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Delivery Robot’s Final Journey Ends Crushed Under Train

The delivery robot met its fate, crushed under a train.

A delivery robot met an untimely, and extremely final, end Thursday night after wandering onto Miami train tracks and getting absolutely flattened by an oncoming train. Video captured by Guillermo Dapelo shows the autonomous courier sitting helplessly on the tracks before being struck at full speed, instantly turning the robot into scrap metal. Dapelo told Storyful he first spotted the robot around 8 p.m. while walking his dogs and noticed it appeared completely stuck, lingering on the tracks for roughly 15 minutes. The outlet reports that a Uber Eats delivery driver reached out to the company that manages the delivery robot to flag the issue. A representative from Uber told the Daily Beast in a statement that the company does not own or operate delivery robots. Moments later, the train barreled through—and that was the end of the robot’s delivery route. No people were injured in the incident, though officials have noted foreign objects on train tracks can pose serious risks, including derailments or damage to rail equipment.

This story has been updated to reflect that the delivery robot was not owned or operated by Uber Eats.