A Self-Driving Robot Snowblower Can Clear Your Driveway This Winter - Here's How

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If you are tired of shoveling snow off your driveway, there is a self-driving robot that can do that for you. Called the Yarbo Snow Blower, this robot has the ability to clear snow up to a height of 5 inches and can recharge itself, making your snow cleaning chores much easier.

The Yarbo Snow Blower costs a staggering $4,999. Unless you have that kind of money lying around, this product might not look appealing. Furthermore, anyone who lives in areas that don't get a lot of snow or who has reliable residential snow plowing services likely won't receive a big enough benefit to justify the cost. However, if you live where it snows heavily and frequently, and you often have to clean your own driveway and walkways, the Yarbo may be a great investment.

The Yarbo Snow Blower brings to mind similar yard-maintenance robots, such as watering tractors or the Ecovacs GOAT A3000 robotic lawn mower. Now you can have a robot to help you out in the wintertime, as well. While advertised performance and capabilities suggest you can rely on the Yarbo Snow Blower, and customer reviews back this up, given the price point, it's worth fully understanding what you are getting and if it will be worth it.

As an autonomous device, the Yarbo Snow Blower offers self-driving snow-clearing capabilities. In light, 1-inch-deep snow, it's capable of clearing out 6,000 square feet in a single charge. The robot blows the snow it drives over off to one side, easily removing it from driveways and walkways. While driverless cars may struggle in the snow, the Yarbo Snow Blower works on a variety of surfaces, including pavement, concrete, and gravel.

Each Yarbo Snow Blower revolves around a base module that weighs 77 pounds. Every purchase also includes a snow blower module with a 2-foot-wide intake, a battery, snow tracks, shovel, and a docking station. The module is designed to be versatile and work with other Yarbo products and accessories, including a snowplow blade and a lawnmower attachment.

The robot uses a lithium-ion battery and takes about an hour and a half to charge from 20% to 80% battery life. It's capable of throwing the snow it clears up to a distance of 40 feet, ensuring you don't have giant stacks of snow lining the edges of your driveway. Furthermore, the Yarbo's camera helps it detect obstacles and avoid crashes, but the robot has protective bumpers just in case. While you can schedule the Yarbo to clear out the snow at certain times, the Yarbo app and weather forecasting capabilities let the robot choose when it thinks it's best to clear the snow, streamlining the process.

The Yarbo Snow Blower Amazon product page boasts very positive reviews that sit at an average of 4.5 stars. Customers who enjoyed the product say it is "easy to assemble," that its "autonomous operation is a true lifesaver," and that it is "worth every penny." Multiple reviews mention its sturdiness and durability. However, take these reviews with a grain of salt because only 27 customers reviewed the product, 24 of whom gave the device 5 stars.

A small number of reviews are downright negative, however. One customer thought the assembly was way too long and complicated, so they hired someone else to assemble it for them. Another said that the product did not arrive with its battery. The official Yarbo Snow Blower product page does say the device comes with a 30-day free return policy and 24/7 customer support, which could apply to and help fix these types of situations.

While the future of snow-clearing technology promises advancements such as phase-change concrete that can melt ice and snow, the Yarbo Snow Blower is available here and now. If you're willing to spend some extra money, you can also add on varying levels of a protection plan, as well. With the Yarbo Snow Blower, you may never have to lift a snow shovel again.