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Delivery Robot Causes Car Accident With Nine Injuries: "The robot fled, if you can put it that way." (futurism.com)
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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Yes, the real issue is that it disobeyed a Don't Walk signal, which is clearly a defect for a robot allowed on public streets. People saying it "fled the scene" are just making noise.

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Defense: But it wasn't walking, it was rolling.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 23 hours ago

They saw it rollin'. They hatin'

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

According to OP it was waltzing.