hoodline Tampa
Elizabeth Johanson
07 May 2026
Tampa International Airport's Airside D construction site has a new four-legged "employee" trotting around: a robotic dog named Astro. The mechanical mutt recently made an appearance at a Hillsborough County Aviation Authority board meeting, then headed to the job site to help crews gather data and perform inspections as the new terminal comes out of the ground. The visit, part show-and-tell and part real-world trial, highlights how autonomous machines are starting to slip into big-ticket construction work around Tampa Bay...
Metal Mutt Joins The Crew As TPA's Airside D Takes Shape - Hoodline Tampa - 07 May 2026
