Carolyn Marvin Arrested Over Uber Robot Protest in Philadelphia, Charged With 1 Disorderly Conduct Count
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Updated · The Verge · Oct 18
Carolyn Marvin Arrested Over Uber Robot Protest in Philadelphia, Charged With 1 Disorderly Conduct Count
3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Oct 18
Summary
Philadelphia police arrested Carolyn Marvin after she stood in front of an Uber delivery robot, refused orders to move, and was charged with disorderly conduct.
Marvin told ABC13 she had repeatedly protested the robots because she believes they are taking jobs from human delivery workers.
Video of the arrest drew broad attention as Uber’s sidewalk robots become more common in downtown Philadelphia and face growing local backlash.
That backlash has already turned physical this year, with one delivery robot kicked over in Center City, amid wider anxiety over autonomous systems replacing lower-skill work.