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VIDEO: Delivery robots clog Chicago sidewalk
ABC7 Chicago • • business
Key Points:
- Several delivery robots operated by Coco temporarily blocked a Chicago sidewalk due to a routing error, causing a cluster as they started their daily routes.
- The incident was captured on video by Becca Ostien, who noted that her running route was crowded that morning.
- Coco acknowledged the error, stating it was a sidewalk deployment mistake and that the issue was quickly identified and resolved within minutes.
- The company has implemented safeguards to prevent similar routing problems in the future and apologized for the inconvenience caused to Chicago residents.
- This is not the first malfunction involving delivery robots in Chicago, as earlier incidents included two robots crashing into CTA bus shelters.
