"Are these things safe?"
"Are our sidewalks safer with the robots than they were without? Are they more accessible with the robots than they were without?"
"I stumbled over it, and I whacked my eyelid against the visibility flag that's attached to the robot... blood and urgent care, stitches. The whole thing,"
"I want to smash those things to pieces with hammers,"
Hundreds of delivery robots from two companies, Coco and Serve, have been deployed across Chicago sidewalks as part of pilot programs. Over 700 residents from 35 zip codes signed a petition called Sidewalks are for People, asking city officials to pause the pilots and release safety, accessibility, and job-impact data. Reported collisions include a facial injury caused by a robot's visibility flag. Social media reactions range from calls for vandalism to pranks. Several aldermen are canvassing residents, while the city has not yet halted the rollout.
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