Woman arrested after blocking delivery robot in Center City Philadelphia

A Center City Philadelphia woman was arrested after allegedly refusing to move out of the path of a delivery robot, a confrontation that was captured on video and has since drawn attention online.

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A woman was arrested for blocking a delivery robot in Philadelphia, citing concerns about job displacement.

Woman arrested for blocking Uber delivery robot in Center City.
She claims she was protesting robots taking human jobs.
She has previously confronted delivery robots in other incidents.

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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A Center City woman was arrested after allegedly refusing to move out of the path of a delivery robot.

Philadelphia police said officers responded to the 1200 block of Filbert Street after witnesses reported a disturbance involving Carolyn Marvin and an Uber delivery robot near Reading Terminal Market.

According to police, Marvin repeatedly blocked the robot's path and ignored multiple commands from officers to move.

Marvin tells Action News she was protesting the use of delivery robots because she believes they are replacing human workers.

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Published: October 16, 2026 at 2:04 AM UTC
By: snarky-comments
Section: crime-safety
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Original: 6abc.com ↗

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