CHESTER, New Jersey — As snow blanketed the state, a Morris County resident opted for a high-tech solution to clear his driveway, capturing the internet’s attention in the process.
A video showcasing his autonomous snow blower has gone viral, amassing millions of views online.
Tom Moloughney, the homeowner in question, faced plenty of skepticism about the robot’s ability to handle his sizable and challenging driveway.
“My driveway is over 6,000 square feet, stretching more than 300 feet up a slope,” Moloughney explained. “If this device can manage my driveway, I’m confident it can handle most others.”
Rather than using a conventional snow blower, Moloughney, who resides in Chester, New Jersey, decided to put an autonomous model through its paces over the weekend.
However, he admits that the process was not without its challenges.
“It takes a while to set them up, I’ll tell you right now, this isn’t for people that just want to buy something, take it out of a box and use it,” he said. “I have probably 30 hours invested in assembling, programing it, walking it around my driveway. Because you have to settle the perimeters. You have to set the angle that the shoots are going to throw the snow. It’s actually a lot of setup, but there’s a big reward waiting for you at the end of that set up because it actually works.”
Once programmed, the machine works on its own, starting when the snow does.
“So you turn it on when it starts snowing and you just let it run continuously,” Moloughney said.
It ran through the night and returned to its charging dock as needed.
“I had it running all night, and when I woke up this morning, my driveway is done,” Moloughney said.
Moloughney says this is a glimpse of how technology is changing everyday chores.
“That’s how robotics and AI helps us live better lives,” he said. “Who wants to be outside clearing your driveway?”
And he believes this is just the beginning.
“This is first gen and like any tech, you know, it only gets bigger, better and less expensive as time goes on,” Moloughney said. “So I 100% can see these things eventually being used at municipalities much larger scale than what mine is.”
The Yarbo snow blower is priced at $4,999.
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