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Philadelphia woman charged after repeatedly blocking delivery robots

A Philadelphia woman named Marvin was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after police say she repeatedly stood in front of a delivery robot and ignored officers' orders to move. She told reporters she has confronted delivery robots on multiple occasions to protest what she believes is their role in replacing human delivery workers, and said she intends to keep doing so. Uber, whose robots were reportedly involved, did not respond to a request for comment.

DoorDash Labs Named Innovation Team of the Year for Dot Robot Launch

DoorDash's internal labs division has been recognized as Innovation Team of the Year after building the autonomous delivery robot Dot, which launched commercially in fall 2025. The cross-functional team created a platform that plugs directly into delivery workflows while accounting for local merchants' order-fulfillment capacity, taking the project from concept to market in roughly three years.