# The Bot Company 於四月以「虛假理由」預訂舊金山的 Airbnb 兩週住宿。

*robotics · news · 2026-05-30 · The Independent*

## Key points

- Bot Company 被指控在 Airbnb 進行機器人原型測試期間造成超過 12,000 美元的損害。
- 訴訟聲稱 Bot Company 以虛假理由預訂 Airbnb，聲稱自己是來自泰國的遠端工作者。
- 據稱在兩週租期內，有超過 30 人未經授權進入該物業。
- 損害包括家電刮傷、物品遺失及未經授權進入鎖定空間。
- 屋主聲稱 Bot Company 忽視可用的商業租賃選項，進行不當的機器人測試活動。

A multi-billion-dollar robotics start-up left a San Francisco Airbnb in shambles after testing a prototype bot inside, according to a lawsuit. The suit, filed in San Francisco County Superior Court, seeks more than $12,000 in damages, alleging that the Bot Company start-up booked the owner’s rental home under “false pretenses” for a two-week stay in April. The company, reportedly valued last year at $2 billion, conducted “unauthorized commercial R&D activity including robotic prototype testing and filming for commercial purposes,” the suit claims. “30+ individuals accessed the property during the rental period without authorization,” it continues. “Defendant caused property damage including paint damage, floor damage, damage to furniture and appliances, missing personal property, and unauthorized entry into a locked closet.” The Independent has contacted The Bot Company, also known as Botco, for comment. Homeowner Sean Donovan told SFGate that the people who made the booking claimed to be remote workers from Thailand. “Hosts are pretty careful about zero,” he said, adding, “everyone has to start somewhere.” Donovan told the outlet he knew something was awry when he visited the four-bedroom home in the Portola neighborhood to collect the guests’ trash and saw bundles of wires running into the house, where a man allegedly sat typing on a laptop next to a machine Donovan likened to the cyborgs from Star Trek. “We had a ton of work to do when we got back,” he added in his interview with SFGate. “Way more than we’ve ever had before.” Donovan alleges his dishwasher, refrigerator and washing machine were all scratched, while his dishwasher racks were bent and removed. The homeowner argues the start-up ignored the readily available opportunities to rent the home for commercial filming or workplace events, for which he typically charges between $200 and $300 per hour. The Bot Company aims to build robots that assist with household tasks. The firm is led by Kyle Vogt, who founded Cruise, the robotaxi company that once rivaled Waymo until a string of issues in San Francisco caused the company to temporarily lose its ability to operate in California.

**Companies:** The Bot Company
**Countries:** United States

[Read the full story on The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/airbnb-robot-company-san-francisco-lawsuit-b2986303.html)

---

Canonical: https://newsio.io/zh-TW/n/49f6c010-5b16-4698-9037-29a17147a99a/the-bot-company-airbnb
Summarized by Newsio from The Independent. https://newsio.io/how-it-works