"Metal wings?" He thought that over for a bit. "I guess they could, but... usually rocket boosters work just fine."

To demonstrate, he fired the ones in his boots, hovering in the air a little above the branch before setting back down again. "Although one of the robots I know doesn't even do that. He can use photon energy from the sun."

"Wow, you're a farmer? I like apples!" Atom paused. "Oh, but I guess you don't need to fly to grow 'em."