Can we build a robotic oil change system?
The other day I was talking to an acquaintance. He is working on Administration for his Bachelor of Engineering, among other things. After briefly talking with him about the mobile oil change business, it occurred to me that maybe someone needs to create an oil change robot system to change oil in car fleets like car rentals, truck fleets, lots auto dealer GSA and US Military Vehicles to save money on training, logistics costs, and mechanics for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. Okay, let’s talk, I mean, is this possible?
Sure it is, in fact, an oil company has already designed a robotic refueling system, so you can just walk up to the pump, and the system opens the little door, unscrews the gas cap, lines up its arm , place the mouthpiece and then pumps. When complete, remove the nozzle, screw the gas cap back on, gently close the door, and you’re good to go. Today, you’d just pick up your iPhone and wave it over the payment system, and you’d get paid, fed, and basically good to go, right? Sure why not.
In fact, our think tank was discussing this the other day, as such a system could be used to refuel robotic drones, which means you wouldn’t need people on the flight line in some foreign country to refuel or tie down the aircraft, systems robotics would do all the work. Too much hype, you say, nonsense, even Google has an autonomous robotic car now. Yes, he had an accident, but guess what? It was the fault of the other cars, the one driven by a human!
You may think this is silly for a mobile oil change rig but I think it’s beautiful and having been in the car wash business I can tell you it’s mostly robotic using robotic sensors like sonar, electronic eyes, flow sensors optical and infrared systems in some cases. In the case of a fleet of vehicles, it is simple, all the vehicles are unlocked and everything is in the same place, the oil change robot can simply drive and make the vehicles without human labor, no more worries about costs of medical care. , pensions, workers’ compensation, training, scheduling, human resources, workplace injuries, strikes, or a shortage of skilled technicians you see?
The original systems can be expensive at first, but the number of companies, agencies, military, and fleet owners that would buy them could lead to significant advantages in the economies of scale for mass producing these systems. So why don’t I ask? Please consider all of this.
