A Serve Robotics delivery robot is parked in the 2300 block of North Kenmore Avenue on the DePaul University campus in Chicago on May 19, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Food delivery robots from the company Coco sit parked along West Grand Avenue on April 14, 2026, in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
A food delivery robot from Serve Robotics crosses West Grand Avenue on April 14, 2026, in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Nasir, a food delivery robot from Serve Robotics, sits parked April 14, 2026, on West Grand Avenue in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
A food delivery robot from Serve Robotics parks along West Grand Avenue on April 14, 2026, in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood near where a food delivery robot previously crashed through bus shelter glass. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
A person walks near a food delivery robot as it travels north on Sheffield Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on March 25, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)
Edgar Reyes, from the taqueria Tacombi, places an order in a delivery robot nearby on West Randolph Street on Feb. 6, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)
People walk past a parked food delivery robot near Kelly’s Pub on Webster Avenue in Lincoln Park on March 25, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)
A delivery robot from Serve Robotics crosses the 1600 block of North Wells Street in Chicago on Feb. 4, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
A pedestrian tries to help an autonomous food delivery robot get unstuck from snow next to Oz Park on Feb. 4, 2026, at the corner of Webster Avenue and Orchard Street in Lincoln Park. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)
A delivery robot from Serve Robotics navigates nighttime traffic at the intersection of North Avenue and Wells Street on Feb. 4, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
A delivery robot from Serve Robotics waits outside a restaurant in the 1400 block of North Wells Street on Feb. 4, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
A woman walking a dog sidesteps a delivery robot from Serve Robotics as it navigates the intersection of Hoyne and Wabansia avenues on Dec. 17, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
A motorist waits for a delivery robot from Serve Robotics to cross the 1700 block of North Hoyne Avenue on Dec. 17, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
A person walks past a Serve Robotics delivery robot as it rests on the sidewalk Feb. 3, 2026, in the 900 block of West Randolph Street in the West Loop. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)
A delivery robot from Serve Robotics, right, rolls past a man, dog and electric scooter as it navigates the 1700 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, Dec. 17, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
A woman looks back at a delivery robot from Serve Robotics as it navigates the 1700 block of North Hoyne Avenue on Dec. 17, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
A Coco delivery robot sits on the sidewalk, Feb. 3, 2026, outside Nonna’s Pizza and Sandwiches on the 900 block of W. Randolph St. in the West Loop. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)
A Coco food delivery robot maneuvers along North Aberdeen Street at West Washington Boulevard in Chicago, Sept. 4, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)
A Coco food delivery robot maneuvers along Halsted Street in Chicago’s Greektown neighborhood on July 17, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)
A customer walks past a pair of Coco Robotics autonomous delivery carts parked outside a White Castle restaurant on Chicago's Near West Side on July 31, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
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A Serve Robotics delivery robot is parked in the 2300 block of North Kenmore Avenue on the DePaul University campus in Chicago on May 19, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
ExpandTwo class-action lawsuits filed against food delivery robot companies for biometric privacy violations
The Chicago plaintiffs allege that delivery robots scan and store recordings of people's faces and hands, using them to train AI models and distributing to OpenAI and other third parties.
