This retired professor was arrested for blocking a delivery robot. She says she’ll do it again — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/this-retired-professor-was-arrested-for-blocking-a-delivery-robot-she-says-she-ll-do-it-againContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Retired UPenn Professor Arrested for Blocking Delivery Robotshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/this-retired-professor-was-arrested-for-blocking-a-delivery-robot-she-says-she-ll-do-it-againhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/this-retired-professor-was-arrested-for-blocking-a-delivery-robot-she-says-she-ll-do-it-again#u182153Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:05:25 +0000Carolyn Marvin, a 78-year-old professor emeritus from the University of Pennsylvania, was arrested and cited for disorderly conduct in Center City Philadelphia after blocking an Uber Eats delivery robot. Marvin has spent months deliberately obstructing autonomous machines to protest their impact on privacy, employment, and public spaces. She stated she believed she had more rights than the robot and vowed to continue her protests, characterizing her actions as free speech.Why it mattersThe incident highlights growing legal and social tensions regarding the use of autonomous delivery machines i