chellewalker comments on DoorDash Delivery Robot Invades SWAT Scene, Won't Leave as Cops Flashbang Resident

[–] chellewalker@lemmy.ca 79 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

That’s because it’s built to travel on roadways and bike lanes, leaving its fellow sidewalk crawlers in the dust.

This is a pretty concerning detail buried near the end. How safe is it to bikers to be sharing space with these kinds of things? And if they become more common, what stops them from crowding out the space entirely?

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[–] Sculptor9157@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

The same thing that keeps bikers from crowding out multiple lanes when they travel. Think of the robots' safety!

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[–] deacon@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I wonder what the legal ramifications of pushing one over would be

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[–] Sculptor9157@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 months ago

You can rest assured corpos will have laws on the books to protect their property. Don't be surprised if this property becomes an extension of their "person" and attempted murder or manslaughter charges are a possibility.

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[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

It'll probably be classified as terrorism before too long.

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[–] TediousLength@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago*

It's around 5 feet tall, 3 feet wide, and 350 pounds... No matter the safety mesures that thing should not be sharing a espace with what could be an 80 pound kid on rollerblades with a heltmet.

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