Incident #134·AI Safety & Failures
Robot in Chinese Shopping Mall Fell off the Escalator, Knocking down Passengers
Explainability
Description
A shopping guide robot deployed by the Fuzhou Zhongfang Marlboro Mall was shown on video allegedly walking to the escalator by itself, falling down, and knocking over passengers, which prompted its suspension.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- fuzhou-zhongfang-marlboro-mall
Alleged Developers
- unknown
Harmed Parties
- fuzhou-zhongfang-marlboro-mall-goers
Classification
Risk Domain
AI Safety & FailuresRisk Subdomain
7.3. Lack of capability or robustness
MIT Risk Profile
AIUnintentionalPost-deployment
Topics
Explainability
Source
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