stackyFACTSJet engines are spectacularly inefficient and obnoxiously loud when taxiing at five miles per hour. Enter the Taxibot: an 800-horsepower robotic tug that securely grabs the nose gear of a Boeing 737, allowing pilots to steer the plane from the cockpit while keeping the main engines completely shut off until they reach the runway.
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