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Serve Robotics

Products: n/a. Risk band: Elevated   RobotRisk index 42.1/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 1 of 5 among Sidewalk delivery companies with incidents (17 tracked).

Analyst brief

Serve Robotics has the largest event count in this set: five entries from September 2025 through May 2026, comprising two injuries, two crashes, and one disruption. Severities range from 1 to 4, with the highest-severity entry a May 11, 2026 lawsuit following a delivery robot collision that left a New Jersey cyclist with a broken shoulder; other entries include collisions with a mobility-scooter user with cerebral palsy, a CTA bus shelter, and an incident where a delivery cart blocked a fire truck. Serve Robotics's index of 42.1 ranks 1 of 5 companies in Sidewalk delivery with incident history. The eight-month span across five events indicates a sustained pattern within the sidewalk-delivery category rather than an isolated incident, and the record is press- and litigation-driven rather than regulator-initiated.

Risk index

42.1/100RobotRisk index
28.2/100Median index across the 5 Sidewalk delivery companies with incident history (17 tracked, 12 with none)
1 of 5Rank in Sidewalk delivery (of 5 with incident history)
ElevatedRisk band

Incident timeline

Comparisons over time

Per-type breakdown

Incident typeUnique incidentsShare
injury250%
crash125%
disruption125%

Unique incident list

4 unique incidents on file for this company.

SevDateTypeLocationIncidentSource
S122 Mar 2026 crash Chicago, IL, USAServe Robotics delivery robot crashes into CTA bus shelter in Chicago · 1 robot ABC7 Chicago
S422 Oct 2025 injury NJ, USANew Jersey cyclist sues after delivery robot 'hit-and-run' leaves him with broken shoulder, head injury News12 New Jersey / News
S212 Sep 2025 injury West Hollywood, CA, USADelivery robot collides with man with cerebral palsy on mobility scooter KTLA / CBS News / ABC7 /
S2not documented disruption Los Angeles, CA, USARobot delivery cart blocks fire truck in Hollywood intersection KTLA
S1 22 Mar 2026 · crash · Serve Robotics delivery robot crashes into CTA bus shelter in Chicago
Chicago, IL, USA1 supporting source rowmedium confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S122 Mar 2026Serve Robotics delivery robot crashes into CTA bus shelter in ChicagoABC7 Chicago
S4 22 Oct 2025 · injury · New Jersey cyclist sues after delivery robot 'hit-and-run' leaves him with broken shoulder, head injury
NJ, USA1 supporting source rowmedium confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S422 Oct 2025New Jersey cyclist sues after delivery robot 'hit-and-run' leaves him with broken shoulder, head injuryNews12 New Jersey / News
S2 12 Sep 2025 · injury · Delivery robot collides with man with cerebral palsy on mobility scooter
West Hollywood, CA, USA1 supporting source rowmedium confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S212 Sep 2025Delivery robot collides with man with cerebral palsy on mobility scooterKTLA / CBS News / ABC7 /
S2 not documented · disruption · Robot delivery cart blocks fire truck in Hollywood intersection
Los Angeles, CA, USA1 supporting source rowmedium confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S2not documentedRobot delivery cart blocks fire truck in Hollywood intersectionKTLA

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