Sunday, April 13, 1997 To read a story, HIGHLIGHT headline and click READ. IN BRIEF No Fueling, it's Robopump ----------END-----------
	Shell Oil Co.'s Smart Pump System lets motorists stay in their cars as a robotic arm dispenses gasoline faster and emits fewer fumes than regular pumps. A small transmitter, that goes on the windshield and a special gas cap are needed by motorists to use Shell's automated station. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press.	No Fueling, it's Robopump SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- It doesn't do windows or check your oil, but a robot introduced at a Shell Oil Co. service station pumps gas and takes credit card information while drivers stay in their cars.       Shell's Smart Pump System pumps gas faster and emits fewer fumes than regular gasoline pumps, its designers say. It also eliminates gas spilled on business suits and hands and keeps drivers warm and dry and small children confident they are not being abandoned. FULL TEXT IN BRIEF Lilly gains rights      to gene technology FULL TEXT
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