{"id":44148,"date":"2026-01-29T19:31:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/man-uses-4999-autonomous-snow-blower-to-clear-his-driveway-during-winter-storm-im-inside-sipping-a-coffee\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T19:31:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:31:26","slug":"man-uses-4999-autonomous-snow-blower-to-clear-his-driveway-during-winter-storm-im-inside-sipping-a-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/man-uses-4999-autonomous-snow-blower-to-clear-his-driveway-during-winter-storm-im-inside-sipping-a-coffee\/","title":{"rendered":"Man uses $4,999 autonomous snow blower to clear his driveway during winter storm: &#8216;I&#8217;m inside sipping a coffee&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/6977d5d0a645d11881880249?format=jpeg\" alt=\"The Yarbo Snow Blower, a $4,999 autonomous bot.\"\/><figcaption>Americans are digging themselves out of this weekend&#039;s massive snow storm. One tech YouTuber and reviewer found a 21st century solution: the autonomous Yarbo Snow Blower.<\/p>\n<p>Yarbo<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Americans pushed snow blowers and dug through mounds of snow with shovels after this past weekend&#039;s winter storm.<\/li>\n<li>An EV battery reviewer was able to watch his autonomous snow blower clear his driveway from the warmth of his home.<\/li>\n<li>The 230-pound Yarbo Snow Blower, which retails for $4,999, can chuck snow over 40 feet and charges in an hour and a half.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Forget robotaxis \u2014 a man and his robo-snow blower were the envy of X during the weekend&#039;s winter storm.<\/p>\n<p>More than 250 million Americans are thawing out after a massive winter storm swept the country with freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Moloughney, however, stayed inside. He watched a nearly 230-pound robot clear his long New Jersey driveway, documenting the process in a video posted to his X account.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Winter Storm Fern has descended upon NJ this morning and my @yarboglobal autonomous snow blower went into action. <br \/>This is going to be a great test to see if this robot can handle a 6,000 sq.ft. driveway during a major winter storm. <br \/>I&#039;m inside sipping a coffee while it&#039;s doing\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/52DuOGUc9a<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Moloughney (@tommolog) January 25, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Moloughney is a certified techie, host of the State of Charge YouTube channel and a senior editor at InsideEVs. He&#039;s been reviewing a $4,999 autonomous snow blower from robotics company Yarbo.<\/p>\n<p>The storm dumped about six inches of snow in Moloughney&#039;s town over 24 hours, according to the National Weather Service. It was the perfect opportunity to give the bot a whirl.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;This is going to be a great test to see if this robot can handle a 6,000 sq.ft. driveway during a major winter storm,&quot; Moloughney wrote on X. &quot;I&#039;m inside sipping a coffee while it&#039;s doing its job and so far so good!&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Videos Moloughney posted during the storm showed the Wi-Fi-connected machine clearing snow from his long driveway, a walkway, and the curved area in front of his two-car garage. When its battery ran low, the robot returned on its own to a charging pad, recharging for about an hour and a half before heading back out into the freezing temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>According to Yarbo&#039;s website, the autonomous snowblower can clear up to 12 inches of snow, throw it as far as 40 feet, and operate in temperatures as low as minus 13 degrees Fahrenheit.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It will continue to do that until the driveway is completely done twice,&quot; Moloughney updated viewers on X during the storm. &quot;I&#039;ll then send it out again and continue to do so until the snow stops.&quot;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Autonomous Snow Blower Update:<br \/>The @yarboglobal completed the first pass of the driveway and went back to the charging dock. <br \/>After about 1.25hrs, it will be 80% charged and will automatically return and continue to clear the driveway. <br \/>I plan to run it during the entirety of the\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/JiP8JGZ93t<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Moloughney (@tommolog) January 25, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Still, the robotic helper hasn&#039;t been flawless, according to Moloughney. The reviewer said the machine required extensive digital setup before the storm and struggled to establish GPS connectivity in parts of his driveway. During a previous storm, he said hail fell before the snow, leaving a sheet of ice the robot couldn&#039;t remove. And, during a previous storm, hail fell before the snow, leaving a sheet of ice covering his driveway before the bot cleared the snow.<\/p>\n<p>Moloughney and Yarbo did not respond to Business Insider&#039;s requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the hiccups, Moloughney said the robot worked through the night as the final flakes fell, calling its performance &quot;kicking ass.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the reviewer&#039;s unboxing of the robo-snow blower in the video below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/75WXrXKykZ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>Read the original article on Business Insider<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Americans are digging themselves out of this weekend&#039;s massive snow storm. One tech YouTuber and reviewer found a 21st century solution: the autonomous Yarbo Snow Blower. Yarbo Americans pushed snow blowers and dug through mounds of snow with shovels after this past weekend&#039;s winter storm. 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