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Injury incidents

39 documented injury incidents across 25 companies.

39Unique incidents
25Companies involved
S4Highest severity
82%Verified
3%From regulators
2015-2026Years covered

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SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S427 Jul 2026Waymo injury Los Angeles, CA, USAWoman critically injured in two-car crash involving Waymo vehicle in Los Angeles ABC7 Bay Area / Los Ange
S4~May 2026Yarbo injury —Yarbo's Promise to Fix the Robot Mower That Ran Someone Over The Verge
S431 Jan 2026Unattributed (South Korea) injury Yeosu, South KoreaWorker left unconscious after entrapment in packaging robot at Yeosu Industrial Complex 여수넷통뉴스
S406 Dec 2025Hellobike (Hello Inc.) / Baidu injury Zhuzhou, Hunan, ChinaHellobike robotaxi hits and injures two pedestrians in Zhuzhou, China Yicai Global
S406 Dec 2025Baidu injury ChinaBaidu Apollo Go Robotaxi Strikes Pedestrians, One Trapped Beneath Vehicle Interesting Engineering
S406 Dec 2025Baidu injury Zhuzhou, Hunan, ChinaCity of Zhuzhou in Hunan Suspended Hellobike Robotaxi Service After Vehicle Struck Two Pedestrians · 1 robotaxi, 2 pedestrians CarNewsChina
S422 Oct 2025Serve Robotics injury NJ, USANew Jersey cyclist sues after delivery robot 'hit-and-run' leaves him with broken shoulder, head injury News12 New Jersey / News
S402 Aug 2025Kent Police injury Kent, England, UKChild Injured in Kent Police Drone Crash · 1 child injured BBC
S416 Feb 2025Waymo injury San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo robotaxi passenger-door opening severely injures cyclist, lawsuit claims The Press Democrat
S4~Dec 2024Sky Elements Drone Show injury Orlando, FL, USAFalling drones seriously injure 7-year-old boy at Orlando Lake Eola holiday drone show · multi-drone light show NBC News
S414 Nov 2024Cruise injury San Francisco, CA, USACruise admits false report after robotaxi dragged pedestrian in San Francisco NBC Bay Area
S4~May 2024unspecified robotic lawnmower manufacturer injury AustriaRobotic Lawnmower Severely Injures 11-Month-Old Child in Austria Google News aggregation
S414 Apr 2024UralTransMash / AI Cognitive Technologies injury Saint Petersburg, RussiaBrake Failure in AI-Assisted Tram Injures Multiple Pedestrians in Saint Petersburg, Russia · 1 tram, 3 pedestrians struck Newsflare
S402 Oct 2023Cruise injury San Francisco, CA, USACruise robotaxi drags pedestrian after being struck by another car Berliner Morgenpost
S402 Oct 2023Cruise injury San Francisco, CA, USACruise robotaxi drags pedestrian 20 feet after hit-and-run in San Francisco · 1 pedestrian, serious injury San Francisco Chronicle
S422 Jul 2023Tesla injury Fremont, CA, USAFormer factory worker sues Tesla after robotic arm knocks him unconscious Manufacturing Dive
S4~Dec 2018Amazon injury Robbinsville, NJ, USARobot punctures bear repellent can, sickens dozens of warehouse workers · 1 robot/incident, 24 hospitalized NPR
S4~Jan 2017Amsted Rail injury Groveport, OH, USAWorker's leg crushed at Amsted Rail's Groveport, OH plant; $610K OSHA fine · 1 injury, 1 facility Murray & Murray
S323 Jan 2026Waymo injury Santa Monica, CA, USAWaymo robotaxi strikes child near Santa Monica school Reuters
S306 Dec 2025Hello Inc. (Hellobike) injury Zhuzhou, ChinaHellobike robotaxi injures two pedestrians in Zhuzhou Yicai Global
S302 Aug 2025DJI injury London, England, UKKent Police DJI Matrice 30T crashes into child, severe hand injury · 1 unit DroneXL
S3~2023Starship injury Tempe, AZ, USAStarship delivery robot knocks down and injures ASU parking attendant · 1 robot / 1 person injured KJZZ / Fox 10 Phoenix /
S3~Sep 2020Amazon injury —Reveal investigation: Amazon's robotic fulfillment centers have higher serious injury rates · 23 fulfillment centers analyzed AI Incident Database
S3not documentedWaymo injury San Francisco, CA, USATwo Waymo Robotaxis Allegedly Contributed to Bike-Lane Collision That Injured San Francisco Cyclist · 2 vehicles, 1 cyclist injured San Francisco Chronicle
S3not documentedTesla injury Fremont, CA, USAOptimus robot allegedly pins and injures Fremont plant worker · 1 unit / 1 worker injured CBS8
S3not documentedStarship Technologies injury Tempe, AZ, USAStarship Technologies Delivery Robot Reportedly Injures Arizona State University Employee · 1 robot The Verge
S220 Jul 2026Ehime Children's Castle (Matsuyama, Ehime) injury Matsuyama, Ehime, JapanAutonomous cart strikes elementary school child, runs over calf, at Ehime Children's Castle · 1 cart Yomiuri Shimbun / TBS Ne
S217 Jan 2026Zoox injury San Francisco, CA, USAZoox robotaxi strikes opening car door, injures driver in San Francisco · 1 injury Mission Local
S212 Sep 2025Serve Robotics injury West Hollywood, CA, USADelivery robot collides with man with cerebral palsy on mobility scooter KTLA / CBS News / ABC7 /
S208 May 2025Zoox injury —Zoox robotaxi collides with e-scooter rider · 1 minor injury Zoox safety recall repor
S2~Jul 2024Baidu injury Wuhan, ChinaBaidu Apollo Go robotaxi strikes jaywalking pedestrian in Wuhan Associated Press
S206 Feb 2024Waymo injury San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo robotaxi collides with cyclist in San Francisco's Potrero Hill CBS News
S2~Jul 2022Manna injury IrelandMan suffered minor injury after propeller fell from Manna drone RTE.ie / BreakingNews.ie
S230 Jun 2015Hocoma injury —Proximal tibia fracture in a patient with incomplete spinal cord injury associated with robotic treadmill training · 1 patient nature.com
S2not documentedUnitree Robotics injury Xinjiang, ChinaHumanoid Robot Kicks Boy During Public Demonstration in Xinjiang, China · 1 robot Interesting Engineering
S2not documentedUnitree injury Urumqi, Xinjiang, ChinaUnitree G1 robot kicks child in stomach during Xinjiang demo finance.biggo.com
S2not documentedKUKA injury Austin, TX, USAKUKA robot arm pins and injures engineer at Tesla Gigafactory Texas · 1 injury Washington Times
S1~Dec 2025Waymo injury San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo self-driving vehicle strikes dog in San Francisco Mission Local
S1~Dec 2025Unitree injury —Unitree G1 accidentally kicks its own teleoperator during motion-mirroring demo · 1 unit / 1 person struck Cybernews

Companies involved

AmazonAmsted RailBaiduCruiseDJIEhime Children's Castle (Matsuyama, Ehime)Hello Inc. (Hellobike)Hellobike (Hello Inc.) / BaiduHocomaKUKAKent PoliceMannaServe RoboticsSky Elements Drone ShowStarshipStarship TechnologiesTeslaUnattributed (South Korea)UnitreeUnitree RoboticsUralTransMash / AI Cognitive TechnologiesWaymoYarboZooxunspecified robotic lawnmower manufacturer

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