Food Delivery Robot Trapped on Railroad Tracks Amid Miami Train Strikes
Video shows a food delivery robot being struck and crushed by an oncoming train at a railroad crossing in Miami, on Jan. 15, 2026. (Guillermo Dapelo via Storyful)
A passenger train in Miami tragically demolished a food delivery robot on Thursday evening after the autonomous device became stranded on the railroad tracks.
Footage of the incident reveals the robot motionless at a crossing as the train approaches. Moments later, the train collided with the robot, instantly tearing it apart before eventually coming to a stop.
Witness Guillermo Dapelo, who recorded the video, shared with news collection agency Storyful that he witnessed the incident around 8 p.m. while walking his dogs in the area. He noted that the robot had been stuck on the tracks for approximately 15 minutes before the train barreled through.
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A food delivery robot is struck by a passing train at a railroad crossing in Miami, Florida, on Jan. 15, 2026. (Guillermo Dapelo via Storyful / Fox News)
In the video, Dapelo can be heard exclaiming, “Oh, it’s going to crash it,” just moments before the collision.
According to Dapelo, a nearby Uber Eats delivery driver contacted Coco Robotics, the company that owns the delivery bot, to inform them of the situation. “They let them know where it was standing, and within a matter of minutes, the train approached, and everything else is captured on the video,” he explained.
FOX Business reached out to Uber Eats for further information.
A food delivery robot is seen stalled on railroad tracks in Miami, Florida, shortly before it was hit by a train on Jan. 15, 2026. (Guillermo Dapelo via Storyful / Fox News)
Coco Robotics, which fulfills delivery orders for partners including restaurants, Uber Eats, and DoorDash, clarified that the robot was not making a delivery at the time of the incident.
Carl Hansen, vice president and head of government relations at Coco Robotics, stated that the robot “experienced a rare hardware failure while crossing railroad tracks,” labeling the incident as “extremely rare.”
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A food delivery robot is crushed by an oncoming train at a railroad crossing in Miami, Florida, on Jan. 15, 2026. (Guillermo Dapelo via Storyful / Fox News)
“Safety is always our top priority, which is why our robots operate at pedestrian speeds, yield to people, and are monitored in real time by human safety pilots,” Hansen emphasized in a statement.
He further noted that Thursday’s incident represents one of the very few issues the company has encountered during its operations in the city.
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“Coco has been operating in Miami for over a year, traveling thousands of miles without major incidents, including crossing those same train tracks multiple times a day,” he stated. “This was an unfortunate and extremely rare occurrence. While all hardware can experience unexpected failures from time to time, in this case, we’re grateful it was a Coco robot and not a vehicle. We’re reviewing the situation carefully to ensure it doesn’t happen again.”
Video shows a food delivery robot being struck and crushed by an oncoming train at a railroad crossing in Miami, on Jan. 15, 2026. (Guillermo Dapelo via Storyful)
A passenger train in Miami tragically demolished a food delivery robot on Thursday evening after the autonomous device became stranded on the railroad tracks.
Footage of the incident reveals the robot motionless at a crossing as the train approaches. Moments later, the train collided with the robot, instantly tearing it apart before eventually coming to a stop.
Witness Guillermo Dapelo, who recorded the video, shared with news collection agency Storyful that he witnessed the incident around 8 p.m. while walking his dogs in the area. He noted that the robot had been stuck on the tracks for approximately 15 minutes before the train barreled through.
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A food delivery robot is struck by a passing train at a railroad crossing in Miami, Florida, on Jan. 15, 2026. (Guillermo Dapelo via Storyful / Fox News)
In the video, Dapelo can be heard exclaiming, “Oh, it’s going to crash it,” just moments before the collision.
According to Dapelo, a nearby Uber Eats delivery driver contacted Coco Robotics, the company that owns the delivery bot, to inform them of the situation. “They let them know where it was standing, and within a matter of minutes, the train approached, and everything else is captured on the video,” he explained.
FOX Business reached out to Uber Eats for further information.
A food delivery robot is seen stalled on railroad tracks in Miami, Florida, shortly before it was hit by a train on Jan. 15, 2026. (Guillermo Dapelo via Storyful / Fox News)
Coco Robotics, which fulfills delivery orders for partners including restaurants, Uber Eats, and DoorDash, clarified that the robot was not making a delivery at the time of the incident.
Carl Hansen, vice president and head of government relations at Coco Robotics, stated that the robot “experienced a rare hardware failure while crossing railroad tracks,” labeling the incident as “extremely rare.”
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A food delivery robot is crushed by an oncoming train at a railroad crossing in Miami, Florida, on Jan. 15, 2026. (Guillermo Dapelo via Storyful / Fox News)
“Safety is always our top priority, which is why our robots operate at pedestrian speeds, yield to people, and are monitored in real time by human safety pilots,” Hansen emphasized in a statement.
He further noted that Thursday’s incident represents one of the very few issues the company has encountered during its operations in the city.
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“Coco has been operating in Miami for over a year, traveling thousands of miles without major incidents, including crossing those same train tracks multiple times a day,” he stated. “This was an unfortunate and extremely rare occurrence. While all hardware can experience unexpected failures from time to time, in this case, we’re grateful it was a Coco robot and not a vehicle. We’re reviewing the situation carefully to ensure it doesn’t happen again.”
