It’s human versus robot in Coral Gables.
Coral Gables Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson on Tuesday garnered unanimous support to slap down new restrictions on the food-delivery robots she says have overrun sidewalks and caused safety issues for pedestrians.
“The biggest issue here is the fact that these robots do not yield to pedestrians. They do not move out of the way of individuals with disabilities,” said Anderson, who has positioned herself as an advocate for accessibility and compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. “They completely block the sidewalk and even when the sidewalk is wider, they straddle the center.”…