Yarbo

Robot types: Mower, Home robot. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 41.8/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 3 of 12 among Consumer robotics companies with incidents (257 tracked).

Analyst brief

Yarbo's record contains two entries within one month: a May 8, 2026 injury involving a robot mower that ran someone over (severity 4) and a May 7, 2026 cybersecurity vulnerability exposed in approximately 6,000 Yarbo robot lawn mowers (severity 2). The record is press-driven and reflects two distinct failure modes, mechanical safety and cybersecurity, rather than a single repeated cause, though both surfaced within the same short window.

Risk index

41.8/100RobotRisk index

27.9/100Median index across the 12 Consumer robotics companies with incident history (257 tracked, 245 with none)

3 of 12Rank in Consumer robotics (of 12 with incident history)

ElevatedRisk band

Products and robot types

Industries: Consumer robotics · Sectors: Households & Consumers

Risk is scored per product and robot type: each incident is attributed to the product it names, or to the company's matching robot type.

Robot type	Share of company risk	Rank within type
Mower	100%	1 of 4

Product	Robot type	Status	Incidents	Index
Yarbo modular yard robot	Mower	shipping	2	41.8

Incident timeline

Comparisons over time

Per-type breakdown

Incident type	Unique incidents	Share
cyber	1	50%
injury	1	50%

Unique incident list

2 unique incidents on file for this company.

Sev	Date	Type	Location	Incident	Source
S2	~May 2026	cyber	—	Security vulnerability exposed in ~6,000 Yarbo robot lawn mowers · 11,000 devices	Gadget Review / Times of
S4	~May 2026	injury	—	Yarbo's Promise to Fix the Robot Mower That Ran Someone Over	The Verge