费城女子因阻挡 Uber 配送机器人被捕
A woman was arrested in Philly for blocking a delivery robot
费城女子 Carolyn Marvin 因阻挡 Uber 配送机器人通行、拒绝让路而被警方逮捕，并被控妨碍治安。她向 ABC13 表示，自己是在抗议这类机器人取代人类配送员的工作，见到机器人就站在其前方阻止前进。配送机器人已成为费城市中心街头的常见景象并引发反弹，今年早些时候就有一台在 Center City 被踢倒。
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Carolyn Marvin was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after blocking the path of an Uber delivery robot and refusing to get out of the way. Marvin told Philadelphia’s ABC13 “I know they’re taking the jobs of human delivery workers and so, I have been protesting them whenever I saw them by standing in front of them and preventing them from going forward.”
Police responded to the scene and asked Marvin to move out of the robot’s way. When she refused, they placed her in cuffs and arrested her. The incident was captured on video and has now garnered considerable media attention.
The delivery robots have become a common sight on the streets of downtown Philadelphia and have sparked backlash. This is not even Marvin’s first brush with them. And earlier this year, one was kicked over in Center City. Broad concern has grown about how autonomous systems, including robotaxis, delivery robots, and AI agents, are impacting jobs, especially for lower-skill workers.
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