Woman, 78, Arrested for Blocking Food Delivery Robot, Then Says She Has ‘More Rights’ Than It

Carolyn Marvin was cited for disorderly conduct

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  • Carolyn Marvin, 78, was cited for disorderly conduct
  • Marvin blocked the path of an autonomous food delivery robot on Oct. 14
  • “I was under the impression that I had more rights than the robot did,” Marvin said

A 78-year-old Pennsylvania woman was arrested after she blocked the path of an autonomous food delivery robot.

Carolyn Marvin, a retired communications professor at the University of Pennsylvania, told CNN that she started delaying the paths of robots operating on the streets of Philadelphia as a way to protest the issues surrounding the bots…

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