Physical AI Incidents
Verified physical safety failures, mechanical malfunctions, automated driving disengagements, and regulatory investigations cataloged across embodied robotics.
Showing 721–760 of 1,272 events
- Hirschbach truck driver killed in fall from semi trailer[FATALITY]
Mar 31, 2023 · Hirschbach Motor Lines · Hirschbach Autonomous Freight Operations · Dallas→Laredo, Texas, USA
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Cerro Wire LLC (HARTSELLE, ALABAMA, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Mar 30, 2023 · Industrial Robot / Workcell · HARTSELLE, ALABAMA, USA
Details - US Treasury OFAC designates BelAZ and CEO Sergei Nikiforovich to SDN list[REGULATORY ACTION]
Mar 24, 2023 · BelAZ · BELAZ-7513R Robotic Dump Truck · Chernogorsky open-pit mine, Khakassia, Russia
Details - Agility Digit collapsed mid-pick during a live ProMat 2023 warehouse demo[MALFUNCTION]
Mar 21, 2023 · Agility Robotics · Digit · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Details - OSHA: Amputation involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Quikrete greencore Ortona Plant (MOORE HAVEN, FLORIDA, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Mar 15, 2023 · Industrial Robot / Workcell · MOORE HAVEN, FLORIDA, USA
Details - Russian Su-27 collided with a US MQ-9 Reaper over the Black Sea, forcing it down[OTHER]
Mar 14, 2023 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9 Reaper · Creech Air Force Base
Details - Stryker recalls Mako Restoris MCK tibial baseplate trials over incorrect size laser marking[RECALL]
Mar 10, 2023 · Stryker · Stryker Mako SmartRobotics · Global
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer at Del Sol Food Co (BRENHAM, TEXAS, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Mar 8, 2023 · Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer · BRENHAM, TEXAS, USA
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at FORD MOTOR COMPANY, OHIO ASSEMBLY PLANT (AVON LAKE, OHIO, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Feb 25, 2023 · Ford Motor Company · Industrial Robot / Workcell · AVON LAKE, OHIO, USA
Details - da Vinci X/Xi recall: loose instrument carriage from an out-of-spec linear-rail component[RECALL]
Feb 23, 2023 · Intuitive Surgical · da Vinci (and Ion) · South Korea
Details - Tesla recalls 362,758 FSD Beta vehicles over unsafe intersection/speed behavior[RECALL]
Feb 16, 2023 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Details - Full Self-Driving Software May Cause Crash[RECALL]
Feb 15, 2023 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Details - Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio releases hazardous materials[OTHER]
Feb 3, 2023 · Norfolk Southern · ATGMS (Automated Track Geometry Measurement System) · United States (multiple hotel chains)
Details - OSHA: Amputation involving Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer at Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages LLC (ELMSFORD, NEW YORK, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Jan 24, 2023 · Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer · ELMSFORD, NEW YORK, USA
Details - San Francisco firefighter broke a Cruise robotaxi window after it advanced toward an active fire scene[TRAFFIC DISRUPTION]
Jan 22, 2023 · Cruise · Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) · Phoenix
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Clarkson Grain Company, Inc. (CERRO GORDO, ILLINOIS, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Jan 19, 2023 · Industrial Robot / Workcell · CERRO GORDO, ILLINOIS, USA
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at NTN-Bower Corporation (MACOMB, ILLINOIS, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Jan 9, 2023 · Industrial Robot / Workcell · MACOMB, ILLINOIS, USA
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) / AMR at Silgan Dispensing Grandview (GRANDVIEW, MISSOURI, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Dec 29, 2022 · Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) / AMR · GRANDVIEW, MISSOURI, USA
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Standard Iron, Inc. (GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Dec 5, 2022 · Industrial Robot / Workcell · GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, USA
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Conagra Foods Packaged Foods, LLC (DARIEN, WISCONSIN, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Nov 20, 2022 · Industrial Robot / Workcell · DARIEN, WISCONSIN, USA
Details - Hitachi CM Australia worker suffered compound leg fracture during EH4000 dump truck maintenance at Tarrawonga Mine[INJURY]
Nov 13, 2022 · Hitachi Construction Machinery · Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) · Maules Creek Coal Mine
Details - da Vinci Xi 8mm SureForm 30 stapler recall over staple-deployment failure and device fragments[RECALL]
Oct 7, 2022 · Intuitive Surgical · da Vinci (and Ion) · South Korea
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc. (WHITE, GEORGIA, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Oct 3, 2022 · Industrial Robot / Workcell · WHITE, GEORGIA, USA
Details - Wing delivery drone came to rest on an 11kV power line, caught fire, and cut power to ~2,000 homes[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Sep 30, 2022 · Wing · Wing Autoloader · Dublin, Ireland
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at AAXIOM CONCRETE SAWING, LLC (CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Sep 21, 2022 · Industrial Robot / Workcell · CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, USA
Details - Intuitive recalls da Vinci X/Xi systems over inadvertent energy delivery with Force bipolar instruments[RECALL]
Sep 20, 2022 · Intuitive Surgical · da Vinci (and Ion) · South Korea
Details - OSHA: Amputation involving Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer at The Sherwin-Williams Manufacturing Company (ORLANDO, FLORIDA, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Sep 10, 2022 · Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer · ORLANDO, FLORIDA, USA
Details - OSHA: Amputation involving Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer at Del Monte Foods Inc. (PLOVER, WISCONSIN, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Sep 6, 2022 · Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer · PLOVER, WISCONSIN, USA
Details - Cruise recalls 80 ADS units (NHTSA 22E-072) over unprotected-left hard-braking software[RECALL]
Aug 29, 2022 · Cruise · Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) · Austin
Details - OSHA: Amputation involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at NEWLY WEDS FOODS, INC. (CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Aug 24, 2022 · Industrial Robot / Workcell · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA
Details - FDA 510(k) clearance for POINT Kinguide robotic-assisted spinal surgery system[REGULATORY ACTION]
Aug 23, 2022 · Point Robotics MedTech · POINT Kinguide Robotic-Assisted Surgical System · United States (multiple hotel chains)
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer at ALAN WIRE COMPANY (SIKESTON, MISSOURI, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Aug 19, 2022 · Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer · SIKESTON, MISSOURI, USA
Details - OSHA: Amputation involving Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer at The Andersons, Inc (MAUMEE, OHIO, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Aug 8, 2022 · Robotic Palletizer / Depalletizer · MAUMEE, OHIO, USA
Details - NHTSA opens investigation PE22-019 into TuSimple ADS safety (Aug 2022)[REGULATORY ACTION]
Aug 5, 2022 · TuSimple · TuSimple Autonomous Truck · United States
Details - China's Cyberspace Administration fines Didi 8.026 billion yuan ($1.2B) for cybersecurity violations[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 21, 2022 · Didi Chuxing · DiDi Autonomous Driving (Gemini) · Shanghai, China
Details - Intuitive recalls da Vinci X/Xi and S/Si Clip Appliers over unexpected motion from partial disengagement[RECALL]
Jul 1, 2022 · Intuitive Surgical · da Vinci (and Ion) · South Korea
Details - Stryker Mako bone-registration accuracy recall (Class II, 2022)[RECALL]
Jul 1, 2022 · Stryker · Stryker Mako SmartRobotics · Global
Details - NHTSA opens Engineering Analysis EA22-002 into Tesla Autopilot driver engagement and foreseeable misuse[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jun 8, 2022 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Details - OSHA: Amputation involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Central Machinery Company, LLC (MARION, OHIO, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Jun 6, 2022 · Industrial Robot / Workcell · MARION, OHIO, USA
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Superior Metal Products Inc (SIDNEY, OHIO, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
May 2, 2022 · Industrial Robot / Workcell · SIDNEY, OHIO, USA
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