Japanese airline starts testing robot baggage handlers, and the early returns are not impressive
Japan Airlines is rolling out humanoid robots at Tokyo's Haneda Airport for baggage handling, but the early results are far from impressive so far.
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OutKick Japanese airline starts testing robot baggage handlers, and the early returns are not impressive The robot took wobbly steps and waved at luggage but showed no sign it could actually lift a suitcase By Matt Reigle OutKick Published April 29, 2026 6:47pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Josh Duhamel & Tomi Lahren Compare Licenses Josh Duhamel & Tomi Lahren compare their licenses. There's no question that robots are going to be coming for some folks' jobs sooner rather than later, and it looks like baggage handlers could be one of the first on the robo-chopping block.
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