SW Airlines Bans Humanoid Robots

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Southwest Airlines has banned humanoid robots from its flights after a widely shared incident involving a robot ‘passenger’ in Dallas this week

The policy change follows an unusual incident earlier this week involving a Texas passenger and a humanoid robot he has named “Stewie”, who were taking a Southwest flight.

Rather than transporting the humanoid machine separately, in the hold, the robot’s owner, Aaron Mehdizadeh, who owns The Robot Studio, opted to bring it onboard a Southwest flight from Las Vegas to Dallas as a ticketed passenger.

The 3.5-foot robot, which is used commercially at corporate events and public appearances, was reportedly assigned its own seat for the flight.

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