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'Raminator' puts the brakes on ATM ram-raids

August 18, 2008

News.com.au: It's an invention that police have been keeping quiet, but now the Raminator's creator is revealing how his contraption has helped make ATM ram-raids a thing of the past.The device, comprising a dual metal plate that acts as a shock absorber, has helped stop hundreds of ATM thieves since being introduced in Australia.Inventor Richard Gould, who will unveil the Raminator on ABC Television's The New Inventors program tomorrow night, says it is a simple idea that basically tilts the ATM on an angle and bolts it firmly in place when attacked.

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