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Story summary
- Retired professor Carolyn Marvin blocked an Uber Eats delivery robot and was arrested.
- Police said Marvin repeatedly refused to move, leading to her arrest on Oct. 14, 2026.
- Pennsylvania law treats personal delivery devices as pedestrians and requires them to yield to sidewalk users.
- Marvin claimed her blockade was protected by the First Amendment right to protest.
- Video of the arrest spread online, igniting debate over robot jobs and sidewalk use.