Israel Tests Air Taxi Robot

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel's largest defense company has tested a robot
designed to tow airplanes in an effort to save fuel.
Israel Aerospace Industries has reported a successful test of its
TaxiBot, a semi-robotic towing system. The demonstration employed TaxiBot to
tow a Boeing 747-400 passenger jet by Germany's Lufthansa without the
operation of the aircraft's jet engines.