OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) – A Southwest Airlines flight between two California cities was delayed by an unusual traveler – a humanoid robot.
Bebop is a 70-pound humanoid robot built for events and performances. The team with Dallas-based Elite Event Robotics was traveling with the robot for work Thursday on a Southwest flight from Oakland, California, to San Diego.
Because Bebop’s case was too heavy to check under Southwest’s rules, the team bought the robot a seat, but once it was strapped in, concerns arose.
“Then, they come and start asking, ‘What kind of batteries does it have? What’s going on with this? X, Y, and Z.’ They want to see it,” said Eily Ben-Abraham with Elite Event Robotics…