Oregon State University warns to ‘avoid all robots’ after bomb threat involving food delivery robots

Oregon State University urged students and staff to steer clear of an automated food delivery service on Tuesday, fearing the robots could contain explosives.

The warning was issued at 12:20 p.m. local time and by 12:59 p.m., the potentially dangerous bots had been isolated at safe locations, the school said.

“Remain vigilant for suspicious activity,” the school said in a statement.