# Standing in the way of slop bowls: the woman blocking food delivery robots

- Source: Guardian Business
- Published: 2026-11-07T14:00:12+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/nov/07/philadelphia-blocking-food-delivery-robots
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/standing-in-the-way-of-slop-bowls-the-woman-blocking-food-delivery-rob-022e32/

Semi-retired professor Carolyn Marvin became a local celebrity facing down Philadelphia’s growing robot delivery army: ‘It’s my first amendment right to protest’ “One of you needs to be on the lookout for cops, while I block the robot, OK?” It is a crisp fall morning in Philadelphia. Tucked away in a dingy alley, opposite a garage called Patriot Parking, 78-year-old Carolyn Marvin is laying out so

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