Oregon State University issued a safety bulletin telling students to "avoid all robots" on campus.
The company who makes the robots told Insider that the chaos was the result of a student prank.
The person who made the bomb threat was apprehended, an OSU spokesperson told Insider.
AdvertisementAdvertisementOregon State University students and faculty got a taste of what a robot revolution would feel like on Tuesday after panic ensued over a fake bomb threat involving tiny autonomous food delivery vehicles.
Urgent OSU Alert: Bomb Threat in Starship food delivery robots.
Persons:
—, James Cameron
Organizations:
Oregon State University, OSU, Service, State University, — Oregon State University, school's Department of Public Safety, Starship Technologies