Most people see a food delivery robot rolling down the sidewalk and simply walk around it.But one Philadelphia woman decided she wasn't moving.
She stood directly in front of an Uber Eats delivery robot, refusing to let it continue.Police eventually arrived, and the 78-year-old retired professor ended up in handcuffs.Her protest has now sparked a much bigger conversation about robots taking over human jobs and how much space these machines should get on our sidewalks.
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Register for free now at CyberGuyLive.com.WORKERS ERUPT OVER DC PLAN TO BRING ROBOTAXIS TO CITY STREETS: ‘THIS IS BULLS---’Philadelphia police escort 78-year-old retired professor Carolyn Marvin away in handcuffs after she refused to move out of an Uber Eats delivery robot's path during a sidewalk protest.(@thatsphillybusiness/TikTok)On Oct.
14, Carolyn Marvin, a retired University of Pennsylvania professor, was leaving a flu shot appointment in Center City Philadelphia when she spotted an Uber Eats delivery robot.Instead of stepping aside, she positioned herself in front of the machine near Reading Terminal Market on Filbert Street.
Police reportedly responded after witnesses reported a disturbance.Officers said Marvin repeatedly refused instructions to move out of the robot's path.
They eventually arrested her and issued her a disorderly conduct citation.The encounter was captu...