{"id":534483,"date":"2026-04-17T12:55:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T09:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=534483"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:30:17","slug":"robot-tsikavik-starts-operating-at-belorusneft-gas-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/robot-tsikavik-starts-operating-at-belorusneft-gas-station","title":{"rendered":"Robot \u201cTsikavik\u201d Starts Operating at Belorusneft Gas Station"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Belorusneft” presented<\/a> its first robotic retail complex. The robot, called “Tsikavik,” has started operating at Gas Station No. 17 of RUE \u201cBelorusneft-Gomeloblnefteprodukt\u201d (the agrotown of Yeryomina near Homiel).<\/p>\n

According to the company\u2019s press service, the automated complex accepts orders, selects products, and dispenses them to customers. The \u0430\u0441\u0441\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442 includes hundreds of items, ranging from chewing gum to 5-liter canisters of windshield washer fluid.<\/p>\n

The project was implemented jointly with the company \u201cIdeyRobotiksTreid.\u201d It took about a year to create the complex. A standard kiosk was adapted for the robot\u2019s operation. It has two functional zones \u2014 a customer area and a technical area. The complex is currently being tested. If successful, it will be introduced at other gas stations.<\/p>\n

Judging by Belorusneft\u2019s video, the system is essentially a large vending machine. Customers select products on a large touchscreen, pay by card, and then a robotic manipulator picks the item from the shelves and places it into the pickup window.<\/p>\n