Originally Posted by
Bksmithca
BAengineer
Had a look at the site that you suggested. These tugs aren't automated as they still have a person walking beside them with a wireless controller. Big thing I noticed is that they are electric.
There is no reason that they could not be automated and know the precise path to take a particular airframe on each gate while scanning to ensure nothing has intruded on the required space for the aircraft path. Robotics is getting better all the time, whether robots or 'autonomous tugs' can cope with the mix of events on current ramps would need to be demonstrated, It is only a matter of time.
Short video
https://spectrum.ieee.org/robotics/r...-one-warehouse