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Verified robot incidents

Every recorded robot incident in the DEPLOY registry. Collisions, injuries, fatalities, recalls, regulatory actions. Each one tied to a real deployment, model, or company, and sourced.

This is the sourced accountability record, not a safety essay. Every incident below names a subject and cites at least one source. Injury and fatality entries require at least two independent sources before they enter this index. Retracted entries are excluded from this listing and remain reachable at their canonical URLs with the retraction recorded. How we verify →

Definitions: see the glossary.

See also: all verified deployments, verified robotaxis, humanoid companies.

367
Verified incidents
123
Affected operators
38
Collisions
63
Injuries / fatalities
133
Recalls
63
Regulatory actions
Kindall (367)Collision (38)Injury (39)Fatality (24)Recall (133)Regulatory action (63)Malfunction (30)Property damage (16)Traffic disruption (3)Other (18)

30 of 367 incidents shown. Sort by severity to surface fatality / injury / recall first.

ProvenanceHeadlineKindDate ↑SubjectSources
DEPLOY VERIFIEDKnightscope K5 security robot slipped down steps into a fountain at Washington Harbour, DC (2017)Malfunction2017-07-17Knightscope1
DEPLOY VERIFIEDMatternet medical-delivery drone operated for Swiss Post crashes into Lake ZurichMalfunction2019-01-25Matternet0
DEPLOY VERIFIEDMatternet drone falls uncontrolled near children in Zurich; Swiss Post grounds the delivery fleetMalfunction2019-05-09Matternet0
DEPLOY VERIFIEDZipline delivery drone crashes in Muhanga District, Rwanda (Jul 2019)Malfunction2019-07-01Zipline Platform 2 (P2)0
DEPLOY VERIFIEDAgility Digit collapsed mid-pick during a live ProMat 2023 warehouse demoMalfunction2023-03-21Digit2
DEPLOY VERIFIEDQihoo 360 antivirus tricked into whitelisting malwareMalfunction2024-01-15360 Security Technology1
DEPLOY VERIFIEDStryker Mako acetabular inserter: screw found missing after use (FDA MAUDE)Malfunction2024-08-15Stryker0
DEPLOY VERIFIEDTwo Amazon MK30 delivery drones crashed within minutes at an Oregon test siteMalfunction2024-12-16Prime Air MK301
DEPLOY VERIFIEDUnitree H1 lurched toward festival spectators before handlers restrained itMalfunction2025-02-09Unitree H12
DEPLOY VERIFIEDStryker Mako Reamer: screw missing from the reamer handle, located outside the operative site on X-ray (FDA MAUDE)Malfunction2025-04-01Stryker0
DEPLOY VERIFIEDNYPD Skydio X10 crashes onto a Brooklyn precinct roof and catches fire; Skydio cites battery-connector wearMalfunction2025-05-12Skydio0
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPony.ai reports its first robotaxi fire during a Beijing test; emergency stop, no injuries (2025)Malfunction2025-05-14Pony AI1
DEPLOY VERIFIEDAmazon MK30 delivery drone clipped an internet cable in Waco, Texas; FAA probeMalfunction2025-11-25Prime Air MK301
DEPLOY VERIFIEDCoco delivery robot destroyed by Brightline train after hardware failure on tracks in Fort LauderdaleMalfunction2026-01-15Coco Robotics1
DEPLOY VERIFIEDMedtronic Hugo RAS: robotic arm froze during undocking, leading to bleeding and open conversion (FDA MAUDE)Malfunction2026-01-16Medtronic0
DEPLOY VERIFIEDXPENG IRON humanoid robot fell face-first during its first public appearance at a Shenzhen shopping mallMalfunction2026-02-01XPeng IRON1
DEPLOY VERIFIEDWing delivery drone crashes and catches fire after a Walmart delivery in Kemah, TexasMalfunction2026-03-01Wing0
DEPLOY VERIFIEDZimmer ROSA Recon: a large amount of sparks with a hole found in the power cord (FDA MAUDE)Malfunction2026-03-09Zimmer Biomet0
DEPLOY VERIFIEDApollo Go robotaxis in Wuhan stranded passengers in service-wide malfunctionMalfunction2026-03-31Apollo RT6 at Wuhan3
DEPLOY VERIFIEDZimmer ROSA Recon: force sensor error and unintended robotic-arm drift during a knee case (FDA MAUDE)Malfunction2026-04-01Zimmer Biomet0
DEPLOY VERIFIEDCMR Surgical Versius: hand-controller arm went still and console became unrecoverable, forcing open conversion (FDA MAUDE)Malfunction2026-04-07CMR Surgical0
DEPLOY VERIFIEDGeneral Atomics CCA drone prototype crashes during test flightMalfunction2026-04-07General Atomics Aeronautical Systems1
DEPLOY VERIFIEDUnitree H1 humanoid robot malfunctioned at school sports day in Xinjiang, China, throwing kicks at student performersMalfunction2026-05-05Unitree H11
DEPLOY VERIFIEDAuris Monarch bronchoscope: Navigation EM error at the docking station, scope removed (FDA MAUDE)Malfunction2026-05-08Auris Health0
DEPLOY VERIFIEDMedtronic Hugo RAS: unintended collision with the application program freezing or failing to launch (FDA MAUDE)Malfunction2026-05-14Medtronic0
DEPLOY VERIFIEDMedtronic Hugo RAS: failure to calibrate with the application program freezing or failing to launch (FDA MAUDE)Malfunction2026-05-21Medtronic0
DEPLOY VERIFIEDWaymo suspended Atlanta robotaxi service after a robotaxi was stuck amid flooding (May 2026)Malfunction2026-05-21Waymo Driver 6th-gen at Atlanta5
DEPLOY VERIFIED89 SkyMagic drones crashed into Sydney Harbour during Vivid Sydney light show due to radio frequency interferenceMalfunction2026-05-25SkyMagic1
DEPLOY VERIFIED89 drones crash into Sydney Harbour during Vivid Sydney drone light showMalfunction2026-05-26SkyMagic1
DEPLOY VERIFIEDMultiple Waymo robotaxis stranded with dead batteries during July 4 San Francisco traffic gridlockMalfunction2026-07-04Waymo1