |
| 2025-12-05 | [River Drone](/companies/river-drone.md) | [Autonomous vessel River Drone 5 collides with container ship near Rotterdam](/incidents/collision-2025-12-05-river-drone.md) | moderate | Inquiry opened | - |
| 2025-11-25 | [Prime Air MK30](/models/amazon-prime-air-mk30.md) | [Amazon MK30 delivery drone clipped an internet cable in Waco, Texas; FAA probe](/incidents/amazon-prime-air-waco-cable-crash-2025.md) | minor | Investigation (FAA) | In progress |
| 2025-11-07 | [da Vinci (and Ion)](/models/intuitive-da-vinci.md) | [da Vinci X/Xi/5 recall: software error let instrument arms failing a ball-screw diagnostic stay in use](/incidents/davinci-instrument-arm-diagnostic-recall-2025.md) (recall) | serious | Recall ordered (FDA) | In progress |
| 2025-10-30 | [Shenzhou](/models/shenzhou.md) | [Shenzhou-20 crewed spacecraft suspected struck by orbital debris, delaying astronaut return](/incidents/shenzhou-20-space-debris-strike-2025.md) | serious | - | Remediated |
| 2025-10-21 | [Ultrahuman Ring (Air / Pro)](/models/ultrahuman-ring-air.md) | [ITC banned Ultrahuman Ring Air US imports/sales for infringing Oura patent 11,868,178](/incidents/ultrahuman-ring-air-itc-exclusion-2025.md) | serious | Regulatory action (ITC) | Outstanding |
| 2025-10-20 | [RingConn (Gen 2 / Gen 3)](/models/ringconn-gen2.md) | [RingConn settled the Oura ITC patent case with a royalty-bearing license (avoided a ban)](/incidents/ringconn-oura-itc-settlement-2025.md) | moderate | Regulatory action (ITC) | Resolved |
| 2025-10-10 | [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) | [NHTSA launches new Tesla Full Self-Driving investigation on 2.9 million vehicles](/incidents/regulatory-action-2025-10-10-tesla.md) | serious | Investigation (NHTSA) | - |
| 2025-10-09 | [Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS)](/models/tesla-robotaxi.md) | [NHTSA opens probe into ~2.9M Teslas over FSD traffic-law violations](/incidents/tesla-fsd-traffic-violation-investigation-2025.md) | moderate | Investigation (NHTSA ODI) | Outstanding |
| 2025-10-08 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [NHTSA opens defects investigation PE25012 into Waymo 5th-gen ADS (Oct 2025)](/incidents/nhtsa-waymo-pe25012-investigation-2025.md) | serious | Investigation (NHTSA) | Outstanding |
| 2025-10-01 | [Prime Air MK30](/models/amazon-prime-air-mk30.md) | [Two Amazon MK30 drones struck the same construction crane in Tolleson, Arizona](/incidents/amazon-prime-air-tolleson-crane-crash-2025.md) | serious | Investigation (FAA / NTSB) | In progress |
| 2025-09-08 | [Microbot Medical](/companies/microbot-medical.md) | [Microbot Medical receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Liberty endovascular robotic system](/incidents/regulatory-action-2025-09-08-microbot-medical.md) | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| 2025-07-14 | [Whoop (5.0 / MG)](/models/whoop-mg.md) | [FDA warning letter to Whoop: Blood Pressure Insights marketed beyond clearance](/incidents/whoop-bpi-fda-warning-letter-2025.md) | serious | Regulatory action (FDA) | Outstanding |
| 2025-06-12 | [Proception](/companies/proception.md) | [Tesla sued Proception founder Jay Li alleging theft of Optimus robot trade secrets](/incidents/regulatory-action-2025-06-12-proception.md) | moderate | Inquiry opened | - |
| 2025-05-22 | [Zoox](/companies/zoox.md) | [Zoox recalls 270 ADS vehicles (NHTSA 25E-037) over moving near undetected pedestrians](/incidents/nhtsa-zoox-pedestrian-detection-recall-2025.md) (recall) | serious | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| 2025-05-16 | [SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve](/models/sapien-3-transcatheter-heart-valve.md) | [FDA Class I recall of Edwards Lifesciences arterial cannulae due to risk of wire exposure](/incidents/recall-2025-05-16-edwards-lifesciences.md) (recall) | serious | Recall ordered (FDA) | - |
| 2025-05-13 | [Waymo Driver (6th gen)](/models/waymo-driver-gen6.md) | [Waymo recalls 1,212 robotaxis over low-speed collisions with gates, chains and barriers](/incidents/waymo-barrier-collision-recall-2025.md) (recall) | minor | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| 2025-05-12 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [Software May Cause Vehicle to Hit Roadway Barrier](/incidents/nhtsa-waymo-recall-25e034000.md) (recall) | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-25 | [Zoox](/companies/zoox.md) | [ADS Software Error May Cause Crash](/incidents/nhtsa-zoox-recall-25e029000.md) (recall) | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-08 | [ZTO Express](/companies/zto-express.md) | [ZTO Express Jiushi autonomous delivery vehicle dragged fallen electric scooter in Xianyang, Shaanxi](/incidents/collision-2025-04-08-zto-express.md) | minor | Inquiry opened | - |
| 2025-04-08 | [Zoox Robotaxi](/models/zoox-robotaxi.md) | [Zoox recalled ~270 robotaxis after a Las Vegas collision with a passenger car](/incidents/zoox-las-vegas-collision-recall-2025-04-08.md) (recall) | minor | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| 2025-03-26 | [Quantum Surgical](/companies/quantum-surgical.md) | [FDA clears Quantum Surgical Epione robot for abdominal tumor ablation](/incidents/regulatory-action-2025-03-26-quantum-surgical.md) | minor | Regulatory action (FDA) | - |
| 2025-03-20 | [Aiper](/companies/aiper.md) | [CPSC: Aiper recalls Seagull Pro cordless robotic pool vacuum cleaners over adapter overheating burn and fire hazards (2025)](/incidents/cpsc-aiper-seagull-pro-pool-vacuum-fire-2025.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (CPSC) | Remediated |
| 2025-03-14 | [Zoox](/companies/zoox.md) | [Zoox recalls 258 ADS vehicles (NHTSA 25E-019) over unexpected braking near cyclists/motorcyclists](/incidents/nhtsa-zoox-unexpected-braking-recall-2025.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| 2025-03-14 | [Zoox](/companies/zoox.md) | [ADS Software May Cause Unexpected Hard Braking](/incidents/nhtsa-zoox-recall-25e019000.md) (recall) | - | - | - |
| 2025-02-26 | [da Vinci (and Ion)](/models/intuitive-da-vinci.md) | [da Vinci 5 console foot-pedal recall over a spring failure that can leave a pedal stuck pressed](/incidents/davinci5-foot-pedal-spring-recall-2025.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA) | In progress |
| 2025-01-01 | [Humane](/companies/humane.md) | [Humane recalls the Ai Pin charge-case accessory over a lithium-battery fire hazard (2025)](/incidents/humane-ai-pin-charge-case-fire-recall-2025.md) (recall) | serious | Recall ordered (CPSC) | Remediated |
| 2025-01-01 | [Aiper](/companies/aiper.md) | [Aiper recalls Seagull Pro cordless robotic pool vacuums over burn and fire hazards (2025)](/incidents/aiper-seagull-pro-pool-robot-fire-recall-2025.md) (recall) | serious | Recall ordered (CPSC) | Remediated |
| 2024-12-16 | [Prime Air MK30](/models/amazon-prime-air-mk30.md) | [Two Amazon MK30 delivery drones crashed within minutes at an Oregon test site](/incidents/amazon-prime-air-oregon-dual-crash-2024.md) | serious | Investigation (FAA / NTSB) | Remediated |
| 2024-12-12 | [PACCAR](/companies/paccar.md) | [PACCAR recalls 220,972 Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks for ABS and stability control ECU issue](/incidents/recall-2024-12-12-paccar.md) (recall) | serious | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | - |
| 2024-12-02 | - | [OSHA: 18-year-old machine operator killed by robotic arm during sensor maintenance (2024)](/incidents/osha-traffic-materials-robotic-arm-fatality-2024.md) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| 2024-12-01 | [River Drone 5](/models/river-drone-5.md) | [River Drone 5 collided with container ship near Rotterdam](/incidents/collision-2024-12-01-river-drone.md) | moderate | Inquiry opened (Other) | - |
| 2024-11-14 | [Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt)](/models/cruise-av.md) | [Cruise admits a false report to a federal investigation; $500K DOJ deferred-prosecution agreement](/incidents/cruise-doj-dpa-false-report-2024.md) | serious | Consent decree (DOJ (N.D. Cal.)) | Resolved |
| 2024-11-01 | [River Drone](/companies/river-drone.md) | [River Drone 4 spilled 10,000 litres of fuel into Belgium's Albert Canal](/incidents/property-damage-2024-11-01-river-drone.md) | moderate | Inquiry opened (Other) | - |
| 2024-10-18 | [Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS)](/models/tesla-robotaxi.md) | [NHTSA investigates Tesla FSD over crashes in reduced visibility, including a fatality](/incidents/tesla-fsd-reduced-visibility-investigation-2024.md) | critical | Investigation (NHTSA ODI) | Outstanding |
| 2024-09-30 | [Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt)](/models/cruise-av.md) | [NHTSA fines Cruise $1.5M for failing to fully report the Oct 2023 pedestrian-dragging crash](/incidents/cruise-nhtsa-consent-order-2024.md) | serious | Fine (NHTSA) | Resolved |
| 2024-09-04 | [da Vinci (and Ion)](/models/intuitive-da-vinci.md) | [Intuitive Ion Endoluminal System recall: instrument-cart-arm screw issue (Z-2720-2024)](/incidents/intuitive-ion-recall-2024-z2720.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA) | Acknowledged |
| 2024-08-22 | [Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt)](/models/cruise-av.md) | [Cruise recalls its entire 1,194-vehicle fleet over unexpected hard braking](/incidents/cruise-fleet-braking-recall-2024.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| 2024-08-09 | [Cruise](/companies/cruise.md) | [Software May Cause Unexpected Braking](/incidents/nhtsa-cruise-recall-24e067000.md) (recall) | - | - | - |
| 2024-08-07 | [Oceaneering](/companies/oceaneering.md) | [USCG report: 16-foot autonomous vessel collided with rowing scull on Patapsco River in Baltimore](/incidents/collision-2024-08-07-oceaneering.md) | moderate | Inquiry opened | - |
| 2024-08-05 | [Epione](/models/epione.md) | [FDA Class 2 recall of Epione needle guide component due to rust](/incidents/recall-2024-08-05-quantum-surgical.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA) | - |
| 2024-06-12 | [Waymo Driver (6th gen)](/models/waymo-driver-gen6.md) | [Waymo recalls 672 vehicles after a robotaxi struck a utility pole in Phoenix](/incidents/waymo-pole-collision-recall-2024.md) (recall) | minor | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| 2024-06-10 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [ADS Software Error May Cause Crash](/incidents/nhtsa-waymo-recall-24e049000.md) (recall) | - | - | - |
| 2024-05-28 | [Mako](/models/stryker-mako.md) | [Stryker Mako Total Knee software correction over 'error #3' codes when switching applications](/incidents/stryker-mako-software-error-recall-2024.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA) | In progress |
| 2024-05-13 | [Waymo Driver (6th gen)](/models/waymo-driver-gen6.md) | [NHTSA opens a probe into Waymo's 5th-gen ADS after reports of unexpected driving behavior](/incidents/waymo-nhtsa-odi-investigation-2024.md) | moderate | Investigation (NHTSA ODI) | Resolved |
| 2024-03-25 | [Power Knee](/models/ossur-power-knee.md) | [Össur recalls Rheo Knee prosthetic devices due to safety concern](/incidents/recall-2024-03-25-ossur.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA) | - |
| 2024-02-22 | - | [OSHA: Worker crushed to death by robotic arm inside conveyor cage at Markman Peat Corp (2024)](/incidents/osha-markman-peat-robotic-arm-crushing-fatality-2024.md) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| 2024-02-13 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [Waymo recalls 444 ADS vehicles (NHTSA 24E-013) over towed-vehicle misprediction](/incidents/nhtsa-waymo-towed-vehicle-recall-2024.md) (recall) | minor | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| 2024-02-13 | [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) | [ADS Software Error May Cause Crash](/incidents/nhtsa-waymo-recall-24e013000.md) (recall) | - | - | - |
| 2024-01-24 | [Gemini ROV](/models/gemini-rov.md) | [Employee electrocuted when forklift contacted overhead power lines at FMC Technologies facility](/incidents/fatality-2024-01-24-technipfmc.md) | critical | Investigation (OSHA) | - |
| 2024-01-22 | [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) | [Rearview Image May Not Display](/incidents/nhtsa-tesla-recall-24v035000.md) (recall) | - | - | - |
| 2024-01-18 | [Apple Watch](/models/apple-watch.md) | [Apple disabled Blood Oxygen on US Apple Watch to comply with a Masimo ITC exclusion order](/incidents/apple-watch-spo2-itc-import-ban-2024.md) | serious | Regulatory action (ITC / CBP) | Remediated |
| 2023-12-12 | [Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS)](/models/tesla-robotaxi.md) | [Tesla recalls 2.03M vehicles over insufficient Autosteer driver-engagement controls](/incidents/tesla-autopilot-autosteer-recall-2023.md) (recall) | serious | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| 2023-12-12 | [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) | [Autopilot Controls Insufficient to Prevent Misuse](/incidents/nhtsa-tesla-recall-23v838000.md) (recall) | - | - | - |
| 2023-11-28 | [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) | [Tesla Model Y on FSD struck and killed pedestrian Johna Story on Arizona highway, first known FSD pedestrian fatality](/incidents/fatality-2023-11-28-tesla.md) | critical | Investigation (NHTSA) | - |
| 2023-11-10 | [Epione](/models/epione.md) | [Patient death during Epione-assisted liver cancer ablation procedure in France](/incidents/fatality-2023-11-10-quantum-surgical.md) | critical | Inquiry opened (FDA) | - |
| 2023-11-08 | - | [Pick-and-place robot crushed a worker at a South Korean vegetable-packing plant (2023)](/incidents/south-korea-packing-robot-fatality-2023.md) | critical | Investigation (South Korean authorities) | Acknowledged |
| 2023-11-07 | [Cruise](/companies/cruise.md) | [Cruise recalls 950 ADS units (NHTSA 23E-086) over post-crash pullover behavior](/incidents/nhtsa-cruise-collision-detection-recall-2023.md) (recall) | critical | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| 2023-11-07 | [Cruise](/companies/cruise.md) | [ADS Software May Improperly Respond After a Crash](/incidents/nhtsa-cruise-recall-23e086000.md) (recall) | - | - | - |
| 2023-10-02 | [Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt)](/models/cruise-av.md) | [Cruise driverless robotaxi dragged a pedestrian ~20 feet in San Francisco](/incidents/cruise-sf-pedestrian-dragging-2023-10-02.md) | critical | Suspension (California DMV) | Remediated |
| 2023-09-15 | [Senhance](/models/asensus-senhance.md) | [Asensus Senhance Class I recall: software malfunction caused uncontrolled arm motion after disengaging teleop](/incidents/asensus-senhance-uncontrolled-arm-recall-2023.md) (recall) | critical | Recall ordered (FDA) | Remediated |
| 2023-09-01 | [Lely](/companies/lely.md) | [Lely settles A4 robotic-milker class action for about $122M over alleged defects affecting cow health and milk output (2023)](/incidents/lely-a4-robotic-milker-class-action-2023.md) | serious | - | Resolved |
| 2023-08-24 | [Aiper](/companies/aiper.md) | [Aiper recalls Elite Pro cordless robotic pool vacuums over burn and fire hazards (2023)](/incidents/aiper-elite-pro-pool-robot-fire-recall-2023.md) (recall) | serious | Recall ordered (CPSC) | Remediated |
| 2023-08-24 | [Aiper](/companies/aiper.md) | [CPSC: Aiper recalls Elite Pro cordless robotic pool vacuum cleaners over battery overheating burn and fire hazards (2023)](/incidents/cpsc-aiper-elite-pro-pool-vacuum-fire-2023.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (CPSC) | Remediated |
| 2023-08-17 | [Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt)](/models/cruise-av.md) | [Cruise robotaxi collided with an SF fire truck responding to an emergency; one passenger injured](/incidents/cruise-sf-firetruck-collision-2023.md) | moderate | Investigation (California DMV) | In progress |
| 2023-08-01 | [Cat MineStar Command for Hauling](/models/cat-minestar-command-for-hauling.md) | [Autonomous Cat truck hit excavator at BHP Mitsubishi Alliance Goonyella mine after communications loss](/incidents/collision-2023-08-01-caterpillar-mining.md) | moderate | Inquiry opened (Queensland Mines Inspectorate / RSHQ) | - |
| 2023-08-01 | [Caterpillar](/companies/caterpillar.md) | [Autonomous Caterpillar haul truck reversed into a manned excavator at BHP's Goonyella coal mine (2023)](/incidents/bhp-goonyella-autonomous-truck-excavator-collision-2023.md) | minor | Investigation (Queensland Mines Inspectorate) | Resolved |
| 2023-04-05 | [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) | [Rearview Image May Not Display/FMVSS 111](/incidents/nhtsa-tesla-recall-23v244000.md) (recall) | - | - | - |
| 2023-04-03 | [Cruise](/companies/cruise.md) | [Cruise recalls 300 ADS units (NHTSA 23E-029) over articulated-vehicle misprediction](/incidents/nhtsa-cruise-articulated-vehicle-recall-2023.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| 2023-04-03 | [Cruise](/companies/cruise.md) | [ADS Software Error May Cause Crash](/incidents/nhtsa-cruise-recall-23e029000.md) (recall) | - | - | - |
| 2023-03-24 | [BelAZ](/companies/belaz.md) | [US Treasury OFAC designates BelAZ and CEO Sergei Nikiforovich to SDN list](/incidents/belaz-us-treasury-sdn-designation-2023.md) | - | - | - |
| 2023-03-21 | [Digit](/models/digit.md) | [Agility Digit collapsed mid-pick during a live ProMat 2023 warehouse demo](/incidents/agility-digit-promat-collapse-2023.md) | minor | - | Remediated |
| 2023-03-16 | - | [CPSC: STIHL recalls docking stations for iMOW robotic lawn mowers over circuit board fire hazard (2023)](/incidents/cpsc-stihl-imow-robotic-mower-dock-fire-2023.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (CPSC) | Remediated |
| 2023-02-23 | [da Vinci (and Ion)](/models/intuitive-da-vinci.md) | [da Vinci X/Xi recall: loose instrument carriage from an out-of-spec linear-rail component](/incidents/davinci-instrument-carriage-recall-2023.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA / Health Canada) | In progress |
| 2023-02-16 | [Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS)](/models/tesla-robotaxi.md) | [Tesla recalls 362,758 FSD Beta vehicles over unsafe intersection/speed behavior](/incidents/tesla-fsd-beta-recall-2023.md) (recall) | serious | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| 2023-02-15 | [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) | [Full Self-Driving Software May Cause Crash](/incidents/nhtsa-tesla-recall-23v085000.md) (recall) | - | - | - |
| 2022-12-19 | [Withings ScanWatch](/models/withings-scanwatch.md) | [Withings ScanWatch FDA Class 2 recall: app bug let users run ECG without physician review](/incidents/withings-scanwatch-ecg-recall-2022.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA) | Remediated |
| 2022-10-07 | [da Vinci (and Ion)](/models/intuitive-da-vinci.md) | [da Vinci Xi 8mm SureForm 30 stapler recall over staple-deployment failure and device fragments](/incidents/davinci-sureform-stapler-fragment-recall-2022.md) (recall) | serious | Recall ordered (FDA) | In progress |
| 2022-09-01 | - | [OSHA: Worker fatally crushed by spot-welding robot during maintenance at Unipres Southeast (2022)](/incidents/osha-unipres-spot-welding-robot-fatality-2022.md) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| 2022-08-29 | [Cruise](/companies/cruise.md) | [Cruise recalls 80 ADS units (NHTSA 22E-072) over unprotected-left hard-braking software](/incidents/nhtsa-cruise-reflexive-planner-recall-2022.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (NHTSA) | Remediated |
| 2022-08-05 | [TuSimple Autonomous Truck](/models/tusimple-truck.md) | [NHTSA opens investigation PE22-019 into TuSimple ADS safety (Aug 2022)](/incidents/tusimple-nhtsa-pe22-019-investigation.md) | - | - | - |
| 2022-04-06 | [TuSimple Autonomous Truck](/models/tusimple-truck.md) | [TuSimple autonomous truck swerved across I-10 and struck a concrete barrier (Tucson)](/incidents/tusimple-i10-tucson-barrier-strike-2022.md) | moderate | Investigation (FMCSA (NHTSA declined)) | Resolved |
| 2022-03-18 | [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) | [Initial Delay In Rearview Image Display/FMVSS 111](/incidents/nhtsa-tesla-recall-22v169000.md) (recall) | - | - | - |
| 2022-03-02 | [Fitbit (Charge / Sense / Versa)](/models/fitbit-tracker.md) | [Fitbit Ionic burn-hazard recall (~1M US units); $12.25M CPSC penalty in 2025](/incidents/fitbit-ionic-burn-recall-cpsc-2022.md) (recall) | serious | Fine (CPSC) | Resolved |
| 2022-02-01 | [Husqvarna](/companies/husqvarna.md) | [Husqvarna recalls Automower 435X AWD and 535 AWD robotic lawn mowers over lithium-battery fire hazard (2022)](/incidents/husqvarna-automower-awd-fire-recall-2022.md) (recall) | serious | Recall ordered (CPSC) | Remediated |
| 2022-01-27 | [China Unicom](/companies/china-unicom.md) | [FCC revokes China Unicom Americas' telecom services authority](/incidents/regulatory-action-2022-01-27-china-unicom.md) | moderate | Suspension (FCC) | - |
| 2022-01-27 | [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) | [Vehicle May Fail to Stop at Stop Sign](/incidents/nhtsa-tesla-recall-22v037000.md) (recall) | - | - | - |
| 2021-09-22 | [ROSA](/models/zimmer-biomet-rosa.md) | [Zimmer Biomet ROSA ONE Brain 3.1 Class I recall: software could drive instruments to a wrong trajectory](/incidents/rosa-one-brain-trajectory-recall-2021.md) (recall) | critical | Recall ordered (FDA) | Remediated |
| 2021-07-27 | [Oculus Rift](/models/oculus-rift.md) | [Oculus Quest 2 foam insert recalled after 5,716 reports of skin irritation](/incidents/recall-2021-07-27-oculus-vr.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (CPSC) | - |
| 2021-04-01 | [Nuro Autonomous Prius](/models/nuro-prius.md) | [NHTSA reviews Nuro R2 AV exemption compliance after safety petition (2021)](/incidents/nuro-nhtsa-exemption-compliance-review-2021.md) | - | - | - |
| 2021-01-14 | - | [OSHA: Worker crushed and killed by Okura robotic palletizer arm at Ambrose Sales (2021)](/incidents/osha-ambrose-okura-palletizer-fatality-2021.md) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| 2020-12-22 | [Aviation Industry Corporation of China](/companies/avic.md) | [US Department of Commerce adds AVIC and subsidiaries to Military End User list](/incidents/regulatory-action-2020-12-22-avic.md) | moderate | Regulatory action (US Department of Commerce) | - |
| 2020-12-02 | [da Vinci (and Ion)](/models/intuitive-da-vinci.md) | [Intuitive Ion Endoluminal System recalls (fully-articulating catheter and Flexison biopsy needle)](/incidents/intuitive-ion-recall-2020.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA) | Acknowledged |
| 2020-04-30 | [Modular Robotics](/companies/modrobotics.md) | [CPSC: Modular Robotics recalls rechargeable battery packs over short-circuit burn hazard (2020)](/incidents/cpsc-modular-robotics-battery-pack-burn-2020.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (CPSC) | Remediated |
| 2020-02-25 | [EZ10](/models/easymile-ez10.md) | [NHTSA suspends EasyMile passenger trials nationwide after emergency braking incident in Columbus, Ohio](/incidents/collision-2020-02-25-easymile.md) | minor | Suspension (NHTSA) | - |
| 2020-02-24 | [Butterfly AI Ultrasound](/models/butterfly-ai-ultrasound.md) | [FDA Class 2 recall of Butterfly iQ Auto Bladder Volume Tool for lacking 510(k) clearance](/incidents/recall-2020-02-24-butterfly-network.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (FDA) | - |
| 2019-09-30 | - | [OSHA: Maintenance worker partially amputates finger in robotic welding cell at Joon LLC stamping plant (2019)](/incidents/osha-joon-robotic-cell-fingertip-amputation-2019.md) | serious | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| 2019-06-20 | [Northrop Grumman](/companies/northrop-grumman.md) | [Iran shot down a US Navy RQ-4 (BAMS-D) surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz (2019)](/incidents/iran-rq4-global-hawk-shootdown-2019.md) | serious | - | Resolved |
| 2019-02-11 | - | [OSHA: Worker pinned against 400F mold by robotic arm, hospitalized with burns at Omnipure Filter (2019)](/incidents/osha-omnipure-robotic-arm-burn-injury-2019.md) | serious | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| 2018-12-05 | [Amazon](/companies/amazon.md) | [Automated palletizer punctured a bear-spray can at an Amazon warehouse, hospitalizing two dozen workers (2018)](/incidents/amazon-robbinsville-bear-spray-mass-injury-2018.md) | serious | Investigation (OSHA) | Resolved |
| 2018-01-26 | [Power Machines](/companies/power-machines.md) | [OFAC sanctioned Power Machines for transferring gas turbines to Crimea](/incidents/regulatory-action-2018-01-26-power-machines.md) | serious | Suspension (OFAC) | - |
| 2017-08-17 | [Schneider National](/companies/schneider-national.md) | [Schneider National driver fatal crash on I-285, Georgia, resulting in $47M verdict](/incidents/fatality-2017-08-17-schneider-national.md) | critical | Inquiry opened (NHTSA) | - |
| 2017-01-18 | [HP Inc.](/companies/hp-inc.md) | [HP Inc. recalls lithium-ion batteries in notebook computers due to fire hazard](/incidents/recall-2017-01-18-hp-inc.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered | - |
| 2017-01-17 | - | [OSHA: Worker struck by Fuji-Ace robot arm, suffers fractured sternum at Plastic Express (2017)](/incidents/osha-plastic-express-fuji-ace-robot-injury-2017.md) | serious | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| 2016-06-18 | - | [OSHA: Temporary worker Regina Elsea crushed to death by assembly-line robot at Ajin USA auto-parts plant (2016)](/incidents/osha-ajin-elsea-robot-crushing-fatality-2016.md) | catastrophic | Fine (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| 2015-07-07 | [FANUC Corporation](/companies/fanuc.md) | [Maintenance tech Wanda Holbrook killed when assembly-line robotics activated during service, Ionia MI (2015)](/incidents/ventra-wanda-holbrook-robot-fatality-2015.md) | critical | Investigation (OSHA) | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | [Volkswagen Group](/companies/volkswagen-group.md) | [Contractor crushed by a stationary assembly robot at Volkswagen's Baunatal plant, Germany (2015)](/incidents/volkswagen-baunatal-robot-fatality-2015.md) | critical | - | Resolved |
| 2014-08-01 | [Caterpillar](/companies/caterpillar.md) | [Autonomous haul truck collided with a manned water cart at BHP's Jimblebar iron-ore mine (2014)](/incidents/bhp-jimblebar-autonomous-truck-water-cart-collision-2014.md) | minor | Investigation (WA Mines Safety (DMIRS)) | Resolved |
| 2013-07-19 | [da Vinci (and Ion)](/models/intuitive-da-vinci.md) | [FDA warning letter to Intuitive Surgical over late reporting of da Vinci corrections and adverse events](/incidents/intuitive-fda-warning-letter-2013.md) | serious | Regulatory action (FDA) | Resolved |
| 2013-05-08 | [da Vinci (and Ion)](/models/intuitive-da-vinci.md) | [da Vinci Hot Shears (monopolar curved scissors) Class I recall: insulation micro-cracks caused tissue burns](/incidents/davinci-hot-shears-burn-recall-2013.md) (recall) | critical | Recall ordered (FDA) | Remediated |
| 2013-03-07 | - | [OSHA: Maintenance worker struck and killed by robotic drilling/tapping machine at Martinrea Hopkinsville (2013)](/incidents/osha-martinrea-robotic-drill-fatality-2013.md) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| 2012-12-15 | - | [OSHA: Worker struck from behind and killed by transfer robot inside work cell at Sodecia Sterling Heights (2012)](/incidents/osha-sodecia-transfer-robot-fatality-2012.md) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| 2011-12-04 | [Lockheed Martin](/companies/lockheed-martin.md) | [Iran captured a US RQ-170 Sentinel stealth surveillance drone largely intact (2011)](/incidents/iran-rq170-sentinel-capture-2011.md) | serious | - | Resolved |
| 2009-07-21 | - | [OSHA: Worker crushed by robotic palletizer arms after entering active cell at Golden State Foods (2009)](/incidents/osha-golden-state-foods-robotic-palletizer-fatality-2009.md) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| 2009-05-27 | [Hocoma Lokomat](/models/hocoma-lokomat.md) | [FDA Class 2 recall of Hocoma Lokomat System due to software sensitivity bug](/incidents/hocoma-lokomat-fda-recall-2009.md) (recall) | minor | Recall ordered (FDA) | - |
| 2008-04-25 | - | [CPSC: Kyodo America recalls LawnBott robotic lawn mowers over blade laceration hazard (2008)](/incidents/cpsc-lawnbott-robotic-mower-laceration-2008.md) (recall) | serious | Recall ordered (CPSC) | Remediated |
| 2007-09-14 | [Sembcorp Industries](/companies/sembcorp.md) | [Two workers killed in SembCorp Marine shipyard accident](/incidents/fatality-2007-09-14-sembcorp.md) | critical | Inquiry opened (Singapore Ministry of Manpower) | - |
| 2007-05-13 | - | [OSHA: Worker struck by robotic arm while troubleshooting injection-molding machine, later dies, at Lenco (2007)](/incidents/osha-lenco-robotic-arm-fatality-2007.md) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| 2006-07-24 | - | [OSHA: Worker crushed between robotic arm and workstation frame at Alliance Tech Systems (2006)](/incidents/osha-alliance-tech-robotic-arm-fatality-2006.md) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| 2004-05-03 | [Fluke Corporation](/companies/fluke-corporation.md) | [CPSC recall of 110,000 Fluke modular test leads for shock hazard](/incidents/recall-2004-05-03-fluke-corporation.md) (recall) | moderate | Recall ordered (CPSC) | - |
| 2004-03-30 | - | [OSHA: Worker killed by industrial robot after entering barricaded work cell at Getrag (2004)](/incidents/osha-getrag-industrial-robot-fatality-2004.md) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| 2003-12-13 | - | [OSHA: Heat-treat operator caught and killed by robotic lifting arm between oven and quench tank at Keihin IPT (2003)](/incidents/osha-keihin-robotic-lifting-arm-fatality-2003.md) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| 2001-12-29 | - | [OSHA: Worker asphyxiated after robot started up in un-locked-out cell at JR Wheel (2001)](/incidents/osha-jr-wheel-robot-cell-asphyxia-fatality-2001.md) | catastrophic | Investigation (OSHA) | Acknowledged |
| 1981-01-01 | [Kawasaki Heavy Industries](/companies/kawasaki-heavy-industries.md) | [Kenji Urada killed by a Kawasaki robot arm after entering the work envelope, Akashi, Japan (1981)](/incidents/kawasaki-kenji-urada-robot-fatality-1981.md) | critical | - | Resolved |
| 1979-01-25 | [Ford Motor Company](/companies/ford-motor.md) | [Robert Williams, first known person killed by a robot, struck by a parts-retrieval arm at Ford (1979)](/incidents/ford-robert-williams-robot-fatality-1979.md) | critical | - | Resolved |

## See also

- [All verified incidents](/verified-incidents.md): the full accountability listing with kind filters.
- [Verified deployments](/verified-deployments.md): where these robots operate.
- [Humanoid robot risks](/explainers/humanoid-robot-risks.md).
- [Waymo fatal crashes](/explainers/waymo-fatal-crashes.md).
- [Methodology](/methodology.md): what we count, how we verify.

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