Robotic Gas Pumps Are Coming Soon
Pumping gas is a real pain. It involves actually getting out of your car, moving the muscles in your legs and arms and surrounding yourself with outside air. But one company plans to introduce robotic gas pumps in St. Louis, which would do all the work for drivers. Husky Corporation, based in Pacific, Mo., has developed such a pump that should be ready for regulatory testing in about nine months, reports local Fox affiliate KTVI. "We already have drive-thru McDonalds, drive-thru banks and drive-thru car washes," Husky executive Brad Baker told KTVI. Why not robotic gas pumps? This is how the machine works, as KTVI explains: Infrared lights and cameras locate the fuel door. An arm with a suction cup opens the fuel door. A nozzle then extends into the fuel tank and releases the desired amount of fuel. Once the tank is full, the nozzle returns to the pump. Baker said that he envisions the system with...