Remote-Controlled Snowplow - Neatorama

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Rob Klinkey built this remote-controlled snowplow. Roboplow has a 50 inch blade, six powered wheels, and 660 amps of power. The blade can be pneumatically controlled in four directions. Lights and a mounted camera allow the Roboplow to be driven while out of sight and at night.

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Now THAT is neato!! I want one.

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Man, that kid loves that snowplow

This looks pretty awesome, but I'd like to see how well it stands up against a real snowfall!

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660 amps of power! That means it can probably go 200 Newtons of distance at a speed of 20 kilograms!

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They would make LOTS of money if they market this.

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@Colin

my thoughts exactly. i bet it weighs at least 120 joules.

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@nutbastard and @Colin.

I doubt it. This was built in a freedom loving country. It uses man units like inches and pounds not surrender eating metric. It more likely weighs about 6feet and gets 50 110 volts to the mile.

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Inches and pounds are a pun-like joke in the realm of science.

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Also: it needs rotating blades.

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The times they really are achanging- Back in the days the youngsters could make some bucks by clearing snow for the neighbors. Nowadays some dude buys a few hundreds of dollars worth of electronic components and a coffin and six wheels and a blade and hey presto now it's unemployment for the kids in the hood... I tell ya this thing will be responsible for the rising of youth-criminality!

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I am wondering if the builder would contact me and we could discuss this product?
Thanks

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