Be Bop the robot caused a flight delay
By snowy
@snowy22315 (207097)
United States
May 7, 2026 8:49am CST
Did you hear the one about the robot flying to San Diego? So apparently a humanoid robot got on the plane in Oakland/ San Franciso airport I believe it was and attempted to fly to San Diego, however, South West airlines refused to fly the robot without removing it's lithium ion battery. Oh what a futuristic world we live in.
https://abc7.com/post/humanoid-robot-named-bebop-causes-southwest-airlines-flight-delay-oakland-san-francisco-bay-airport/19022593/
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@Ineeddentures (31603)
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15h
This is what the move from fossil fuels to electricity and other renewables is doing.
Mind you, the price of fuel will cost more than a lithium battery per gallon very soon.
Did South West Airlines think the Robot posed a terrorist threat
What sort of appliances can a lithium ion battery be found in
What did they do with the battery when they removed it from the robot
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@snowy22315 (207097)
• United States
15h
I don't know the answers to all those questions. Cellphones use lithium ion batteries to the best of my knowledge, and apparently robots too.
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@Ineeddentures (31603)
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14h
@snowy22315 so I hope airlines ban cell phones
I would rather sit next to a robot than someone using a cell phone
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@snowy22315 (207097)
• United States
14h
@Ineeddentures Ha, like that will happen.
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@snowy22315 (207097)
• United States
14h
One thing the other passengers found it quite entertaining.
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@LadyDuck (500283)
• Italy
12h
@snowy22315 I imagine it was entertaining, poor robot!
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@GardenGerty (168874)
• United States
6h
I know there is some concern that lithium batteries will explode. I wonder why Bebop was trying to fly.
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@Deepizzaguy (120966)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
5h
Our world is getting nuttier with the use of robots inside of airplanes.
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@Deepizzaguy (120966)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
1h
@snowy22315 Looks like something from the Jetsons cartoon series.
@JordanLader (7226)
• Sparta, Tennessee
14h
Why would a robot fly? What was the point in that?
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@snowy22315 (207097)
• United States
14h
I guess it was probably going from one lab to another. Besides I am sure part of it was just seeing if it could
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@JordanLader (7226)
• Sparta, Tennessee
14h
@snowy22315 There are so many movies out that say why robots are a bad idea lol
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@snowy22315 (207097)
• United States
6h
They had to. They can explode, and a big one like in the bottom could probably catch the whole plAne on fire.
@LooeyVille (94)
• United States
10h
Surely the owner of the robot should have known about the airline's battery policy
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@snowy22315 (207097)
• United States
9h
You would think. Maybe it was just kind of a joke.
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@snowy22315 (207097)
• United States
11h
You're young, I am sure you will. I am old, but even I think I will see one in the not too distant futures.. I have seen them in videos and so forth. I want one to clean my house! It would be worth the investment!
