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Malfunction incidents

67 documented malfunction incidents across 46 companies.

67Unique incidents
46Companies involved
S5Highest severity
70%Verified
4%From regulators
2013-2026Years covered

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SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S5~May 2026Johnson & Johnson (Abiomed) malfunction USAFDA warns on J&J Abiomed Automated Impella Controllers after death linked to software error MassDevice
S5~Mar 2025Calyxo malfunction USACalyxo discloses patient death linked to aspiration system used in robotic-assisted procedure MassDevice
S4~Jul 2026Katalyst Space Technologies malfunction Attitude control and reaction wheel failures leave LINK spacecraft spinning uncontrolled, forcing NASA to abandon Swift rescue/reboost · LINK servicing spacecraft (Swift Rescue Mission) Ars Technica
S4~Sep 2021Intuitive Surgical malfunction FL, USALawsuit: da Vinci surgical robot burned woman's small intestine NBC News
S425 Apr 2017SSI Schaefer malfunction Lebedyan, Lipetsk Oblast, RussiaRacking/crane system collapse at PepsiCo-owned Lebedyansky juice plant (Russia) · 1 storage facility; 28+ million liters of product lost TASS
S4~2013Intuitive Surgical malfunction 14-year FDA MAUDE analysis finds 144 deaths, 1,391 injuries in robotic surgery (2000-2013) · 144 deaths, 1,391 injuries, 8,061 malfunctions over 14 years, aggregate MAUDE data PLOS One
S4not documentedIntuitive Surgical malfunction NBC News 10-year MAUDE analysis of da Vinci adverse events · 20,000+ adverse events, 274 deaths, 2,000+ injuries, 17,000 malfunctions, aggregate MAUDE data NBC News
S3~Jul 2026Indian Navy malfunction Porbandar, Gujarat, IndiaIndian Navy Drishti-10 surveillance drone crashes near Porbandar · 1 UAV; 2nd mishap in 2 years India Sentinels
S309 Jun 2026Siemens Mobility malfunction Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainBarcelona Rodalies control-center software failures halt all commuter rail lines · fleet-wide (all Rodalies lines in Barcelona metro area) El Democrata
S3~Nov 2025HART (Honolulu) malfunction Honolulu, HI, USARecurring platform screen-door malfunctions trigger repeated Skyline station outages · systemwide, 100+ station outages over 6 months, ~27 min each Honolulu Civil Beat
S3~Nov 2025Amazon malfunction Waco, TX, USAAmazon Prime Air drone severs cable in Waco, Texas, prompting FAA probe CNBC
S3~Oct 2025STARK Defence malfunction Stark Defence's Virtus loitering munition fails all four strikes in military trials · 4 of 4 trial strikes failed DroneXL
S323 Jun 2025U.S. Navy malfunction Ventura, CA, USANavy unmanned surface vessel malfunctions during tow test, capsizes support boat · 1 unmanned surface vessel, 1 support boat capsized DefenseScoop
S323 Jun 2025Maritime Applied Physics Corporation malfunction Navy experiment cut short after unmanned vessel flipped a support boat DefenseScoop
S326 Apr 2025Lift Aircraft malfunction Osaka, JapanHexa eVTOL suffers mechanical failure at Osaka World Expo, demo flights halted Aviation International N
S3~2025Intuitive Surgical malfunction 2015-2025 MAUDE study finds continued adverse event rate in da Vinci procedures · 420.1 reports per 100,000 procedures; 3.1 deaths per 100,000 procedures, aggregate MAUDE data, most recent decade Journal of Robotic Surge
S331 Dec 2024Rise Above Drone Show malfunction Folly Beach, SC, USADrones fall from sky during Folly Beach New Year's Eve show, FAA investigates · drone light show fleet Post and Courier
S316 Dec 2024Amazon malfunction Pendleton, OR, USAAmazon Prime Air delivery drones crash after backup rain/landing sensor removed from MK30 design · MK30 delivery drone fleet New York Post / Bloomber
S308 May 2024Neuralink malfunction Neuralink brain implant threads retract in first human patient CBS News
S311 Dec 2023Waymo malfunction Phoenix, AZ, USATwo Waymo robotaxis crash into the same truck within minutes, prompting recall STERN.de
S3~Aug 2022Tesla malfunction NHTSA finds 60 FSD Beta crashes and one fatality over 12-month period · 60 crashes, 1 fatality Wikipedia
S314 Jun 2022Momentus malfunction Momentus orbital transfer vehicle suffers power problem after launch · 1 vehicle (Vigoride) Spaceflight Now
S329 Dec 2020Tekever malfunction Kent, England, UKAAIB report: Tekever AR5 Evolution Mk 2 double engine shutdown near Lydd, Kent GOV.UK / AAIB
S204 Sep 2026Zipline malfunction Cypress, TX, USAZipline Platform 2 delivery drone suffers in-flight malfunction, parachutes onto Highway 6 near Houston · 1 drone DroneXL
S2~Jul 2026Tesla malfunction Tampa, FL, USATesla robotaxi drives wrong-way in Tampa WFLA
S2~Jun 2026Royal Navy malfunction Portsmouth, England, UKRoyal Navy autonomous drone boat malfunctions, collides with yacht in Portsmouth Harbour · 1 unmanned surface vessel GB News
S2~Jun 2026Qualcomm-powered humanoid robot (unspecified integrator) malfunction unspecifiedHumanoid robot running Qualcomm hardware collapses on stage during keynote demo Tom's Hardware
S216 Mar 2026Zoox malfunction NHTSA logs 123 Zoox autonomous-mode accidents cumulative · 123 cumulative logged accidents Wikipedia
S2~Jan 2026Waymo malfunction Phoenix, AZ, USAWaymo Robotaxi Enters Phoenix Light-Rail Tracks as Train Approaches · 1 vehicle AZFamily
S2~Jan 2026Metrolinx malfunction Toronto, ON, CanadaTTC and Metrolinx dispute Eglinton Crosstown LRT brake-issue safety ahead of opening · single line, fleet-level issue Toronto Star
S2~Jan 2026Alstom malfunction Toronto, ON, CanadaEglinton Crosstown LRT emergency brake issue raised ahead of opening · fleet-level issue, single line CBC News
S220 Dec 2025iRobot malfunction Roomba Combo j7+ reported to overheat and partially melt while charging · 1 unit Farzan Law
S208 Dec 2025Waymo malfunction Los Angeles, CA, USAWaymo Robotaxi Transports Undetected Man Trapped in Trunk in Los Angeles · 1 vehicle Los Angeles Times
S227 Oct 2025Waymo malfunction San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo robotaxi perception blind spot led to killing of cat 'Kit Kat' The New York Times
S2~Sep 2025Monarch Tractor malfunction Burks Tractor dealership, ID, USAIdaho dealer sues Monarch Tractor over electric tractors that could not operate autonomously · 10 tractors TechCrunch
S2~May 2025Unitree Robotics malfunction ChinaUnitree H1 humanoid robot malfunctions, nearly strikes engineers during testing · 1 robot, 2 engineers present Interesting Engineering
S2~May 2025Amazon malfunction Tolleson, AZ, USAAmazon delivery drone makes crash landing at Tolleson apartment complex · single MK30 delivery drone azfamily.com
S2~Apr 2025Jiushi Intelligent Technology / ZTO Express malfunction Xianyang, Shaanxi, ChinaAutonomous delivery vehicle drags fallen scooter in Xianyang · 1 vehicle Carscoops
S207 Jan 2025Tesla malfunction USATesla 'Actually Smart Summon' Linked to ~16 Parking Lot Collisions · ~16 collisions across ~2,600,000 vehicles Washington Post
S2~Jan 2025WMATA malfunction Washington, DC, USA217 station overruns after ATO reactivation on Red Line · 217 overrun events, Red Line fleet Railway Track and Struct
S2~Sep 2024Waymo malfunction San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo Driverless Taxi Stalled During Pedestrian Harassment Incident in San Francisco · 1 vehicle SF Standard
S213 May 2024Zoox malfunction USANHTSA investigates Zoox robotaxis after two crashes from unexpected braking NBC News
S208 May 2024Tesla malfunction OH, USATesla on Full Self-Driving nearly drives into passing train Boing Boing
S217 Mar 2024AIR malfunction Mirosławiec, PolandUS MQ-9 Reaper drone loses control-station contact, makes emergency landing in Poland stripes.com
S2~Jan 2024Starship Technologies malfunction Helsinki, FinlandStarship delivery robot damages parked car, leaves scene Euro Weekly News
S227 Jun 2023Malloy Aeronautics malfunction Malloy Aeronautics T150 loss of control during flight mode changes suasnews.com
S2~Dec 2022Cruise malfunction NHTSA opens investigation into Cruise hard-braking and immobilization incidents · fleet-wide investigation Wikipedia
S2~Apr 2022Fluence malfunction Chandler, AZ, USAOverheating event at AES 10MW Chandler, Arizona storage facility · 10MW facility, 1 event, no injuries Fluence Energy SEC filin
S2~Jan 2022Astroscale malfunction Astroscale pauses debris-removal demo following anomaly SpaceNews
S2not documentedUnitree malfunction Unitree H1 humanoid flails violently and nearly injures two engineers during test · 1 unit Interesting Engineering
S2not documentedMedtronic Hugo malfunction Field safety notice for Hugo surgeon console power supply failure · 25 complaints, subset of Hugo consoles in Europe MassDevice
S2not documentedFluence malfunction Overheating event at 300MW Fluence-supplied storage facility · 300MW facility, 1 event, no injuries Fluence Energy SEC filin
S2not documentedFigure AI malfunction Whistleblower says Figure robot gouged steel door, warns of skull-fracture risk · 1 unit (test malfunction) Interesting Engineering
S107 Sep 2026Unitree malfunction Zhejiang, ChinaUnitree humanoid unexpectedly lunges at engineer and kicks remote control from his hand during test · 1 unit Yahoo News Canada
S104 Jul 2026Waymo malfunction USAWaymo drives into live fireworks display, alarming passengers Fox News
S1~Apr 2026Avride malfunction Austin, TX, USAAvride autonomous vehicle strikes and kills a duck in Austin, prompting testing pause · 1 vehicle, animal fatality KXAN
S1~Mar 2026Keenon Robotics malfunction RestaurantRestaurant service robot malfunctions, scatters tableware Fox Business
S127 Feb 2026Tier IV malfunction Koto, Tokyo, JapanKoto Ward autonomous shuttle bus accident traced to route-deviation detection failure · 1 bus LOGISTICS TODAY
S1~Dec 2025Tesla malfunction Miami, FL, USAOptimus falls backward and collapses during Miami 'Autonomy Visualized' demo · 1 unit Electrek
S1~Apr 2024Hanson Robotics malfunction GreeceSophia the Robot Falls in Greece · 1 unit GreekReporter.com
S103 Feb 2024Waymo malfunction San Francisco, CA, USAPassengers Feel Trapped in Waymo After Sensor-Blocking Incident ABC7 News
S103 Jul 2017Boston Dynamics malfunction Lowell, MA, USAAtlas humanoid trips and falls off stage during live demo · 1 unit AI Incident Database
S1not documentedXPeng Robotics malfunction MixC Shenzhen Bay mall, Shenzhen, ChinaXPeng Iron humanoid robot falls during public debut in Shenzhen · 1 unit South China Morning Post
S1not documentedWaymo malfunction San Francisco, CA, USAFather says Waymo vehicle nearly hit toddler who fell in crosswalk SFist
S1not documentedWaymo malfunction San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo driverless cars nearly strike San Francisco school crossing guards NBC Bay Area
S1not documentedTesla malfunction USATesla Cybertruck on FSD nearly turns into oncoming SUV Futurism
S1not documentedAgility Robotics malfunction Atlanta, GA, USADigit warehouse robot collapses after 20+ hours of continuous live demo · 1 unit Tech Times

Companies involved

AIRAgility RoboticsAlstomAmazonAstroscaleAvrideBoston DynamicsCalyxoCruiseFigure AIFluenceHART (Honolulu)Hanson RoboticsIndian NavyIntuitive SurgicalJiushi Intelligent Technology / ZTO ExpressJohnson & Johnson (Abiomed)Katalyst Space TechnologiesKeenon RoboticsLift AircraftMalloy AeronauticsMaritime Applied Physics CorporationMedtronic HugoMetrolinxMomentusMonarch TractorNeuralinkQualcomm-powered humanoid robot (unspecified integrator)Rise Above Drone ShowRoyal NavySSI SchaeferSTARK DefenceSiemens MobilityStarship TechnologiesTekeverTeslaTier IVU.S. NavyUnitreeUnitree RoboticsWMATAWaymoXPeng RoboticsZiplineZooxiRobot

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