Food delivery robots in Chicago, Detroit (USA), were filmed while destroying bus stops and hitting pedestrians on the city’s sidewalks.
According to CBS Chicagothe robots in question belong to two robotics companies, Serve Robotics ea Coco Robotics. One of them was seen breaking the window of a bus stop last Sunday, while the other was involved in a similar incident on Tuesday afternoon.
A video of Sunday’s incident showed the delivery robot “Nasiryes Serve Robotics hitting the glass panel of a city bus stop. The accident left shards of glass scattered on the sidewalk and on top of the robot, which then tried to climb over the debris.
Everyone thinks these delivery robots are cute until they start destroying city infrastructure.🧐
This 160-pound AI bot in Chicago just drove straight through the glass pane of a bus stop, showering itself in shattered glass. Now its sensors are so scrambled by the debris that… pic.twitter.com/G8hzBvEjp5
— Desiree (@DesireeAmerica4) March 23, 2026
On Tuesday, a food delivery robot from the company Coco Robotics was also involved in a similar incident after destroying a spot in another neighborhood in the city. “This is happening all the time, every time you look up, the robot passes by, hitting people,” he said. Anthony Spauldinglocal barber, at CBS.
Both technology companies released statements saying they were aware of the incidents, quickly cleaned up the mess and are investigating the case. Both the Coco as for Serve they are also covering the cost of repairs to bus stops destroyed by their robots.
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The robots of Coco are virtually monitored by humans, while Serve robots operate completely autonomously unless human intervention is required.
The two companies are currently operating in parts of Chicago under a robotic food delivery pilot program approved in 2022. Since then, a petition to pause the program has received more than 3,700 signatures.
Photo and video: Serve Robotics / X @DesireeAmerica4. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.
