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Southwest Seizes Bebop Robot Battery, Delays Digestive Week Arrival

5/5/2026

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Southwest staff confiscated Bebop’s lithium battery after determining the 70-pound robot exceeded the airline’s size limit.
Eily Ben-Abraham bought a seat for Bebop on flight 1568, which Southwest placed in a window seat.
Elite Event Robotics shipped a replacement battery overnight to Chicago, allowing Bebop to appear at Digestive Disease Week after the flight arrived in San Diego about an hour late.

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Southwest staff confiscated Bebop’s lithium battery after determining the 70-pound robot exceeded the airline’s size limit.
Eily Ben-Abraham bought a seat for Bebop on flight 1568, which Southwest placed in a window seat.
Elite Event Robotics shipped a replacement battery overnight to Chicago, allowing Bebop to appear at Digestive Disease Week after the flight arrived in San Diego about an hour late.