Physical AI Incidents
Verified physical safety failures, mechanical malfunctions, automated driving disengagements, and regulatory investigations cataloged across embodied robotics.
Showing 601–640 of 1,272 events
- OSHA: Amputation involving Automated Storage and Retrieval System (AS/RS) at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Jan 23, 2025 · Automated Storage and Retrieval System (AS/RS) · LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, USA
Details - da Vinci endoscope: light left on burned the patient after resting on the thigh (FDA MAUDE)[INJURY]
Jan 21, 2025 · Intuitive Surgical · da Vinci (and Ion) · South Korea
Details - OSHA: Amputation involving Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer at Krier Foods, LLC. (RANDOM LAKE, WISCONSIN, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Jan 13, 2025 · Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer · RANDOM LAKE, WISCONSIN, USA
Details - Hobbyist DJI Mini 3 Pro punches a hole in a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft during the LA Palisades Fire[COLLISION]
Jan 9, 2025 · DJI · DJI Mavic 3 Pro · Global
Details - Waymo robotaxi and Serve Robotics delivery robot collided in West Hollywood (Dec 2024)[COLLISION]
Dec 27, 2024 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - FMCSA denies the Aurora/Waymo warning-device exemption for driverless trucks; Aurora sues USDOT[REGULATORY ACTION]
Dec 26, 2024 · Aurora Innovation · Aurora Driver · Texas
Details - Intuitive recalls da Vinci 8mm Horizon Small Clip Applier over frayed or broken grip cables[RECALL]
Dec 19, 2024 · Intuitive Surgical · da Vinci (and Ion) · South Korea
Details - Intuitive recalls da Vinci 8mm Large Needle Driver over frayed or broken grip cables[RECALL]
Dec 19, 2024 · Intuitive Surgical · da Vinci (and Ion) · South Korea
Details - Intuitive recalls da Vinci 8mm Mega SutureCut Needle Driver over frayed or broken grip cables[RECALL]
Dec 19, 2024 · Intuitive Surgical · da Vinci (and Ion) · South Korea
Details - Intuitive recalls da Vinci Monopolar Curved Scissors over frayed/broken grip cables causing loss of instrument control[RECALL]
Dec 19, 2024 · Intuitive Surgical · da Vinci (and Ion) · South Korea
Details - Intuitive recalls da Vinci 8mm ProGrasp Forceps over frayed or broken grip cables[RECALL]
Dec 19, 2024 · Intuitive Surgical · da Vinci (and Ion) · South Korea
Details - Two Amazon MK30 delivery drones crashed within minutes at an Oregon test site[MALFUNCTION]
Dec 16, 2024 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - MQ-9 Reaper crashed into Mediterranean Sea after propeller decoupled mid-flight[MALFUNCTION]
Dec 16, 2024 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9 Reaper · United States Air Force (global operations)
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Flambeau, Inc. (BARABOO, WISCONSIN, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Dec 16, 2024 · Industrial Robot / Workcell · BARABOO, WISCONSIN, USA
Details - OSHA: Amputation involving Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer at McCain Foods USA, Inc. (BURLEY, IDAHO, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Dec 3, 2024 · Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer · BURLEY, IDAHO, USA
Details - River Drone 5 collided with container ship near Rotterdam[COLLISION]
Dec 1, 2024 · River Drone · River Drone 5 · Germany, Europe
Details - Neubie delivery robot collided with a vehicle at a crosswalk in Songdo, Incheon[COLLISION]
Dec 1, 2024 · Neubility · Neubie · Seongnam, South Korea
Details - OSHA: Amputation involving Industrial Manipulator at MERRILL IRON & STEEL INC. (SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Nov 25, 2024 · Industrial Manipulator · SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, USA
Details - Cruise admits a false report to a federal investigation; $500K DOJ deferred-prosecution agreement[REGULATORY ACTION]
Nov 14, 2024 · Cruise · Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) · Dallas
Details - OSHA: Amputation involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Magnesita Refractories (YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Nov 3, 2024 · Industrial Robot / Workcell · YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, USA
Details - River Drone 4 spilled 10,000 litres of fuel into Belgium's Albert Canal[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Nov 1, 2024 · River Drone · River Drone 5 · Germany, Europe
Details - OSHA: Amputation involving Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer at Total Maintenance Solutions, Inc. (YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Oct 22, 2024 · Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer · YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, USA
Details - NHTSA investigates Tesla FSD over crashes in reduced visibility, including a fatality[REGULATORY ACTION]
Oct 18, 2024 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Details - Tesla 'We, Robot' event: Optimus robots were teleoperated, not autonomous — Tesla did not disclose this to attendees[OTHER]
Oct 10, 2024 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Industrial Manipulator at PSEG Nuclear Cell & Generating Station (HANCOCKS BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Oct 7, 2024 · Industrial Manipulator · HANCOCKS BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY, USA
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer at Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc. (CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Oct 4, 2024 · Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer · CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA, USA
Details - NHTSA fines Cruise $1.5M for failing to fully report the Oct 2023 pedestrian-dragging crash[REGULATORY ACTION]
Sep 30, 2024 · Cruise · Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) · Austin
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Archem America, Inc (SANBORN, NEW YORK, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Sep 30, 2024 · Industrial Robot / Workcell · SANBORN, NEW YORK, USA
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer at Frito Lay Inc (KATHLEEN, GEORGIA, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Sep 20, 2024 · PepsiCo · Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer · KATHLEEN, GEORGIA, USA
Details - Pennsylvania AG sues Digital Dream Labs for failing to fulfill 14,000 prepaid robot orders[REGULATORY ACTION]
Sep 17, 2024 · Digital Dream Labs · Digital Dream Labs Vector 2.0 · Germany, Europe
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer at Ferrellgas (TAVARES, FLORIDA, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Sep 16, 2024 · Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer · TAVARES, FLORIDA, USA
Details - Intuitive Ion Endoluminal System recall: instrument-cart-arm screw issue (Z-2720-2024)[RECALL]
Sep 4, 2024 · Intuitive Surgical · da Vinci (and Ion) · South Korea
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer at GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY L. P. (FINDLAY, OHIO, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Aug 27, 2024 · Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer · FINDLAY, OHIO, USA
Details - Cruise recalls its entire 1,194-vehicle fleet over unexpected hard braking[RECALL]
Aug 22, 2024 · Cruise · Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) · Miami
Details - Intuitive Surgical recalls 144 da Vinci 5 systems over surgeon console motor connector failure[RECALL]
Aug 21, 2024 · Intuitive Surgical · da Vinci (and Ion) · Hong Kong, China
Details - Stryker Mako acetabular inserter: screw found missing after use (FDA MAUDE)[MALFUNCTION]
Aug 15, 2024 · Stryker · Stryker Mako SmartRobotics · Global
Details - Software May Cause Unexpected Braking[RECALL]
Aug 9, 2024 · Cruise · Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) · Houston
Details - USCG report: 16-foot autonomous vessel collided with rowing scull on Patapsco River in Baltimore[COLLISION]
Aug 7, 2024 · Oceaneering · Millennium ROV · Houston
Details - Stryker recalls Mako MICS Handpiece (2024) over a characterization error that can cause off-plan bone cuts[RECALL]
Aug 7, 2024 · Stryker · Stryker Mako SmartRobotics · Global
Details - FDA Class 2 recall of Epione needle guide component due to rust[RECALL]
Aug 5, 2024 · Quantum Surgical · Epione · Leeds, UK
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