Chicago Delivery Robots Shatter Two Bus Shutters In One Week Amid Viral Videos Of Crashes
Self-driving food robots have smashed two distinct CTAs shelters in the last seven days, with viral footage capturing both incidents. The first crash occurred on Monday evening near West Town while a second robot struck an Old Town shelter earlier this week after shattering glass at its destination stop for delivery orders.
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1Two separate self-driving food delivery robots from Coco Robotics have recently collided with Chicago's public transit system by crashing through CTA bus shelters.
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2The first incident occurred in West Town near North Racine Avenue, where a robot was captured on video attempting to move across shattered glass after the impact.
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3A second crash happened later that same day or within three days of incidents earlier this week at another shelter located between Old Town and Near North Side neighborhoods.
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A delivery robot belonging to Coco Robotics collided with a Chicago bus shelter, sending shards of glass all over the nearby area.
— [Mar 25, 16:43] Viral video shows Chicago delivery robot after shattering glass at CTA bus shelter (Fox32chicago)Two separate self-driving food delivery robots have crashed into different Chicago bus shelters within a three-day period. One of the incidents involved footage capturing an attempt by one bot to move through shattered glass.
— [Mar 25, 16:43] Viral videos show Chicago delivery robots after shattering glass at CTA bus shelters (Fox9)For the second time in a week, food delivery bots have smashed into public transit stops. A Coco robot crashed on Tuesday near North Avenue and Larrabee Street.
— [Mar 25, 13:08] Robots Gone Wild: Food Delivery Robots Smash Bus Shelters In Chicago (Blockclubchicago)A delivery bot belonging to the company 'Coco Robotics' was spotted crashing into a bus shelter on Tuesday near North Avenue and Halsted Street in Old Town.
— [Mar 24, 18:05] Second robot crashes at CTA stop (CBS News Chicago)Surveillance footage captured an incident where a delivery bot maneuvered onto the sidewalk before crashing into glass on Tuesday near North Racine Avenue and Grand Park in West Town.
— [Mar 24, 18:05] Video shows robot crash at CTA stop (ABC7 Chicago)A self-driving food delivery bot named "Coco" crashed into a CTA bus shelter on Tuesday at the intersection of North Avenue and Larrabee Street in Old Town, scattering glass across the sidewalk. This incident marks only Coco's second such collision since its pilot program began but follows another robot from competitor Serve Robotics that recently smashed through a different Chicago bus stop after going viral online.
A delivery robot from Coco Robotics crashed into and shattered glass on Old Town's sidewalk, marking its second incident this week following a similar accident involving Serve Robotics in West Town. These crashes have intensified opposition efforts that are petitioning the city to end or restrict pilot programs due to cited safety concerns before May 2027 concludes them.