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Retired Penn professor arrested for blocking Uber Eats robots
Original: A retired Penn professor has been blocking Uber Eats robots for months https://www. phillyvoice.com/philly-woman-a rrest
A retired University of Pennsylvania professor in Philadelphia has spent months obstructing Uber Eats sidewalk delivery robots, and was reportedly arrested during her protest. The story has drawn attention on discussion forums, where commenters are debating whether her actions are justified civil disobedience or an unreasonable nuisance, and what the confrontation says about how cities handle delivery robots on public sidewalks.
Why now: News of her arrest after months of ongoing protests against the robots is circulating widely online.
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