Products: n/a. Risk band: Low RobotRisk index 5.8/100 (incidents/exposure, time-weighted) · 80th percentile of 16 sidewalk delivery companies.
Kiwibot's record consists of a single entry: a December 2018 fire in a sidewalk delivery robot at UC Berkeley, attributed in the record to a defective replacement battery, severity 3. This is a press-reported single event with no recurrence recorded. The record identifies battery failure as the causal mechanism specific to this incident, not a stated pattern across units. Kiwibot's index of 5.9 places it at the 80th percentile within sidewalk-delivery, a low-risk standing within its category.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S3 | 12/2018 | fire | Berkeley, CA, USA | Kiwi delivery robot catches fire at UC Berkeley from defective replacement battery · 1 robot; fleet of ~100 grounded pendin… | TechCrunch |