NEW YORK (VINnews) — A small robot is lending a hand — or wheel — in clearing snow from New York City streets as a powerful blizzard blankets the region.
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New York-based company Reflex Robotics shared video of one of its robots plowing snow outside its office, carving a narrow path through thick accumulation as wind and heavy snowfall swept across the city.
The footage comes as New York City faced its first blizzard warning since 2017. The storm coated streets, sidewalks and vehicles in a heavy layer of snow, disrupting travel and daily life across the five boroughs.
City officials also declared the first snow day for public schools since 2019, underscoring the severity of the storm.
While traditional plows and sanitation crews handled the bulk of snow removal, the robot’s appearance offered a glimpse into how emerging technology could assist with urban cleanup during extreme weather events.
Reflex HQ SLAMMED by snow pic.twitter.com/FgdlIkno89
— Reflex Robotics (@ReflexRobot) February 23, 2026
How come so much of the city is still buried under snow? The robots should have cleared everything by monday night.
there’s a robot in city hall also running the city without a brain
And you don’t have to pay them $29 an hour.
I hope that robot knows how to shovel! Because there’s a LOT of snow!
shkoach!!!
Wow, this is really something, but what can it do besides shoveling snow.
Looks cute but its not practical. Seems far too fragile for what we actually have to deal with – uneven sidewalks, potholes in roads, random street furniture, previous frozen snow mounds and piles of garbage. And 99% of the time you cant just push it off the side to clear snow. Why is it still using a regular snow shovel. Would be better to have a robotic plow or snow thrower.