2026年7月29日 美国东部时间下午3:10 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻（CBS News）
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越来越多的航空公司禁止类人机器人和宠物造型机器人登机或作为旅客托运行李运输，理由是存在潜在安全隐患。
尽管类人机器人目前在实验室和工厂之外仍属罕见，但众多企业正在研发这项技术，伊隆·马斯克等机器人领域倡导者预测，这类机器人最终将普及开来。
今年早些时候，一名乘客携带机器人同伴搭乘了美国西南航空公司的航班，随后该航空公司宣布禁止机器人上机。这家低成本航空公司于5月公布禁令，理由是电池安全问题，此后其他航空公司也相继出台了相关限制措施。
联合航空、达美航空颁布禁令
联合航空告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻，该公司最近也颁布了禁令，禁止所谓“类人及动物造型机器人”进入客舱或作为托运行李运输，并表示这项政策是一项“前瞻性”举措，以防这类技术在日常生活中得到更广泛应用。
该航空公司未透露是否有乘客此前曾尝试携带类人机器人登机，但表示这项于7月23日起生效的新政策并非针对某一特定事件。
“我们认为这一调整将有助于进一步保障旅客和机组人员的安全，”联合航空的一名发言人表示，并指出仿生机器人通常使用与该公司航班上已禁止的同类电池供电。
今年6月，达美航空也同样禁止“类人或动物造型机器人设备”进入客舱或作为托运行李运输。
“我们会持续审查新兴技术并更新政策，以维持最高安全标准，”达美航空的一名发言人在给哥伦比亚广播公司新闻的声明中说道。
达美航空特别指出，该禁令针对的是含有超过允许瓦时限额锂电池的机器人设备，因为此类电池可能构成安全和安保风险。
捷蓝航空和美国航空目前尚未禁止类人机器人搭乘航班，均未立即回应置评请求。
东北大学工程学院教授、机器人学家拉温德·达希亚告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻，目前大多数类人机器人都使用大功率锂离子电池，若发生爆炸或处理不当，可能引发火灾隐患。
“谈及安全问题，我完全不反对禁令。但作为一名研究人员，我希望能够不受阻碍地自由开展研究，”他说道，并补充道“有时你必须携带机器人随行进行演示”。
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Airlines are banning humanoid robots from flights. Why?
July 29, 2026 3:10 PM EDT / CBS News
By Megan Cerullo Reporter, MoneyWatch
Megan Cerullo is a New York-based reporter for CBS MoneyWatch covering small business, workplace, health care, consumer spending and personal finance topics. She regularly appears on CBS News 24/7 to discuss her reporting.
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More airlines are banning humanoid and pet-like robots from boarding flights or traveling in passengers’ checked luggage, citing potential safety concerns.
Although humanoid robots remain rare outside the laboratory and even the factory floor, numerous companies are developing the technology, with robot evangelists such as Elon Musk predicting that they will eventually become common.
Earlier this year, a passenger boarded a Southwest Airlines flight with a robot companion, later prompting the carrier to ban robots from its planes. The discount airline announced the ban in May, citing battery safety concerns, and other carriers have since imposed their own restrictions.
United, Delta bans
United Airlines told CBS News that it recently instituted its own ban on what it called “humanoid and animal-like robots” in both aircraft cabins and in customers’ checked baggage, describing the policy as a “proactive” move in case such tech becomes more widely used in everyday life.
The airline didn’t disclose whether any passengers had previously tried to board a flight with a humanoid robot in tow, but said the new policy, in effect since July 23, was not in response to a specific incident.
“We believe this change will help further ensure the safety of our customers and crews,” an airline spokesperson said, noting that lifelike robots are often powered by the same kinds of batteries already banned on its flights.
In June, Delta Air Lines also banned “human- or animal-like robotic devices” in both aircraft cabins and checked luggage.
“We continually review emerging technologies and update our policies to maintain the highest safety standards,” a Delta spokesperson said in a statement to CBS News.
Specifically, the policy bans robotic devices containing lithium batteries that exceed allowed watt-hour limitations because they can pose safety and security risks, Delta noted.
JetBlue and American Airlines, which don’t currently ban humanoid robots from flights, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Ravinder Dahiya, a professor and roboticist at Northeastern University’s College of Engineering, told CBS News that most humanoid robots today are powered by heavy lithium-ion batteries that can pose a fire hazard if they explode or are mishandled.
“When it comes to safety, I’m not opposed to the bans at all. But as a researcher, you desire to carry out your research freely, without hindrance,” he said, noting that “sometimes you have to take robots along with you for demonstrations.”
Edited by Alain Sherter
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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