Physical AI Incidents
Verified physical safety failures, mechanical malfunctions, automated driving disengagements, and regulatory investigations cataloged across embodied robotics.
Showing 641–680 of 1,272 events
- Auris Health (J&J) recalls Monarch over a power-cord strain-relief electrical short[RECALL]
Aug 2, 2024 · Auris Health · Monarch Platform · Surgical robots
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Amazon Fulfillment Center (COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Aug 1, 2024 · Amazon · Industrial Robot / Workcell · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, USA
Details - OSHA: Amputation involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc (ANNA, OHIO, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Jul 31, 2024 · Honda · Industrial Robot / Workcell · ANNA, OHIO, USA
Details - H3 Dynamics TUNDRA 2 drone crashes into condominium building in Singapore, CAAS revokes flight permissions[COLLISION]
Jul 19, 2024 · H3 Dynamics · Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion Platform · Drones
Details - Unitree robot dogs featured armed with rifles and rocket launchers in Chinese military exercises despite anti-weaponization pledge[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 1, 2024 · Unitree Robotics · Unitree Go2 · Global
Details - Zimmer ROSA Recon: reaming produced an oblong hole requiring a bone graft (FDA MAUDE)[INJURY]
Jun 24, 2024 · Zimmer Biomet · ROSA · France
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Eldorado Artesian Springs, Inc (LOUISVILLE, COLORADO, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Jun 21, 2024 · Industrial Robot / Workcell · LOUISVILLE, COLORADO, USA
Details - Unitree Go2 robot dog found to have exploitable security vulnerabilities allowing remote hijacking[MALFUNCTION]
Jun 1, 2024 · Unitree Robotics · Unitree Go2 · Global
Details - Zoox robotaxi involved in vehicle collision during Las Vegas testing (Jun 2024)[COLLISION]
Jun 1, 2024 · Zoox · Zoox Robotaxi · Miami
Details - Stryker Mako Total Knee software correction over 'error #3' codes when switching applications[RECALL]
May 28, 2024 · Stryker · Stryker Mako SmartRobotics · Global
Details - OSHA: Amputation involving Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer at Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages LLC (MCALLEN, TEXAS, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
May 3, 2024 · Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer · MCALLEN, TEXAS, USA
Details - NHTSA opens Recall Query RQ24-009 questioning whether Tesla's Autopilot recall remedy was sufficient[REGULATORY ACTION]
Apr 25, 2024 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Automated Storage and Retrieval System (AS/RS) at V and H Material Handling (HORSEHEADS, NEW YORK, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Apr 22, 2024 · Automated Storage and Retrieval System (AS/RS) · HORSEHEADS, NEW YORK, USA
Details - OSHA: Amputation involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Challenge Manufacturing Company Inc (IRVING, TEXAS, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Apr 18, 2024 · Industrial Robot / Workcell · IRVING, TEXAS, USA
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer at Refresco Beverages (TRUESDALE, MISSOURI, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Mar 30, 2024 · Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer · TRUESDALE, MISSOURI, USA
Details - Tata Daewoo mixer trucks alleged to have defective braking system causing fatal 13-car pileup[MALFUNCTION]
Mar 29, 2024 · Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle · Tata Daewoo Maxen · Gunsan, South Korea
Details - Former Vast engineer sues company alleging FCC radio frequency violations and wrongful termination[REGULATORY ACTION]
Mar 26, 2024 · Vast Space · Haven-1 · International Space Station
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer at General Mills (JOPLIN, MISSOURI, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Mar 25, 2024 · General Mills · Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer · JOPLIN, MISSOURI, USA
Details - OSHA: Amputation involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at SAF Holland USA, Inc. (WYLIE, TEXAS, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Mar 25, 2024 · Industrial Robot / Workcell · WYLIE, TEXAS, USA
Details - OSHA: Amputation involving Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer at Philadelphia Macaroni Company (GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Mar 7, 2024 · Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer · GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA, USA
Details - Three Norfolk Southern trains collide and derail in Easton, Pennsylvania[OTHER]
Mar 2, 2024 · Norfolk Southern · ATGMS (Automated Track Geometry Measurement System) · United States (multiple hotel chains)
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Spears Caney Inc (CANEY, KANSAS, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Feb 29, 2024 · Industrial Robot / Workcell · CANEY, KANSAS, USA
Details - Apellix B1 washing drone operator seriously injured while manually disarming drone after loss of control near Orlando, Florida[INJURY]
Feb 20, 2024 · Apellix · Apellix B2 Power Wash · Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Details - Starship Technologies delivery robot reportedly struck a parked car and left the scene, Helsinki (2025)[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Feb 15, 2024 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot · Greater Manchester/Trafford, United Kingdom
Details - OSHA: Amputation involving Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer at Bunge Milling, Inc. (DANVILLE, ILLINOIS, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Feb 8, 2024 · Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer · DANVILLE, ILLINOIS, USA
Details - Pentagon names Megvii on list of 'Chinese Military Companies Operating in the United States'[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jan 31, 2024 · Investigated by DoD · Megvii
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer at Shasta Beverages, Inc. (HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Jan 31, 2024 · Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer · HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA
Details - Rearview Image May Not Display[RECALL]
Jan 22, 2024 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Details - Apple disabled Blood Oxygen on US Apple Watch to comply with a Masimo ITC exclusion order[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jan 18, 2024 · Apple · Apple Watch · Global
Details - OSHA: Amputation involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Morral Companies, LLC (MORRAL, OHIO, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Jan 18, 2024 · Industrial Robot / Workcell · MORRAL, OHIO, USA
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at LOGOPLASTE, LLC (KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Jan 16, 2024 · Industrial Robot / Workcell · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, USA
Details - FDA MAUDE report: Yomi guided dental implant robot serious injury event[INJURY]
Jan 1, 2024 · Neocis · Yomi S · San Francisco, California, USA
Details - OSHA: Amputation involving Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer at Tenneco, Inc. (BOAZ, ALABAMA, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Dec 18, 2023 · Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer · BOAZ, ALABAMA, USA
Details - Autopilot Controls Insufficient to Prevent Misuse[RECALL]
Dec 12, 2023 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Details - Tesla recalls 2.03M vehicles over insufficient Autosteer driver-engagement controls[RECALL]
Dec 12, 2023 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Details - Tesla Model Y on FSD struck and killed pedestrian Johna Story on Arizona highway, first known FSD pedestrian fatality[FATALITY]
Nov 28, 2023 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Details - Patient death during Epione-assisted liver cancer ablation procedure in France[FATALITY]
Nov 10, 2023 · Quantum Surgical · Epione · Leeds, UK
Details - Cruise recalls 950 ADS units (NHTSA 23E-086) over post-crash pullover behavior[RECALL]
Nov 7, 2023 · Cruise · Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) · Houston
Details - ADS Software May Improperly Respond After a Crash[RECALL]
Nov 7, 2023 · Cruise · Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) · Miami
Details - California DMV suspends Cruise's driverless deployment and testing permits as not safe for public operation[REGULATORY ACTION]
Oct 24, 2023 · Cruise · Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) · Dallas
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