--- title: "Food Delivery Robot Plows Through Crime Scene as Cops Look on in Bemusement" description: "A food delivery robot threw caution to the wind and forced itself across a police line in the name of duty." date: "2022-09-14" modified: "2022-09-15" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/delivery-bot-crime-scene" categories: - "Food" - "Future Society" - "Robotics" - "Robots and Machines" tags: - "delivery robot" - "the digest" --- # Food Delivery Robot Plows Through Crime Scene as Cops Look on in Bemusement ![A food delivery robot threw caution to the wind and forced itself across a police line in the name of duty.]() *\Image: Film the Police LA/Twitter\* ## Robot Trespasser A Los Angeles food delivery robot threw caution to the wind and forced itself across a police line. A video [shared on Twitter]() shows the four-wheeled delivery bot passing between several photographers before ploughing through yellow police tape into a scene crowded with cops. LAPD officers mostly ignored the trespasser, allowing it to pass through unimpeded. In sidelong glances, though, they did look a bit bemused. While it's hilarious watching the little, autonomous robot roll right on through, the unusual interaction goes to show how autonomous delivery companies still have a lot of work to do in having their fleet act like upright citizens and respect boundaries. https://twitter.com/filmthepolicela/status/1569758479149334530 ## Crossing Boundaries According [to *NBC*](), the LAPD blocked off an area around a high school in Hollywood, responding to reports of a possible shooting that later turned out to be a hoax. The robot belonged to Serve Robotics, an Uber delivery partner which debuted in LA [this past May](). It must've been a hilarious interaction to witness first hand. "I just saw it coming and I couldn’t believe what I was seeing," William Gude, the owner of watchdog Twitter account Film the Police LA, who watched the events unfurl, [told *Gizmodo*](). "I thought to myself 'What did I just capture?'" *Updated to correctly identify Serve Robotic's relationship with Uber.* **READ MORE:** [An Uber Eats Delivery Robot Crashed a Crime Scene]() \[*Gizmodo*\] **More on delivery robots:** *[Sad Delivery Robot Gets Lost In The Woods]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()