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[Pliablemoose]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPg1ZMiC9pA

That is one of the coolest things I have ever seen, kick ass...

 

[Engineer]

That's fucking awesome!!!

 

[datalink7]

Haha that is pretty sweet

 

[lxskllr]

Pretty nifty, but I think tracks would work better than wheels.

 

[coxmaster]

Looks cool.. I assume its remote controlled no?

 

[xanis]

holy sweet shit that is fucking awesome

 

[HannibalX]

Very cool. If I ever move back to Chicagoland I'm getting one of these... that is, unless the city in its infinite wisdom has banned them for our own good.

 

[olds]

It wouldn't do well in deep snow.
That pile they showed towards the end of the video was not created by the roboplow.

 

[TubeTote]

I want one!

 

[Engineer]

It wouldn't do well in deep snow.
That pile they showed towards the end of the video was not created by the roboplow.

Hence the credits of the "shovelers" listed at the end.

As for deep snow, I agree. Would be good and fast at doing it multiple times while still snowing. Could clear the sidewalk several times while snowing to avoid the big buildup. Still very cool.

 

[lxskllr]

It wouldn't do well in deep snow.
That pile they showed towards the end of the video was not created by the roboplow.

You'd have to be constantly running it every couple of inches or so. That wouldn't necessarily be a problem if you can control it from a computer. Put a docking station ala Roomba in the garage, and run it every couple of hours or so, docking it between plows. It's not the most practical thing in the world, but it looks fun to use.

 

[HannibalX]

Now it just needs GPS integration so it can work on its own. Program a set route for it to take and let it go.

 

[Matthiasa]

660 amp of power... what???

It also does a poor job of getting all the snow off, and so may end up just created layers of ice.

 

[Pliablemoose]

All I need are spikes on the blade and a crowded Wal Mart...

 

[arcenite]

It wouldn't do well in deep snow.
That pile they showed towards the end of the video was not created by the roboplow.

See my avatar.

 

[olds]

Now it just needs GPS integration so it can work on its own. Program a set route for it to take and let it go.

:thumbsup:

 

[HannibalX]

660 amp of power... what???

It also does a poor job of getting all the snow off, and so may end up just created layers of ice.

You're right, it's a terrible idea, better just stick to your shovel.

 

[slayer202]

surprised there isn't something sort of like this out there thats popular. like one of those auto vacuums

 

[olds]

660 amp of power... what???

It also does a poor job of getting all the snow off, and so may end up just created layers of ice.

Add a salt spreader.

 

[HannibalX]

Salt spreader would be good. You could use one of those gear driven fertilizer spreaders and tow it behind the unit.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Salt spreader would be good. You could use one of those gear driven fertilizer spreaders and just town it behind the unit.

Or build the body out of stainless steel/plastic and integrate a spreader into the design.

 

[xanis]

Salt spreader would be good. You could use one of those gear driven fertilizer spreaders and just town it behind the unit.

Wouldn't that kind of gimp the thing? It's got pretty much no turning radius whatsoever, towing a mechanical fertilizer spreader would get rid of that. I'm thinking it needs something like what's on the state DOT trucks. Something that's mounted to the back.

 

[HannibalX]

The gear driven spreaders are a good design, if you could make the components smaller and integrate them it could work. Put the salt hopper on top of the main unit.

 

[HannibalX]

Wouldn't that kind of gimp the thing?

Only if the spreader was able to move, which it wouldn't be if done right.

 

[Pliablemoose]

I'm thinking we need to steal the design, start a limited partnership and build the thing...