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May 3, 2008 03:01 AM

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NoroBiik

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Robot I-Shovel Clears Snow Automatically

The weatherman's predicting snow at midnight, and you've got to drive to work at 7:00 in the morning. Do you get up early to shovel the driveway, or just be late to work and pretend you didn't know about the upcoming blizzard?

If you have an I-Shovel, you won't need to worry. The robotic shovel automatically detects snow accumulation and shovels the driveway, with no supervision necessary. Its designers made sure the I-Shovel is safe enough to autonomously operate around children (it's just a shovel, not a blower), as well as be eco-friendly and inexpensive. As the first robotic snow shovel, it could soon join its robot kin Roomba the vacuum cleaner and Husqvarna the lawn mower in your garage.


Full article here :

http://www.robotworldnews.com/100571.php

Video here :

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May 3, 2008 10:33 AM

That sure rings a bell


http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13093/SnoBot---An-Exercise-in-Robot...

ScottE -- Member (always) & Moderator (when needed)

May 3, 2008 10:37 AM

I see some problems with the design prototype.
Looks like it can't handle the two inches of slop it's working on in the video. The blade is deflecting, and rising up over the snow

ScottE -- Member (always) & Moderator (when needed)

May 3, 2008 4:12 PM

MrScott said: I see some problems with the design prototype. Looks like it can't handle the two inches of slop it's working on in the video. The blade is deflecting, and rising up over the snow
Well I am very interested as Duluth MN is one of the snowiest places in the country!  However Mr Scott is right, I dont think it could handle much more then a small snowfall, bad news for my back!~

May 3, 2008 5:23 PM

Still, someone's got the idea working... just needs some beefing up and nice colorful paint scheme.

Rovio rules!
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