Software to Pump Gas
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If they are going to all that trouble, why isn't the gas line integrated into the robotic arm? Why ape human behaviour when you don't have to?
I would say it's because the guy invented a robot to pump gas, not a new kind of gas pump. Gas pumps are probably required to conform to many different regs and specs, and I am assuming he wasn't going to start messing with all that.
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Are we as a human race getting so lazy that we dont even want to get out and fill our own car up?? We are already seeing eftpos and credit card machines at the bowser to save people walking ALL the way into the shop to pay.
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Not just that, but one station near where i work has pumps that take cash so even people without CCs can pay without walking inside. They had a single stand alone change machine at one point as well but it was removed so if you're not buying an even $5 of gas with cash you still have to walk inside for your change anyway. :rolleyes:
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Thunderbox666 wrote:
Are we as a human race getting so lazy that we dont even want to get out and fill our own car up??
in a word: yes.
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El Corazon wrote:
in a word: yes.
Well I, as a general rule, dont like to pay at the bowsers, but that is probably because I prefer having a chat to the person at the counter :)
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Not just that, but one station near where i work has pumps that take cash so even people without CCs can pay without walking inside. They had a single stand alone change machine at one point as well but it was removed so if you're not buying an even $5 of gas with cash you still have to walk inside for your change anyway. :rolleyes:
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dan neely wrote:
so if you're not buying an even $5 of gas with cash you still have to walk inside for your change anyway.
quick, boycott them! we need robots to collect our money and fill up our cars so we don't even have to lift a finger to help... come to think of it we need robots to drive for us, cook for us, clean for us, shop for us... where are they? Asimov, where is your dream?
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Ray Cassick wrote:
They are using robotics for this and yet they tell you to not even have your cell phone on when you pump gas?
the cell phone danger is myth, but they understandably take the side of caution. It takes a lot to spark, though I had one cell phone I figured I knew where the myth came from. It used to release a spark that was large and visible when a call came in. If you weren't grounded and holding it, you did not want to touch it until after it went to voice mail and had a chance to disappate what ever built up... it never started a fire... but it hurt like heck! It did kill a watch that I had in my hand when I reached for it once.... fried it but good. but if the cell phone is healthy, there realy is no danger. now medical equipment, that is no myth....
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El Corazon wrote:
...now medical equipment, that is no myth....
So can you tell me why so many doctors over here in Oz have their mobile phones with them and turned on while near all the medical equipment but mine has to be turned off? I have a great time asking these wankers what modifications they have made to render their mobiles harmless when it comes to intefering with said medical equipment, especially if they have the same model as me.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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El Corazon wrote:
in a word: yes.
Well I, as a general rule, dont like to pay at the bowsers, but that is probably because I prefer having a chat to the person at the counter :)
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Thunderbox666 wrote:
Well I, as a general rule, dont like to pay at the bowsers, but that is probably because I prefer having a chat to the person at the counter :)
Things must be different in your part of Australia, most of the attendants where I buy petrol are Indian and trying to get a word out of them is like pulling teeth, no chance of a conversation.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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El Corazon wrote:
...now medical equipment, that is no myth....
So can you tell me why so many doctors over here in Oz have their mobile phones with them and turned on while near all the medical equipment but mine has to be turned off? I have a great time asking these wankers what modifications they have made to render their mobiles harmless when it comes to intefering with said medical equipment, especially if they have the same model as me.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
Michael Martin wrote:
So can you tell me why so many doctors over here in Oz have their mobile phones with them and turned on while near all the medical equipment but mine has to be turned off? I have a great time asking these wankers what modifications they have made to render their mobiles harmless when it comes to intefering with said medical equipment, especially if they have the same model as me.
none, you or your insurance company will pay for any tests that have to be performed again, or replacements of equipment. The RF burst from a call in is actually pretty decent, it won't kill anything but it may throw them off, enough to cause problems.... but since you are paying them money, are not likely to bother changing their lifestyle, you'll pay them the same amount to run the test again because it came back wrong. :-D
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Thunderbox666 wrote:
Well I, as a general rule, dont like to pay at the bowsers, but that is probably because I prefer having a chat to the person at the counter :)
Things must be different in your part of Australia, most of the attendants where I buy petrol are Indian and trying to get a word out of them is like pulling teeth, no chance of a conversation.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
Michael Martin wrote:
Things must be different in your part of Australia, most of the attendants where I buy petrol are Indian and trying to get a word out of them is like pulling teeth, no chance of a conversation.
Here in generic small town USA we dream of that. You couldn't get a shopworker or gas attendand to shut up if you paid them. They want to know all the juicy details of your life and your family's to spread around. :laugh:
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Thunderbox666 wrote:
Well I, as a general rule, dont like to pay at the bowsers, but that is probably because I prefer having a chat to the person at the counter :)
Things must be different in your part of Australia, most of the attendants where I buy petrol are Indian and trying to get a word out of them is like pulling teeth, no chance of a conversation.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
Michael Martin wrote:
Things must be different in your part of Australia
Regional NSW... People love a good chat :D BUT you do have to speak that little bit s-l-o-w-e-r
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dan neely wrote:
so if you're not buying an even $5 of gas with cash you still have to walk inside for your change anyway.
quick, boycott them! we need robots to collect our money and fill up our cars so we don't even have to lift a finger to help... come to think of it we need robots to drive for us, cook for us, clean for us, shop for us... where are they? Asimov, where is your dream?
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
El Corazon wrote:
come to think of it we need robots
And the ironic thing is that they need us even more
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
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As someone who used to program 6 and 9 axis robots like this color me impressed. I doubt well see this in production anytime soon (ever) but it was great to watch.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. - -Lazarus Long
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I think I will still pump my own gas. This looks like it could scratch or dent way too easy, and if the controlling software crashed. :wtf: But still cool
I was thinking about this a few years ago. The best concept would involve a drive over bay and a different way to fuel. Think of the way airplanes fuel in midair and you have the concept. Waiting on the robot would just take too long.
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I was thinking about this a few years ago. The best concept would involve a drive over bay and a different way to fuel. Think of the way airplanes fuel in midair and you have the concept. Waiting on the robot would just take too long.
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I think I will still pump my own gas. This looks like it could scratch or dent way too easy, and if the controlling software crashed. :wtf: But still cool
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El Corazon wrote:
...now medical equipment, that is no myth....
So can you tell me why so many doctors over here in Oz have their mobile phones with them and turned on while near all the medical equipment but mine has to be turned off? I have a great time asking these wankers what modifications they have made to render their mobiles harmless when it comes to intefering with said medical equipment, especially if they have the same model as me.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
I bet that was an analogue phone. They ran at much higher power levels than current (GSM or whatever) models. :rose:
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Are we as a human race getting so lazy that we dont even want to get out and fill our own car up?? We are already seeing eftpos and credit card machines at the bowser to save people walking ALL the way into the shop to pay.
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
Thunderbox666 wrote:
to save people walking ALL the way into the shop to pay
It's more to avoid the extremely slow-moving queue as they only have one cash register open even though they've got 8 pumps in constant use with cars queueing up waiting for a pump. This is partly because they're trying to sell you groceries, snacks and magazines but I JUST WANT TO PAY FOR MY PETROL DAMMIT!
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As someone who used to program 6 and 9 axis robots like this color me impressed. I doubt well see this in production anytime soon (ever) but it was great to watch.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. - -Lazarus Long
"I doubt well see this in production anytime soon (ever) but it was great to watch." Actually several years ago Shell gas stations around me (Indianapolis area) tried doing the robotic fill-up. I was too young to drive at the time, but since my mother was handi-capped, they offered it to her for free to try to get her business. You had to have a special gas cap they provided to you, which didn't come off, it would let the gas pump just go through, and had a spring loaded valve to cover the hole when you weren't pushing a gas pump through it. You also had to have a transmitter in your car, which would tell the gas pump what the year, make, and model of car you had. It then would know where to find your gas pump based on finding the front of your car somehow (infared?) It worked half the time, which is probably why it didn't end up being used. Whenever it failed, it would just call a shell employee out, who would manually pump your gas. Due to this "inconvenience" Shell paid for the gas, hence half our fill-ups were free. I wish this would have turned out, as when it worked, it worked perfectly. However when it didn't work, it seemed the pump just couldn't find your gas cap, and retracted as to not cause any damage.
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Thunderbox666 wrote:
to save people walking ALL the way into the shop to pay
It's more to avoid the extremely slow-moving queue as they only have one cash register open even though they've got 8 pumps in constant use with cars queueing up waiting for a pump. This is partly because they're trying to sell you groceries, snacks and magazines but I JUST WANT TO PAY FOR MY PETROL DAMMIT!
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Mike Dimmick wrote:
JUST WANT TO PAY FOR MY PETROL DAMMIT!
Ok, ok, i get the picture there. I am from a regional area, so we dont have huge lines. < geniune question > What about Drivethrough? i see 5 or 6 cars in the drive through and only 1 or 2 ppl inside. (AT TIMES) it is quicker to park, walk in, order, pay, walk out. But people insist on sitting there to save them walking 15m. Can you explain that one?? </ genuine question >
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
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Mike Dimmick wrote:
JUST WANT TO PAY FOR MY PETROL DAMMIT!
Ok, ok, i get the picture there. I am from a regional area, so we dont have huge lines. < geniune question > What about Drivethrough? i see 5 or 6 cars in the drive through and only 1 or 2 ppl inside. (AT TIMES) it is quicker to park, walk in, order, pay, walk out. But people insist on sitting there to save them walking 15m. Can you explain that one?? </ genuine question >
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
Thunderbox666 wrote:
< geniune question > What about Drivethrough? i see 5 or 6 cars in the drive through and only 1 or 2 ppl inside. (AT TIMES) it is quicker to park, walk in, order, pay, walk out. But people insist on sitting there to save them walking 15m. Can you explain that one?? br mode="hold" />
< answer> I would have to put some decent clothes on to go inside, maybe even wash my face and brush my teeth. That would require getting out of "programming mode" and into "deal with humans" mode. As is, I can go in my 'nammers. Also, the drive-through window gets priority service, so if someone at drive through orders my burger, they get it and I wait even though they are 3-back in the queue.
Gary
