Food delivery robots were filmed damaging bus stops and colliding with pedestrians on sidewalks in Chicago and Detroit, USA.
CBS ChicagoAccording to the robots Serve Roboticsand C Robotics They belong to two robot companies. One robot was seen breaking glass at a bus stop last Sunday, while another was involved in a similar accident Tuesday afternoon.
Video of Sunday’s accident shows Serve Robotics“Delivery Robot”Nasir” was shown crashing into a glass panel at a city bus stop, sending shards of glass flying onto the pavement and onto the robot, which then attempted to walk over the debris.
On Tuesday C Robotics‘s food delivery robot has also caused similar accidents, damaging bus stops in other parts of the city. local barber Anthony Spauldingsilver CBS“This keeps happening—every time I raise my head, a robot passes by and bumps into people,” he said.
The two technology companies said in a statement that they were aware of the incident and that they had quickly cleared the scene and were conducting an investigation. also C Roboticsand Serveis also covering the cost of repairing bus stops damaged by robots.
C Robotics‘s robots are monitored remotely by humans, while Serve’s robots operate completely autonomously except when human intervention is required.
Both companies are currently operating in parts of Chicago as part of a robotic food delivery pilot program approved for 2022. A petition to end the program has since been signed by more than 3,700 people.
Photos and video: Serve Robotics / X @DesireeAmerica4. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by our editorial team.
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
