Robots in the Driveway
What the Yarbo Core + Snowblower can (and can't) do for you — and why a Zippy Snow Pro is the whole ballgame.
A homeowner's guide to robotic snow removal: the Yarbo Snowblower spec by spec, what installing RTK really involves (and when NetRTK saves a tree-covered lot), the dos and don'ts owners learn the hard way, and a pre-winter checklist for the fridge.
Free with a Zippy account — sign up in about twenty seconds and it downloads right away.
What you'll know after reading it
- How much snow it really handles in one pass — and where a hand shovel still earns its keep
- Whether your roofline and trees leave enough sky for an RTK base, and when NetRTK is the answer
- The dock and mapping mistakes that are cheap to avoid and expensive to fix
- Gravel and circular driveways: the settings that make them work
- Ten things to check before the first storm, every year
What's inside
- 01Snow is getting a robot upgradeThe five-minute pitch — and the one sentence to keep in your back pocket.
- 02Meet the machineThe Yarbo Core + Snowblower spec by spec: 24″ path, 12″ intake, 6–40 ft throw, storm mode.
- 03Installation is a project, not a productRTK base stations, sky view, grounding, the dock's rules — and NetRTK for lots without open sky.
- 04The field guideDos and don'ts for owners, plus the known rough edges nobody puts in the ad.
- 05Why a pro belongs in the drivewayThe case for a professional survey, install and seasonal service.
- 06The pre-winter checklistA one-page cheat sheet to tape inside the garage.
Questions
Is the white paper really free?
Yes. Create a free Zippy account — name, email and phone, about twenty seconds — and the PDF downloads straight away. No credit card, nothing to buy. The same account maps your driveway whenever you want to see how a robot would fit.
Who wrote it?
William Golde of the Zippy Snow team, from the installs and service calls we do every season. It's written for homeowners, in plain English, including the parts the ads leave out.
I already own a Yarbo. Is it still worth reading?
Especially then. Chapters 3, 4 and 6 are about living with one: base-station placement and re-mapping, the dock's rules, the dos and don'ts owners learn the hard way, and a pre-winter checklist to run every fall.
My yard has a lot of trees. Will a robot snow blower work?
Maybe — chapter 3 explains NetRTK, the cellular correction option that opened robotic snow removal to lots without a clear view of the sky. Map your driveway with our free tool and we'll check the sky over it from satellite before anyone visits.
Read it tonight — it's free
One free account, one tap, and the PDF is yours. When you're ready, the same account maps your driveway from satellite and checks the sky over it.