New Jersey man enjoys fireplace inside while $4,999 autonomous snow blower clears his driveway: 'We're watching the Olympics'

• Americans are pushing snow blowers and digging through mounds of snow with shovels after this weekend's blizzard.
• An EV battery reviewer was once again able to watch from inside as his autonomous snow blower cleared his driveway.
• The 230-pound Yarbo Snow Blower, which retails for $4,999, can clear snow up to 12 inches high and recharges itself.

Forget robotaxis — a man and his robo-snow blower were once again the envy of robotics nerds on X during the weekend's winter storm.

On Sunday, a large Nor'easter blizzard dumped 10 to 19 inches of snow from Maryland to Maine.

It turned hundreds of flight boards red with cancellations, placed an estimated 69 million Americans under winter alerts, and canceled school in New York City.

Tom Moloughney, however, stayed cozy 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.

"We're nice and warm inside," he wrote on X. "The fireplace is crackling and we're watching the Olympics closing ceremonies while the driveway is being cleared. The @yarboglobal autonomous snow blower is really awesome."

Moloughney is a certified techie, host of the State of Charge YouTube channel, and a senior editor at InsideEVs. He's been reviewing a $4,999 autonomous snow blower from robotics company Yarbo.

The storm dumped about a foot of snow in Moloughney's town over 24 hours, according to the National Weather Service. It was the perfect opportunity to give the bot a whirl.

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.

According to Yarbo'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.

This isn't the first major snowstorm the Yarbo has tackled in Mologhney's driveway. In late January, the techie generated headlines after posting several videos of the machine hurling snow from his driveway after his town was blanketed in six inches of snow.

"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," Moloughney wrote on X at the time. "I'm inside sipping a coffee while it's doing its job and so far so good!"

Still, the robotic helper hasn't been flawless, according to Moloughney. His driveway has a steep incline — and this weekend's snowstorm was deep and heavy. That has forced the robot to track back to its charger more frequently.

"This is definitely a challenging storm for the Yarbo," he wrote. "The snow is really wet and heavy, so it's bunching up in front of the machine as it's going up the hill a lot. But so far it keeps going."

The reviewer previously said the machine required extensive digital setup and struggled to establish GPS connectivity in parts of his driveway.

Despite the hiccups, Moloughney said the robot worked through the night as the final flakes fell, saying its performance was "kicking ass."