>From Harry Veeder > Dutch inventors create robot to pitch in at the pumps > > Last Updated: Tuesday, February 5, 2008 | 2:49 PM ET > CBC News > > The world's first gas-pumping robot, described as a 'spectacular > innovation,' has begun unscrewing gas caps and topping up tanks in the > Netherlands. > > Dutch inventor and Shell station owner Nico van Staveren began work on the > robot, dubbed tankpitstop, with a team of engineers in 2005. > > http://www.tankpitstop.com/
... > "This is really a spectacular innovation," said Maria Van der Hoeven, the > minister of economic affairs, at the unveiling in Emmeloord on Monday. This "spectacular innovation" will not be welcomed in the state of Oregon. Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
