Robotic passenger traveling for work causes Southwest flight delay
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Published on May 3, 2026.
A Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland, California, to San Diego was delayed due to a 70-pound humanoid robot named Bebop. The robot's case was too heavy to check under Southwest's rules, leading to a delay of more than an hour. The team with Elite Event Robotics, who are working to recover the battery, had to strap it into a seat and monitor it for an hour before it could be transported.
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