Carolyn Marvin blocks Avride delivery robots on Philadelphia sidewalks
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Carolyn Marvin, a 78-year-old semi-retired University of Pennsylvania communications professor, blocks Avride food delivery robots on Philadelphia sidewalks to protest their use of public space.
Police handcuffed her and issued a disorderly conduct ticket for blocking a business. She says she will contest the charge in court.
Avride operates almost 1,000 food delivery robots on more than 25 college campuses and in urban locations including Jersey City and Austin.
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- The Guardian · AINewsCarolyn Marvin blocks food delivery robots on Philadelphia sidewalks
AICarolyn Marvin, a 78-year-old semi-retired University of Pennsylvania communications professor, blocks Avride food delivery robots on Philadelphia sidewalks as a protest against their use of public space. Police handcuffed her and wrote her a disorderly conduct ticket for blocking a business, and she says she will contest the charge in court. Avride operates almost 1,000 food delivery robots on more than 25 college campuses and in urban locations including Jersey City and Austin.
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