A viral video shows a $5,000 robot effortlessly clearing snow during a winter storm. We dive into how the Yarbo autonomous snow blower works, its limits, and why it has millions rethinking the worst chore of winter.
There’s like a 1" gap in the grate and at least 3-4" from there to any moving parts. Yes, a toddler can stick their arms in there, but if that happens it will be predominantly due to horrible parenting.
It obviously isn’t 100% hazard free, it’s a motorized power tool after all, but it does seem to have proper mitigations in place to reduce risk of injury to a reasonable level.
But not kids and pets at leaat
Arms and legs allowed in are still really bad. You can’t run fast in snow, and you are more likely to trip.
There’s like a 1" gap in the grate and at least 3-4" from there to any moving parts. Yes, a toddler can stick their arms in there, but if that happens it will be predominantly due to horrible parenting.
It obviously isn’t 100% hazard free, it’s a motorized power tool after all, but it does seem to have proper mitigations in place to reduce risk of injury to a reasonable level.
Not allowing it to operate autonomously with zero supervision should be a requirement. Anything less is not reasonable mitigation.
Get your fat fuck kids out with a shovel and clear the driveway.