Delivery robot bursts into flames at UC Berkeley
Sophia Brown-Heidenreich, The Daily Californian | on December 16, 2018
A KiwiBot delivery robot caught on fire at UC Berkeley on Dec. 14, 2018.
This story originally appeared on The Daily Californian.
Describing the robot as a "hero" and a "legend," UC Berkeley students expressed their grief on Facebook as news of a fallen KiwiBot reached the campus community.
About 2 p.m. Friday, a KiwiBot — one of the more than 100 robots that deliver food throughout the campus and city — caught fire outside the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union.
According to Sasha Iatsenia, head of product at Kiwi, the company is still working with UCPD to investigate the cause of the fire. Nothing like this has ever happened before, Iatsenia said.
UCPD could not be reached for comment as of press time.
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