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American Airlines Moves A Jet By Remote Control—The “Airport Roomba” That Reduces Gate Delays
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American Airlines Moves A Jet By Remote Control—The “Airport Roomba” That Reduces Gate Delays

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This video shows an American Airlines plane being moved around Charlotte by some sort of oversized Roomba, while a ramp worker walks alongside holding a remote control. The machine underneath the nose gear is the work you'd normally associate with a tug. And it helps with one of the more frustrating reasons your flight gets delayed leaving the gate.