Video shows a food delivery robot being hit and crushed by an oncoming train at a railroad crossing in Miami, Jan. 15, 2026. (Guillermo Dapelo via Storyful)
A commuter train in Miami demolished a food delivery robot Thursday evening after the woman became trapped on the tracks.
A video of the incident shows the robot motionless at the crossing as the train descends. Moments later, the train hit a traffic light, passing through it quickly before coming to a stop.
Witness Guillermo Dapelo, who recorded the video, told the Storyful news organization that he saw the incident around 08:00 while he was walking his dogs in the area.
He added that the robot was stuck on the tracks for about 15 minutes before the train crashed into it.
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A food delivery robot was hit 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 repeatedly exclaiming, “Oh, it’s going to crash,” just seconds before the collision.
According to Dapelo, a nearby Uber Eats delivery driver contacted Coco Robotics, the company behind the delivery bot, “to let them know where he was standing and within minutes the train approached and everything else was captured on video.”
FOX Business reached out to Uber Eats for more information.
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A food delivery robot is seen standing on a railroad track 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, told FOX Business that the robot was not delivering at the time of the incident.
Carl Hansen, vice president and head of government relations at Coco Robotics, told FOX Business that the robot “experienced a rare failure when it crossed the railroad tracks,” calling the incident “very 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 humans, and are monitored in real-time by safety pilots,” Hansen said in a statement.
He added that Thursday’s incident shows some of the few things the company has encountered while working in the city.
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“Coco has been working in Miami for over a year, traveling thousands of miles without major incident, including crossing those train tracks several times a day,” he said. “This was a very unfortunate and rare occurrence. While all computer components can experience unexpected failures from time to time, in this case, thankfully it was the Coco robot and not the car. We are reviewing the situation carefully to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
