Southwest Airlines banning robots from their flights after a Texas robotics company took their humanoid bot “Stewie” on a flight from Dallas to Las Vegas. Social media videos show the robot walking through the terminal and boarding the plane while stunned passengers and flight attendants looked on. The very next day, Southwest updated its baggage policy to ban all human-like and animal-like robots from flights — including checked baggage — “regardless of size or purpose.” The robotics company says “Stewie” had his own ticket and noted that his battery was FAA-compliant and that the trip followed all airline rules at the time.
Southwest Airlines banning robots from their flights after a Texas robotics company took their humanoid bot “Stewie” on a flight from Dallas to Las Vegas. Social media videos show the robot walking through the terminal and boarding the plane while stunned passengers and flight attendants looked on. The very next day, Southwest updated its baggage policy to ban all human-like and animal-like robots from flights — including checked baggage — “regardless of size or purpose.” The robotics company says “Stewie” had his own ticket and noted that his battery was FAA-compliant and that the trip followed all airline rules at the time.
