Food delivery robots in Chicago and Detroit (USA) were filmed destroying bus stops and hitting pedestrians on city sidewalks.
Second CBS Chicagothe robots belong to two robotics companies, Serve Robotics e C Robotics. One of them was seen breaking the glass of a bus stop last Sunday, while another was involved in a similar accident on Tuesday afternoon.
A video of Sunday’s accident shows the delivery robot”Nasir” Of Serve Robotics crashing into the glass panel of a bus stop. The impact left shards of glass scattered across the pavement and over the robot, which then tried to drive over the debris.
Also on Tuesday was a food delivery robot from C Robotics was involved in a similar accident after destroying a stop in another neighborhood of the city. “It happens all the time—every time you look, the robot goes by and bumps into people,” the local barber said Anthony Spaulding a CBS.
Both tech companies released statements saying they were aware of the incidents, quickly cleaned up the damage and were investigating the case. Is C Robotics That Serve they are also covering the costs of repairing bus stops damaged by their robots.
The robots of C Robotics they are monitored remotely by human operators, while those of Serve operate completely autonomously, unless human intervention is necessary.
The two companies are currently operating in parts of Chicago under a robot food delivery pilot program approved in 2022. Since then, a petition to suspend the program has garnered more than 3,700 signatures.
Photos and video: Serve Robotics / X @DesireeAmerica4. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the 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
