And Server Robotics delivery robot entered the area marked as crime scene during an alleged Shooting in Los Angeles. The vehicle and its insistence on passing that road forced one of the cameramen who were watching the event to help him get past the yellow tape.
“One of the autonomous food delivery robots did not take well the yellow warning tape surrounding the crime scene in Los Angeles as it moved around the area, according to a video shared on Twitter Tuesday. [13 de setiembre]”, get Gizmodo.
A Twitter user uploaded the video of the robot entering the crime scene. “William Gude is the owner of Film the Police LA, a Twitter watchdog account that documents police activity in the Los Angeles area. Gude was on the perimeter of a alleged shooting at Hollywood High School around 10 am when he saw a food delivery robot rolling down the sidewalk and approaching the yellow warning tape marking the crime scene. “
“I just saw it coming and I couldn’t believe what I was seeing,” the user told the outlet. “Gude explained that the robot kept trying to maneuver aggressively around the tape until a cameraman picked it up to let the robot pass. After, the robot made its way through the high school crime scenepassing in front of a group of officers from the LAPD, ”adds the US portal.
Uber Eats has been testing its delivery service in Los Angeles with these autonomous robots since May. The robot is a machine It serves Robotics, an Uber subsidiary created in 2021 since the company’s acquisition of Postmates the previous year. Uber Eats announced it would begin testing autonomous delivery using models from Serve Robotics in Los Angeles last May, but Gude couldn’t confirm whether or not this particular robot had an order.
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For his part, Aduke Thelwell, spokesman for Serve Robotics, assured that this incident was due to human error. “Although the Serve robots are capable of operating autonomously in most circumstances, they are assigned to human supervisors to ensure their safe operation. This incident was the result of a human error in avoiding a blockade, “he points out to the US media.
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