On 6/2/2008 12:43 PM, OrionWorks wrote: > 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.
why? Harry
