Philadelphia retiree says she will continue blocking delivery robots
Crime · First reported 31 Oct, 13:39 · Updated 15:25
Carolyn Marvin, a 78-year-old retired professor, was cited for disorderly conduct after blocking a delivery robot in Philadelphia on October 14. She says she will continue protesting, while police said she refused officers’ commands to let the robot pass.
- Marvin was arrested after standing in front of a delivery robot in Philadelphia on October 14; police issued her a disorderly conduct citation.
- Marvin described the action as a protest about technology in public spaces, including concerns about delivery work, sidewalk safety and privacy.
- Pennsylvania law classifies autonomous delivery robots as pedestrians; Marvin said she intends to resume blocking them.
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- Carolyn Marvin, 78, a retired communications professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
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- October 14, Philadelphia.
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- Disorderly conduct.
- Pennsylvania law
- A 2020 state law classified autonomous delivery robots as pedestrians.
- Marvin’s stated plan
- She said she would resume blocking delivery robots.
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