Semi-retired professor Carolyn Marvin became a local celebrity facing down Philadelphia’s growing robot delivery army: ‘It’s my first amendment right to protest’
Could it be because they should not be using the footpaths?
I know some cities have outlawed things like segways and electric scooters from using sidewalks because they’re considered a hazard to pedestrians. Perhaps this explains why I haven’t seen any of these robots in Boston yet…
She says “as a protest against their incursion into public spaces.” and claims “the delivery robots pose a hazard to people with mobility issues.”
Could it be because they should not be using the footpaths?
What is the maximum number of robots that can we actually allow on the footpaths?
At what point will footpaths be considered unusable due to robot traffic?
I know some cities have outlawed things like segways and electric scooters from using sidewalks because they’re considered a hazard to pedestrians. Perhaps this explains why I haven’t seen any of these robots in Boston yet…
Can they climb curbs? Can they simply be picked up and put in the street? If they start fucking up traffic, you’ll see changes pretty damn fast.