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> obstruction of free movement, interference with a business open to the public, false imprisonment, and assault

thing is, those all apply to a person. if a person is in the robot then it makes sense. If a person is driving the robot remotely then it gets blurry. If it's autonomous then none of those seem to apply, the robot has no right of free movement.

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Yes-- my takes on it in the case of a delivery robot are elsewhere in thread. This is specifically addressing a person who said:

> 1A says she is free to protest human workers by getting in their way in public.

And the answer is, no, the first amendment does not let you block people and prevent them from proceeding in their work or other activities.

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