View Full Version : Coming to a gas station near you!
WLS ZMZM
02-05-2008, 04:35 PM
http://www.tankpitstop.com/index.php?pid=6
now I have to say.. this is really cool!
SonicBoy
02-05-2008, 04:41 PM
I agree Cool, however too slow for me. I'm like in and out of the station like a pit crew at Indy.
JashiK
02-05-2008, 04:41 PM
kool...
Thats cool. I've seen something similar already. BMW has developed Hydrogen filling stations where robots fill your car. Simply because hydrogen filling stations are a little more dangerous with the pressure involved.
WLS ZMZM
02-05-2008, 04:54 PM
I agree Cool, however too slow for me. I'm like in and out of the station like a pit crew at Indy.
I agree with you but think about those super cold days and how handy this would be!!
very cool.. but ya very slow it seems
and how pissed would you be if that thing scratched your car!! lol
I wonder why it would need to grab a separate hose and nozzle though, why wouldn't they build in a filler attachment right to the robot?
Flagrum_3
02-05-2008, 06:23 PM
That's cool but I wonder how it would react if some mofo parked on the wrong side? ...I can just picture it banging on the car, saying "asshat filler's on the other side":chuckle ...or even worse going Terminator on your ass.
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Darkleaf
02-05-2008, 08:37 PM
Robot porn...
dentinger
02-05-2008, 09:21 PM
are people seriously that lazy? that we need a ~$100,000 robot to put gas in our cars?
this is cool, but just a huge waste of money....and time.
Skarbro
02-05-2008, 09:32 PM
I wouldn't trust that thing ever.
Tokic_o
02-05-2008, 09:57 PM
haha looks cool
tweak_s
02-05-2008, 10:00 PM
That's cool but I wonder how it would react if some mofo parked on the wrong side? ...I can just picture it banging on the car, saying "asshat filler's on the other side":chuckle ...or even worse going Terminator on your ass.
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I'm sure it has to have some sort of sensor... as it does have to be able to FIND the filler :P....
But you bring up a great point! Also, what happens if they park too forward/too backward :|
Very cool but wouldn't trust it. and come on do we really need anything else to make us more lazy?
WLS ZMZM
02-05-2008, 11:03 PM
I wasn't really thinking of the lazy part honestly I was thinking about the super cold days where you don't have to worry about getting out of the car to fill it. As for the sensors I'm sure there would be a weight pad or sensor under the car like they ahve at the new sunoco gas stations so that the wash won't start until the car is in the proper location. Also it said on the site that the vehicle would have to be registered in the database so that the robot knows the dimensions of the vehicle
Virgy
02-05-2008, 11:21 PM
Working with robots almost everyday at work, i wouldn't let that thing any where near my car!!
It is very kewl but so dang slow!!! Not to mention how it is going scratch and ding your car trying to open the gas tank like that. Saw this on cp24 earlier tonight...
The inventors state that it will help from putting the wrong gas in your car... WHO EVER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF GAS GOES IN THEIR CARS SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING!!! hmmm... is my car a diesel...?
tweak_s
02-05-2008, 11:57 PM
It is very kewl but so dang slow!!! Not to mention how it is going scratch and ding your car trying to open the gas tank like that. Saw this on cp24 earlier tonight...
The inventors state that it will help from putting the wrong gas in your car... WHO EVER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF GAS GOES IN THEIR CARS SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING!!! hmmm... is my car a diesel...?
My mom's friend :P.... put disel in her corolla. :chuckle
Cardinal Fang
02-06-2008, 08:19 AM
Robot porn...
Anyone have any more links? I've given up on finding Amish Porn.
dentinger
02-06-2008, 10:09 AM
aww sweet!! shes voting!! :chuckle
JashiK
02-06-2008, 10:16 AM
so what happens to our cars... our gas caps are held on by that plastic cord. would the robot just yank it off? :P
Dont talk about the robot yankin anything, otherwise Fang is gonna blow...
They said there is still a lot of work ahead as it only works with fuel doors that open manually.
JashiK
02-06-2008, 10:45 AM
eww... lol
WLS ZMZM
02-06-2008, 01:09 PM
It is very kewl but so dang slow!!! Not to mention how it is going scratch and ding your car trying to open the gas tank like that. Saw this on cp24 earlier tonight...
The inventors state that it will help from putting the wrong gas in your car... WHO EVER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF GAS GOES IN THEIR CARS SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING!!! hmmm... is my car a diesel...?
You'd be surprised how many people call in to CAA with this problem, where they saw it was cheaper so they put it in... or the tools who put regular gas in a diesel because the station didn't have diesel, so they figured it was okay.. it happens very often.
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