# Philadelphia's Long History of Destroying Robots Just Met Uber Eats

- slug: philadelphias-long-history-of-destroying-robots-just-met-uber-eats
- date: 2026-03-19
- category: Robotics

The City That Keeps Breaking Robots (And What It Means for the Future of Delivery)

Philadelphia has a history with robots, and it is not a happy one.

In 2015, the city destroyed hitchBOT — an experimental hitchhiking robot that had successfully traveled across Canada and parts of Europe — withi...

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