Woman arrested in Philadelphia for blocking an Uber delivery robot
The Verge AI · rss · 2026-10-19
Carolyn Marvin was arrested in Philadelphia and charged with disorderly conduct after repeatedly blocking an Uber delivery robot's path and refusing to move. She said she has been protesting the robots, which she believes are taking jobs from human delivery workers, by standing in front of them. Video of the arrest has drawn significant media attention, highlighting growing friction between sidewalk delivery robots and humans.
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