Anomaly · day or night
Stuck robot in Sell Fries
A Stuck robot is a helper that has stopped moving, announced by a warning, and it happens day or night. Walk to it and interact to free it, and if you can, do that repair in daylight rather than at night.
Last checked 2026-10-18
Quick facts
When it shows up and whether it kills
| When | Day or night |
|---|---|
| Can it end your run | No — costs you progress, not health |
Only costs you throughput.
Recognition
How to spot it
A warning says one of your helper robots is stuck and has stopped moving.
What it does if you ignore it
Your automation stops feeding the line, which is exactly what you paid the robots to prevent.
Counter
How to stop stuck robot
- 1Read the warning: it tells you one of your helper robots is stuck and has stopped moving.
- 2Walk to that robot.
- 3Interact with it to free it.
- 4Save the repair for daylight when you can. At night the trip outside is the real risk, not the robot.
Avoid
The mistakes that get players caught
- Leaving it stuck and hand-feeding the line, which is the job you bought the robots to handle.
- Making the trip at night when the robot itself is harmless and being outside is the actual danger.
- Waiting for a second warning instead of freeing it as soon as the first one appears.
FAQ
Stuck robot questions
- Can the Stuck robot kill you in Sell Fries?
- No. It only costs you throughput because your automation stops feeding the line. At night the trip outside is the risk, not the robot itself.
- How do you fix a stuck robot in Sell Fries?
- Walk to the robot and interact with it to free it. Doing it in daylight is safer, because at night the trip outside is the real risk.
- What does a stuck robot cost you?
- Throughput. Your automation stops feeding the line, which is exactly what you paid the robots to prevent.
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