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ROOFUS Tackles Snow
     



Designer Michal Glogowski submits a 220 pound

robotic solution (Yanko Design Link)
to the problem of snow build-up on flat-roofed commercial buildings.
ROOFUS is conceptualized for either remote controlled or autonomous
operation,
and provides blades for collecting snow or breaking up ice.
The frozen payload is stored in a container, then ejected dump-truck
style over the side of the building or into a chute.
In addition to saving untold man-hours of shoveling and tingling
fingers, ROOFUS can be outfitted with grass-mowing blades, street
sweeping attachments, or floor polishing pads.
While it looks like some technical details still need to be worked out,
and a trip to the the safety review department is in order,
ROOFUS could be a common site among Google map viewers
in the not-so-distant future.

 
   

http://robots.net/article/2693.html