▲ 65 ▼ This Autonomous Snow Blower Shovels on its Own, Recharges Itself, and Keeps Going (www.carsandhorsepower.com) submitted 6 months ago by Changelin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world 43 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 months ago (4 children) What was wrong with a $10 shovel? permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) 100 people die in the US every year from shoveling snow. Not everyone is fit for the task, and yet if you own property you are almost required to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 6 months ago (1 child) Yeah, that’s fair. Snow blowers as a personal purchase have always felt silly to me, since if needed you could always pay for a shovel/plow service that just come when it snows, so you don’t have an expensive appliance sitting around that might barely be used. Now I’m wondering what the cost comparison would look like between the two. I suppose it depends on how much snow you usually get permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago* (1 child) I see this as something that makes the services more affordable. A municipality might even be able to deploy them for seniors if they are efficient enough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 point 6 months ago That would be a great application for it! Okay, I’m swayed in the other direction. For stuff like schools, churches, etc, I can see it making sense. Especially if the machines aren’t hard to maintain. permalink fedilink source parent [–] frongt@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago Pretty hard to use if you're disabled. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 6 months ago The $10 shovel doesn't clear the driveway for you... permalink fedilink source parent [–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 1 point 6 months ago Yes but no but yes.. but give me money! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) 100 people die in the US every year from shoveling snow. Not everyone is fit for the task, and yet if you own property you are almost required to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 6 months ago (1 child) Yeah, that’s fair. Snow blowers as a personal purchase have always felt silly to me, since if needed you could always pay for a shovel/plow service that just come when it snows, so you don’t have an expensive appliance sitting around that might barely be used. Now I’m wondering what the cost comparison would look like between the two. I suppose it depends on how much snow you usually get permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago* (1 child) I see this as something that makes the services more affordable. A municipality might even be able to deploy them for seniors if they are efficient enough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 point 6 months ago That would be a great application for it! Okay, I’m swayed in the other direction. For stuff like schools, churches, etc, I can see it making sense. Especially if the machines aren’t hard to maintain. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 6 months ago (1 child) Yeah, that’s fair. Snow blowers as a personal purchase have always felt silly to me, since if needed you could always pay for a shovel/plow service that just come when it snows, so you don’t have an expensive appliance sitting around that might barely be used. Now I’m wondering what the cost comparison would look like between the two. I suppose it depends on how much snow you usually get permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago* (1 child) I see this as something that makes the services more affordable. A municipality might even be able to deploy them for seniors if they are efficient enough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 point 6 months ago That would be a great application for it! Okay, I’m swayed in the other direction. For stuff like schools, churches, etc, I can see it making sense. Especially if the machines aren’t hard to maintain. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago* (1 child) I see this as something that makes the services more affordable. A municipality might even be able to deploy them for seniors if they are efficient enough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 point 6 months ago That would be a great application for it! Okay, I’m swayed in the other direction. For stuff like schools, churches, etc, I can see it making sense. Especially if the machines aren’t hard to maintain. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 point 6 months ago That would be a great application for it! Okay, I’m swayed in the other direction. For stuff like schools, churches, etc, I can see it making sense. Especially if the machines aren’t hard to maintain. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago Pretty hard to use if you're disabled. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 6 months ago The $10 shovel doesn't clear the driveway for you... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 1 point 6 months ago Yes but no but yes.. but give me money! permalink fedilink source parent