Woman arrested for blocking an Uber delivery robot in Philadelphia

She also said this was not her first confrontation with a delivery robot. According to the station, Marvin described an earlier September incident on Broad Street and said she plans to continue protesting.

A witness, Ashley Baldwin, told 6abc that she initially thought a robot had hit Marvin during one encounter. Baldwin said Marvin instead told her she was trying to stop the machines because they were “taking over the world.”

The Verge noted that delivery robots have become a common sight in downtown Philadelphia and have already drawn other confrontations. Marvin said she hopes the attention around her arrest prompts a wider discussion about delivery robots, artificial intelligence and their role in daily life.