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Marvin, a 78-year-old professor emerita at the University of Pennsylvania, was arrested this week for refusing to make way for an Uber Eats delivery robot; police arrested her on charges of disturbing the peace. She said the act was a protest against companies "replacing human delivery workers with robots to increase their own profits," and she plans to contest the charges on the grounds of the right to protest guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. There have been no further developments so far.
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University of Pennsylvania Professor Emerita Arrested for Blocking Uber Eats Delivery Robot
Marvin, a 78-year-old professor emerita at the University of Pennsylvania, was arrested this week for refusing to make way for an Uber Eats delivery robot; police arrested her on charges of disorderly conduct. She said the act was a protest against companies "replacing human delivery workers with robots to increase their own profits," and she plans to contest the charges on the grounds of the right to protest guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.