November 1, 2021

Local tech, big and small, answers winter’s call

Winter is coming, and with it the need for accurate weather forecasting, safety in the backcountry and a bit of labor saving as well. The Boulder Valley’s entrepreneurial appetite for advanced technology continues to answer the call.

The old snow shovel is just so 20th century. The self-driving SnowBot Pro from five-year-old and Longmont-based Left Hand Robotics is like a Roomba for a driveway, sidewalk or path, clearing snow away with a rotating brush. It uses GPS technology to follow a pattern its owner lays out, uses lasers and thermal imaging to avoid hitting obstacles, and sends out an alert to…

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With BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.
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