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Households & Consumers

Homes and individual consumers using robot vacuums, mowers, pool cleaners, companion robots and assisted-driving cars. Sector index 18.6/100 · 55 incidents · 19 companies with incidents of 326 tracked.

Robot types involved

ADAS 33Vacuum 12Mower 5Pool 1Vacuum + mop 1Pool cleaning robot 1Rehab exoskeleton 1Humanoid 1

Most-involved companies

TeslaXiaomiFordiRobotEcovacsYarboDJIDreame Technology

Incidents

55 of 55 incidents
SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S528 Jul 2026Dreame Technology regulatory USAFCC bars new foreign-made robot vacuums, including Dreame, from equipment authorization over national-security concerns Consumer Reports / Masha
S513 Jul 2026SharkNinja cyber —Shark robot vacuum flaw allows remote code execution via stolen certificate Tom's Hardware / Cyberne
S520 Jun 2026Tesla fatality Katy, TX, USATesla crashes into Texas home, killing woman inside; Autopilot engagement disputed Fortune
S4~May 2026Yarbo injury —Yarbo's Promise to Fix the Robot Mower That Ran Someone Over The Verge
S2~May 2026Yarbo cyber —Security vulnerability exposed in ~6,000 Yarbo robot lawn mowers · 11,000 devices Gadget Review / Times of
S309 Apr 2026WYBOT recall —Robotic Pool Vacuum Fire Prompts CPSC Recall Jersey Shore Online
S307 Mar 2026DJI cyber —DJI Pays $30K Bug Bounty After Researcher Hacks 7,000 Robot Vacuums The Tech Buzz
S211 Feb 2026DJI cyber Multiple countriesDJI Cloud Authorization Bug Exposes Data From Nearly 7,000 Robot Vacuums · ~7,000 devices across 24 countries Popular Science
S220 Dec 2025iRobot malfunction —Roomba Combo j7+ reported to overheat and partially melt while charging · 1 unit Farzan Law
S324 Oct 2025Tesla regulatory USANHTSA probes Tesla 'Mad Max' FSD mode over reckless driving behavior Reuters
S513 Oct 2025Xiaomi fatality Chengdu, ChinaFatal Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Crash in Chengdu Linked to Automated Driving and Door Lock Failure · 1 vehicle, 1 fatality Bloomberg
S513 Oct 2025Xiaomi fire Chengdu, ChinaFatal Xiaomi SU7 Ultra fire after crash in Chengdu raises questions over self-driving feature South China Morning Post
S506 Oct 2025Tesla fatality Seminole County, FL, USATesla driver killed after Autopilot/FSD stopped car in live highway lane, rear-ended by semi futurism.com
S202 Sep 2025Dreame Technology cyber —Security flaws found in Dreame (and Ecovacs) robot vacuums with cameras Korea JoongAng Daily / c
S418 Aug 2025Tesla crash Houston, TX, USATesla Cybertruck on Full Self-Driving attempts to drive off Houston overpass Jalopnik
S401 Aug 2025Tesla regulatory Key Largo, FL, USAFederal jury finds Tesla 33% liable in fatal 2019 Key Largo Autopilot crash · 1 fatality; jury verdict against Tesla Wikipedia
S1~May 2025Ecovacs cyber —CISA advisory: Ecovacs Deebot base stations accept unvalidated firmware updates, deterministic WiFi key · Deebot Goat G1, Deebot 900/N8/T8 and related models CISA
S529 Mar 2025Xiaomi fatality ChinaFiery Xiaomi SU7 crash kills three TechNode
S529 Mar 2025Xiaomi fatality Anhui Province, ChinaXiaomi SU7 on NOA (automated driving) collides with highway barrier, kills three · 3 fatalities CarNewsChina
S207 Jan 2025Tesla malfunction USATesla 'Actually Smart Summon' Linked to ~16 Parking Lot Collisions · ~16 collisions across ~2,600,000 vehicles Washington Post
S207 Jan 2025Tesla crash USATesla's 'Actually Smart Summon' Feature Reportedly Linked to Multiple Parking Lot Collisions · Multiple vehicles Washington Post
S1~2025Tesla malfunction USATesla Cybertruck on FSD nearly turns into oncoming SUV Futurism
S518 Oct 2024Tesla fatality USAUS probes Tesla Full Self-Driving system after pedestrian killed NPR
S518 Oct 2024Tesla regulatory USANHTSA investigates Tesla Full Self-Driving after crashes including a fatality Green Car Reports
S2~Aug 2024Ecovacs cyber —Researchers demonstrate Bluetooth/PIN flaw letting attackers hijack Ecovacs Deebot cameras and mics · multiple Deebot models Security Affairs
S2~Jun 2024Tesla crash Fullerton, CA, USATesla in Autopilot Mode Hits Parked Police Vehicle in Fullerton, CA · 1 vehicle KTLA
S208 May 2024Tesla malfunction OH, USATesla on Full Self-Driving nearly drives into passing train Boing Boing
S2~May 2024Ecovacs cyber —Hacked Ecovacs Deebot X2 vacuums shout racial slurs, chase pet in multiple US cities · at least 2 households across multiple cities Tom's Guide
S426 Apr 2024Tesla regulatory —NHTSA investigation finds Autopilot contributed to 467 crashes including 13 fatal · 956 crashes reviewed; 467 attributed; 13 fatal NHTSA
S519 Apr 2024Tesla fatality Maltby, WA, USATesla in Full Self-Driving mode killed Seattle-area motorcyclist Reuters
S519 Apr 2024Tesla fatality Snohomish County, WA, USAFatal FSD crash kills motorcyclist, Snohomish County WA · 1 fatality Wikipedia
S503 Mar 2024Ford fatality Philadelphia, PA, USAFord Mustang Mach-E on BlueCruise fatally crashes into parked cars in Philadelphia · 2 fatalities NTSB
S4~Mar 2024Anker Innovations fire Fenton, MO, USAeufy robotic vacuum catches fire/explodes at Missouri home KSDK
S524 Feb 2024Ford fatality San Antonio, TX, USAFord Mustang Mach-E on BlueCruise crashes into Honda in San Antonio, kills occupant NTSB
S5~Feb 2024Ford fatality TX, USAFatal Texas crash involved Ford's auto driving system The Guardian
S430 Jan 2024iRobot fire Miami Gardens, FL, USARoomba lithium battery fire injures man in Miami Gardens house fire · 1 unit / 1 injury Local10
S2~2024Tesla crash MD, USADriverless Tesla using Smart Summon crashes into parked car in Maryland drive.com.au
S313 Dec 2023Tesla recall —NHTSA recall of over 2 million Tesla vehicles for inadequate Autopilot driver monitoring · over 2,000,000 vehicles Wikipedia
S5~Nov 2023Tesla fatality AZ, USATesla on Full Self-Driving kills pedestrian on Arizona interstate Carscoops
S324 Aug 2023Aiper recall USAAiper Elite Pro Cordless Robotic Pool Vacuum Cleaners Recalled for Burn/Fire Hazard · ~22,000 units KIRO 7 News Seattle / AB
S331 May 2023Trexo Robotics recall —FDA Class II recall: Trexo Device · Trexo Device openFDA enforcement
S316 Mar 2023STIHL recall —STIHL Recalls Docking Stations Sold with iMOW Robotic Lawn Mowers Due to Fire Hazard USA Today / CPSC
S518 Feb 2023Tesla fatality CA, USACalifornia family blames Musk for son's death in Tesla Autopilot crash The Independent
S316 Feb 2023Tesla recall —NHTSA forces recall of 362,758 Full Self-Driving Beta vehicles · 362,758 vehicles PBS NewsHour
S3~Aug 2022Tesla malfunction —NHTSA finds 60 FSD Beta crashes and one fatality over 12-month period · 60 crashes, 1 fatality Wikipedia
S516 May 2022Tesla fatality CO, USATesla Autopilot drove car into tree, killing Colorado man The Denver Post
S317 Feb 2022Husqvarna recall —Husqvarna recalls Automower 435X AWD and 535 AWD robotic mowers for battery fire hazard · ~1,400 units CPSC
S115 Sep 2021Roborock cyber —Roborock discloses insecure random-number generator flaw in Tuya IoT cloud connection · 5 models Roborock
S120 Apr 2021BlackBerry QNX cyber —BadAlloc Vulnerability Impacts Critical Infrastructure Using BlackBerry QNX BleepingComputer
S321 Dec 2020iRobot recall —iRobot Clean Base for Roomba i7+ recalled in Canada over electrical short hazard · 11,971 units (Canada) Health Canada / Recalls.
S525 Apr 2019Tesla fatality FL, USAFatal Autopilot crash (2019 Key Largo crash) - Tesla later hit with $243M jury verdict NBC News
S129 May 2018SoftBank Robotics cyber —Security researchers find Pepper robot lacks basic authentication/security controls The Register
S523 Mar 2018Tesla fatality Mountain View, CA, USAAutopilot fatality of Apple engineer Walter Huang, Mountain View, California · 1 fatality NTSB
S507 May 2016Tesla fatality Williston, FL, USAFirst US Autopilot fatality: Joshua Brown, Williston, Florida · 1 fatality NTSB
S325 Apr 2008Zucchetti Centro Sistemi recall —CPSC recall: LawnBott robotic lawn mowers (laceration hazard) · LawnBott robotic mowers CPSC
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