This Calls for ROBOPLOW!

Reaganite Republican/YouTube ^ | 06 January 2014 | Reaganite Republican

[Reaganite Republican]

Catastrophic winter storms throughout the US Northeast and now Midwest -setting record lows and caused by global warming- have some folks shoveling snow up to their belly... so while you're out there giving yourself a heart attack, think of how fun it would be to grab a coffee and plow the driveway/sidewalks from your laptop or smart-phone instead:

The Roboplow was invented by Rob Kinkey and isn't some frail little 'maybe' like early robotic vacuum cleaners.: if anything, it's overkill with 6-wheel-drive, 50" plow-blade, and serious power from it's electric motors that have it tearing down the driveway (can do 'donuts', see video below). 

The thing resembles an Israeli IDF border-patrol robot or something, and really was done professionally with front and rear LED safety lights, full-power-adjustable plow, top-mounted web camera, remote control system for all of the above, + weather sealing/finishing... no word on any plans for commercial production yet:

Video at You Tube...

[Reaganite Republican]

***ping***

[MeshugeMikey]

This would be The Year to being that puppy to market!

[humblegunner]

Video right here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIPfpHG8LKA

Why pimp for hits?

[Reaganite Republican]

This WOULD be the year, perhaps one for the ages... unless this global warming continues

[MeshugeMikey]

[DaveA37]

No good product goes untested under severe and unusual conditions.

So, send one to me here in Wisconsin and I will do everything in my power to insure it gets a good and thorough testing. Hurry though, conditions may/do change rapidly.

[ken5050]

How come it does’t have solar panels? Oh, wait....

[BBB333]

I still rely upon my 32” Honda snow blower (and a 6-pack of Heineken).

Works very well.

[PubliusMM]

Five foot, winch-controlled blade on the front of a Yamaha Grizzly 600 4x4 UTV.
It’s perfect, if I can get Mrs. PubliusMM to drive it. Usually, it falls to me. Makes pretty quick work of our long driveway, though.
And, it doubles as a great hunting vehicle.

[mabarker1]

Why pimp for hits?

Because it give you something to cry about.

[Spruce]

Useless against the 2-foot or higher walls of ice that get thrown in front of driveways by the snowplows.

[humblegunner]

[nascarnation]

I agree, I have a Polaris and it’s plows like a locomotive.

[Blue Collar Christian]

THAT is the sum total of his reason for living.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Nicely done

[mabarker1]

I know, been watching this for years. Must be REALLY boring in the basement.

[mabarker1]

[humblegunner]

Must be REALLY boring in the basement.

It always livens things up when your sister stops by.

[mabarker1]

I don’t have a Sister.