"Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, mata o hima de; Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, himitsu wo shiri tai. Thank you very much, oh Mr. Roboto!" Those were snippets from an old song that sort of relates to this post... LOL!
Anyway, I'm not that impressed with the technology for Robotic Gas Pumps, but I'm sure that some of y'all may like this idea. Before self-serve gas became commonplace, drivers used to pull up to the gas pump back in the day, and an attendant would fill your vehicle's fuel tank to whatever desired amount you asked for. In the future, this notion may once again be widespread, except the attendant will be some metallic, robotic arm. Yikes!
They are already pushing harder than ever for self-driving robotic (autonomous) cars and whatnot. There again, I'm not impressed with that idea, either. I understand that a fair percentage of Homo sapiens would be pleased if everything became automated. I will go out on a limb and say that most sentient human beings would still prefer to eat, drink, sleep and wipe their own ass on their own, but who knows? Ha-ha! What do you think about this?
I've heard that these Robotic Gas Pumps claim to save the user at least 30% in the time involved it takes to pump gas. They also think that they will come of great benefit during harsh weather conditions, when it's too cold, or whatever makes a person not want to get out of their car. Yeah, but what about when they malfunction or tear up? As most of us know, the more mechanical parts you have on something, the more likely something is going to wear out or break. The more technical and computer-dependent something is, the more chances for a glitch, as well? Either way, I'm not sold on this idea. I think the economics of this disturbs me more than anything. I mean, it just looks like it would be really costly and take a long time to pay for itself - assuming it would bring more business to your gas station and whatnot.
Anyway, the YouTube video for these robotic gas pumps is located here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bZ2u5UnApA
Anyway, the YouTube video for these robotic gas pumps is located here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bZ2u5UnApA
As you can tell, that video seems to have a good percentage of thumbs down votes, so maybe there is still hope for mankind after all. Oh, another thing I noticed about that YouTube video is that they have closed the comment field so nobody can share their thoughts. Hmm, I wonder why? Ha!
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I still miss the days when you didn't have to get out of the car to fuel up. To hell with robotic gas pumps, I'd be fine with other humans doing the pumping for me like they used to. I am not that old, but I could totally see why a lot of the older ladies that still drive don't really enjoy holding that nasty handle that leaves a smell of gasoline on you. That is not my idea of perfume. Anyway, I don't really like the robotic idea, but I'm going to check out the video link anyway. Have a good day. Oh, at least the gas prices have finally (or temporarily) went down in the U.S.
ReplyDeleteYou can still find a few of the attendant-style gas pumps spread out throughout the land. Personally, I prefer the self-serve, but if I had to choose between the other non-self options, I would still pick the humans over the robotic versions, unfortunately. :))
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