Starship Technologies Delivery Robot Injures Arizona State University Employee
September 19, 2024
A semi-autonomous delivery robot operated by Starship Technologies struck a pedestrian employed by Arizona State University on the campus sometime in September 2023, causing injuries after abruptly reversing into her. The robot initially knocked the pedestrian down, then moved toward her again while she was still on the ground. The company offered the victim promo codes and insurance information as an apology. On September 19, 2024, 404 Media made the police report of the incident available.
- Alleged deployer
- starship-technologies
- Alleged developer
- starship-technologies
- Alleged harmed parties
- unnamed-arizona-state-university-employee
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