70-Pound Humanoid Robot Delays California Southwest Flight Over Battery Size
TL;DR
A Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland to San Diego was delayed by over an hour when Bebop, a 70-pound humanoid robot traveling for work, drew safety checks after its lithium battery exceeded the airline’s size limit and was confiscated; its transport case was too heavy, so the team bought the robot a separate seat, and Southwest is working to recover the battery before the next flight.
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