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Other

63 companies tracked, 55 with documented incidents. Ranked by RobotRisk index; tick marks category median where nonzero.

Analyst brief

The 'other' category is the largest grouping shown, spanning six companies — Tier IV, Metrolinx, Waymo, the Uber Eats delivery robot operator, and Nishi Tokyo Bus Co. — with index values ranging from 6.4 to 24.8 and percentiles from 16.1 to 79. Severity across entries is mixed, from severity-1 malfunctions to a severity-3 injury involving Waymo, with most non-Waymo entries clustering at severity 1-2 and appearing as single, isolated rows. Waymo is the clear outlier and sole driver of the elevated band, carrying four entries across three years including a recall and an injury, while the remaining five companies each hold one low-severity, low-percentile entry. The dominant pattern in this category is concentration of risk in one operator (Waymo) against a broad base of isolated, non-recurring incidents elsewhere, spanning transit, delivery-robot, and robotaxi subsegments with no single common failure mode across the group.

Entries by year and severity

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By incident type

By severity

Highest-index companies

Company risk ranking

CompanyRobotRisk index (0-100)Category percentileBandIncidents
Unattributed (South Korea)
46.6
100% High 5
Ford
40.8
98% Elevated 3
MBTA
34.0
97% Elevated 2
Baidu
32.9
95% Elevated 5
Palermo's Pizza
31.9
94% Elevated 1
Zoox (Amazon)
30.9
92% Elevated 5
General Atomics / U.S. Air Force
30.7
90% Elevated 2
Johnson & Johnson (Abiomed)
30.5
89% Elevated 1
Stellantis
27.9
86% Elevated 1
Calyxo
27.9
86% Elevated 1
Intuitive Surgical (da Vinci-compatible surgical staplers)
26.7
84% Elevated 1
Katcon
25.3
82% Elevated 1
Cruise (GM)
25.0
81% Elevated 2
Waymo (Alphabet)
24.6
79% Elevated 4
SEPTA
24.2
73% Elevated 1
Hellobike (Hello Inc.)
24.2
73% Elevated 1
Baidu (Apollo Go)
24.2
73% Elevated 1
Hellobike (Hello Inc.) / Baidu
24.2
73% Elevated 1
Grifols
21.9
71% Elevated 1
Sky Elements Drone Show
21.8
69% Elevated 1
Kent Police
20.5
68% Elevated 1
Indian Navy
19.5
66% Elevated 1
Anker Innovations (eufy)
18.3
61% Elevated 1
Uraltransmash
18.3
61% Elevated 1
UralTransMash / AI Cognitive Technologies
18.3
61% Elevated 1
U.S. Navy
17.3
60% Elevated 1
Starship Technologies
16.7
58% Elevated 2
Cruise (General Motors)
16.1
56% Elevated 1
MTA / NYCT
15.7
55% Elevated 2
HART (Honolulu)
14.1
47% Low 1
WMATA
14.1
45% Low 3
Mineral Resources
14.1
47% Low 1
Hong Kong Airport Authority (autonomous shuttle)
14.1
47% Low 2
Rivian
14.1
47% Low 1
Hello Inc. (Hellobike)
14.1
47% Low 1
Unitree Robotics
13.9
44% Low 2
unspecified robotic lawnmower manufacturer
13.3
42% Low 1
Amtrak
13.2
40% Low 1
Royal Navy
13.2
37% Low 1
Karsan
13.2
37% Low 1
Rise Above Drone Show
12.2
36% Low 1
General Motors (Cruise)
11.5
34% Low 1
BART
11.4
32% Low 2
Metrolinx
10.5
26% Low 1
Uber Eats delivery robot operator
10.5
26% Low 1
Qualcomm-powered humanoid robot (unspecified integrator)
10.5
26% Low 1
Ehime Children's Castle (Matsuyama, Ehime)
10.5
26% Low 1
TTC (Toronto Transit Commission)
9.8
24% Low 1
Jiushi Intelligent Technology / ZTO Express
9.0
21% Low 1
Nishi Tokyo Bus Co. (Tokyo Metropolitan Government autonomous bus demonstration)
9.0
21% Low 1
Metro-North
7.0
19% Low 1
SFMTA
7.0
18% Low 1
Tier IV Inc. (Umi no Mori Park shuttle bus, Koto City government demonstration)
6.3
16% Low 1
Waymo / Serve Robotics
4.4
14% Low 1
PATH (Port Authority Trans-Hudson)
1.0
13% Low 1
Brightline West
0.0
0% None documented 0
CHSRA
0.0
0% None documented 0
Hänel Storage Systems
0.0
0% None documented 0
KCS (now CPKC)
0.0
0% None documented 0
MARTA
0.0
0% None documented 0
Metrolink (SCRRA)
0.0
0% None documented 0
NVIDIA
0.0
0% None documented 0
Saphira AI
0.0
0% None documented 0

Recent incidents

SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S207/20
2026 · 12:10
Ehime 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
S307/2026Indian Navy malfunction Porbandar, Gujarat, IndiaIndian Navy Drishti-10 surveillance drone crashes near Porbandar · 1 UAV; 2nd mishap in 2 years India Sentinels
S306/20
2026
Zoox (Amazon) recall USAZoox Autonomous Vehicle Enters Smoke-Obscured Fire Scene, Prompting Recall · 105 vehicles recalled Reuters
S206/2026Royal Navy malfunction Portsmouth, England, UKRoyal Navy autonomous drone boat malfunctions, collides with yacht in Portsmouth Harbour · 1 unmanned surface vessel GB News
S206/2026Qualcomm-powered humanoid robot (unspecified integrator) malfunction unspecifiedHumanoid robot running Qualcomm hardware collapses on stage during keynote demo Tom's Hardware
S205/25
2026
Karsan crash Gothenburg, SwedenKarsan autonomous bus collides with tram in Gothenburg on debut day Sustainable Bus
S505/08
2026 · 15:20
Unattributed (South Korea) fatality Haman, Gyeongnam, South KoreaWorker killed after being struck by descending robot believed stopped, Haman auto parts factory 세이프티퍼스트닷뉴스
S205/2026MTA / NYCT outage New York, NY, USASubway signal system fault disrupts rush-hour service · 4 subway lines, partial segments, morn… Hoodline
S505/2026Johnson & Johnson (Abiomed) malfunction USAFDA warns on J&J Abiomed Automated Impella Controllers after death linked to software error MassDevice
S504/08
2026 · 15:20
Unattributed (South Korea) fatality Haman, Gyeongnam, South KoreaWorker entangled and killed by machinery at Haman auto parts factory 에너지안전신문
S203/31
2026
Baidu outage Wuhan, ChinaBaidu Apollo Go Robotaxis Stall in Traffic During System Failure in Wuhan · ~100 vehicles Wired
S403/18
2026
Intuitive Surgical (da Vinci-compatible surgical staplers) regulatory USAFDA issues emergency alert on da Vinci-compatible surgical stapler reloads after 1 death, 4 injuries HealthExec
S102/27
2026 · 16:19
Tier IV Inc. (Umi no Mori Park shuttle bus, Koto City government demonstration) malfunction Koto, Tokyo, JapanKoto Ward autonomous shuttle bus accident traced to route-deviation detection failure · 1 bus LOGISTICS TODAY
S401/31
2026
Unattributed (South Korea) injury Yeosu, South KoreaWorker left unconscious after entrapment in packaging robot at Yeosu Industrial Complex 여수넷통뉴스
S301/23
2026
Waymo (Alphabet) injury Santa Monica, CA, USAWaymo robotaxi strikes child near Santa Monica school Reuters
S201/17
2026 · 14:00
Zoox (Amazon) crash San Francisco, CA, USAZoox Robotaxi Collides with Open Car Door, Injuring San Francisco Street Ambassador · 1 vehicle TechCrunch
S201/16
2026
Uber Eats delivery robot operator crash Fort Lauderdale, FL, USADelivery robot destroyed after getting stuck on train tracks WPLG Local 10 / New York
S201/2026Metrolinx malfunction Toronto, ON, CanadaTTC and Metrolinx dispute Eglinton Crosstown LRT brake-issue safety ahead of opening · single line, fleet-level issue Toronto Star
S212/23
2025
Zoox (Amazon) recall USAZoox Recalls 332 Robotaxis After Lane-Crossing Software Error · 332 vehicles recalled Reuters
S312/23
2025
Zoox (Amazon) recall USAZoox recalls robotaxis for veering into oncoming traffic · 332 vehicles recalled Reuters
S412/06
2025
Hellobike (Hello Inc.) / Baidu injury Zhuzhou, Hunan, ChinaHellobike robotaxi hits and injures two pedestrians in Zhuzhou, China Yicai Global
S412/06
2025
Hellobike (Hello Inc.) crash Zhuzhou, Hunan, ChinaHellobike Robotaxi Strikes Two Pedestrians in Zhuzhou, China; Service Suspended · 1 vehicle, 2 victims CnEVPost
S312/06
2025
Hello Inc. (Hellobike) injury Zhuzhou, ChinaHellobike robotaxi injures two pedestrians in Zhuzhou Yicai Global
S412/06
2025
Baidu (Apollo Go) injury Zhuzhou, Hunan, ChinaCity of Zhuzhou in Hunan Suspended Hellobike Robotaxi Service After Vehicle Struck Two Pedestrians · 1 robotaxi, 2 pedestrians CarNewsChina
S412/06
2025
Baidu injury ChinaBaidu Apollo Go Robotaxi Strikes Pedestrians, One Trapped Beneath Vehicle Interesting Engineering
S412/06
2025 · 09:00
Baidu crash Zhuzhou, Hunan, ChinaBaidu Apollo RT6 robotaxi (operated by Hello) hits two pedestrians, traps one under car in Zhuzhou Interesting Engineering
S212/2025Nishi Tokyo Bus Co. (Tokyo Metropolitan Government autonomous bus demonstration) crash Hachioji, Tokyo, JapanAutonomous bus accident in Hachioji (Takao) traced to system defect, Tokyo announces recurrence-prevention measures · 1 bus NHK News
S311/2025HART (Honolulu) malfunction Honolulu, HI, USARecurring platform screen-door malfunctions trigger repeated Skyline station outages · systemwide, 100+ station outages over … Honolulu Civil Beat
S411/2025General Atomics / U.S. Air Force crash Yellow Sea, Off South KoreaU.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Drone Crashes Off South Korea · 1 aircraft lost CNN / The New York Times
S110/27
2025
Waymo (Alphabet) malfunction San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo robotaxi strikes and kills a cat named KitKat in San Francisco Golem.de
S510/25
2025
Grifols fatality Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaPlasma-collection machine issued alerts before Winnipeg donor's fatal cardiac arrest Winnipeg Free Press
S509/17
2025
Palermo's Pizza fatality Milwaukee, WI, USAWorker killed by robotic machine at Milwaukee pizza plant · 1 fatality WISN / Fox News
S309/12
2025
Rivian recall USARivian recalls 24,000 EVs over software glitch that can increase crash risk New York Post
S408/02
2025 · 16:00
Kent Police injury Kent, England, UKChild Injured in Kent Police Drone Crash · 1 child injured BBC
S208/2025Hong Kong Airport Authority (autonomous shuttle) crash Hong Kong International Airport, H…Driverless shuttle bus hits tow tractor in second Hong Kong airport collision South China Morning Post
S306/23
2025 · ~3:28pm local
U.S. Navy malfunction Ventura, CA, USANavy unmanned surface vessel malfunctions during tow test, capsizes support boat · 1 unmanned surface vessel, 1 support b… DefenseScoop
S206/22
2025 · 16:20
Hong Kong Airport Authority (autonomous shuttle) crash Hong Kong International Airport, H…Driverless bus crash at Hong Kong airport South China Morning Post
S405/11
2025 · ~09:45 ET
SEPTA crash Norristown, PA, USANorristown LRV strikes bumping post; NTSB faults ATC design · 1 train, 12 injured (2 serious) NBC10 Philadelphia
S205/2025Unitree Robotics malfunction ChinaUnitree H1 humanoid robot malfunctions, nearly strikes engineers during testing · 1 robot, 2 engineers present Interesting Engineering
S504/10
2025
MBTA regulatory Boston, MA, USAMBTA pays $5M settlement over Red Line door-dragging death · 1 fatality / systemwide door-safety sc… Boston Herald / WBUR
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