Automated boomer

(No, not submarine…)

And the hits keep coming as the robots continue to take over. Now it looks like the Airbus A330 MRTT refueling is getting equipped with an automatic boom operating system that can automatically steer the boom into the receptacle. I’m guessing the aircraft side will be next, with automatic station-keeping that talks to the boom software or something. Then…you know what comes next…

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