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2026-10-18 Science & Technology

Dystopian moment Philadelphia woman is arrested for blocking delivery robot from completing its task

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-10-18 03:10|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [122 views ] Top

1 Not sure how the 1st Amendment became the right to hold a hamburger delivery robot hostage. The best strategy is probably to ignore her, let her waste her time, route another robot to the location while holding her in place and return the original robot to base once she leaves to drink a latte or watch The View. Let the base robot shepherd eat the cold burger. Keep her off television.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-10-18 10:05|| 2026-10-18 10:05|| Front Page Top

2 She is dedicated to her beliefs, i guess. The bigger picture is she is right on her point that they are replacing workers. I dont much like the robots in our lives, and I would love to see the arguments in court. The robot does not have the "right" to be in public space over an human, much like a car. The courts are going to have fun deciding if a robot has the same rights to public space at a human.

Posted by 49 Pan 2026-10-18 12:08|| 2026-10-18 12:08|| Front Page Top

3 Drove through the cul-de-sac this morning and saw one of these 'No-Mex' Husqvarna's mowers working out. Impressive for sure.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-10-18 12:58|| 2026-10-18 12:58|| Front Page Top

4 Meanwhile if you go down Kensington in Philly you can watch all the junkies doing the Fenty bend!

Posted by chris 2026-10-18 14:27|| 2026-10-18 14:27|| Front Page Top

5 Replace what workers?

I thought those robots were developed and used because they couldn't find enough human delivery people!

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2026-10-18 16:04|| 2026-10-18 16:04|| Front Page Top

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