United and Delta join growing airline ban on humanoid and animal-like robots
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.
TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust.
WTF?! In an almost Star Wars-esque echo of "We don't serve their kind here," United Airlines and Delta Air Lines have joined other airlines in banning humanoid and animal-like robots from flights. The machines are banned from traveling either in their own seats in the cabin or in the baggage hold.
The devices that fall under this rule are defined by United as a humanoid robot that is an artificial intelligence-driven or remote-controlled machine that mimics how a human looks, moves, thinks, and speaks. An animal-like robot is pretty much the same, except that it looks and behaves like an animal. The updated definitions are supposed to differentiate these bots from everyday consumer gadgets and toys that don't meet the criteria.
In fairness, this isn't some kind of anti-clanker prejudice by the airlines....
Copyright of this story solely belongs to techspot.com. To see the full text click HERE
