{"id":307538,"date":"2026-10-15T23:06:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T23:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/307538\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T23:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T23:06:07","slug":"woman-arrested-after-blocking-delivery-robot-in-center-city-philadelphia-confrontation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/307538\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman arrested after blocking delivery robot in Center City Philadelphia confrontation"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A Center City woman was arrested after allegedly refusing to move out of the path of a delivery robot, a confrontation captured on video that has since drawn online attention.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia police said officers responded to the 1200 block of Filbert Street after witnesses reported a disturbance involving Carolyn Marvin and an Uber delivery robot near Reading Terminal Market.<\/p>\n

According to police, Marvin repeatedly blocked the robot’s path and ignored multiple commands from officers to move.<\/p>\n

She was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Delivery robot has run-in with driver in Center City Philadelphia<\/a><\/p>\n

Marvin tells Action News she was protesting the use of delivery robots because she believes they are replacing human workers.<\/p>\n

“I know they’re taking the jobs of human delivery workers and so, I have been protesting them whenever I saw them by standing in front of them and preventing them from going forward,” Marvin said.<\/p>\n

She said she views her actions as protected speech.<\/p>\n

Marvin said she has confronted delivery robots on multiple occasions, including a September incident along Broad Street that also gained attention on social media.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Uber Eats delivery robot gets kicked in Center City Philadelphia<\/a><\/p>\n

Ashley Baldwin of West Philadelphia said she witnessed one of those encounters.<\/p>\n

“I actually thought the robot hit her, so my original question was, ‘Are you okay? Did the robot hit you?’ And she said, ‘No, I have to stop this. They’re taking over the world,'” Baldwin said.<\/p>\n

Asked whether she plans to continue protesting the robots, Marvin said she does.<\/p>\n

“I do. Why not?” Marvin said. “I think it’s my First Amendment right to publicly demonstrate on a sidewalk to protest against delivery robots.”<\/p>\n

Marvin said she hopes the viral incident encourages discussion about delivery robots, artificial intelligence, and their growing role in everyday life.<\/p>\n

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