Yarbo, multipurpose autonomous yard robots that can mow lawns or be used as snowblowers are displayed during CES 2023, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 6, 2023. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Matt Russell of Cheektowaga, NY, clears mounds of snow with his snowblower, following a deadly Christmas blizzard in the western portion of New York, U.S., December 27, 2022. REUTERS/Robert Kirkham 

Matt Russell of Cheektowaga, NY, clears mounds of snow with his snowblower, following a deadly Christmas blizzard in the western portion of New York, U.S., December 27, 2022. REUTERS/Robert Kirkham 

Man uses snowblower during a snowstorm as extreme winter weather hits Buffalo, New York, U.S., November 19, 2022. REUTERS/Lindsay DeDario 

A man uses a snowblower as a snowstorm enters its second day in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon VanRaes 

A man uses a snowblower as a snowstorm enters its second day in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon VanRaes 

A man uses a snowblower as a snowstorm enters its second day in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon VanRaes 

A Des Moines resident adjusts the chute on their snowblower while clearing snow after Winter Storm Izzy in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., January 15, 2022. REUTERS/Rachel Mummey 

A worker uses a snowblower outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during a snow storm in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

A worker uses a snowblower outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during a snow storm in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

A worker uses a snowblower outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during a snow storm in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

A protester uses a snowblower during a standoff with riot police at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

An employee of the Office for Federal Roads of the Swiss canton of Uri drives a snowblower to remove snow from the Sankt Gotthard (St. Gotthard) mountain pass road (2091 metres/6860 feet altitude) in the Swiss Alps, Switzerland May 6, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann 

A skier is seen in front of Employees of the Office for Federal Roads of the Swiss canton of Uri driving snowblowers to remove snow from the Sankt Gotthard (St. Gotthard) mountain pass road (2091 metres/6860 feet altitude) in the Swiss Alps, Switzerland May 6, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann 

Employees of the Office for Federal Roads of the Swiss canton of Uri drive snowblowers to remove snow from the Sankt Gotthard (St. Gotthard) mountain pass road (2091 metres/6860 feet altitude) in the Swiss Alps, Switzerland May 6, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann 

An employee of the Office for Federal Roads of the Swiss canton of Uri drives a snowblower to remove snow from the Sankt Gotthard (St. Gotthard) mountain pass road (2091 metres/6860 feet altitude) in the Swiss Alps, Switzerland May 6, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann 

An employee of the Office for Federal Roads of the Swiss canton of Uri drives a snowblower to remove snow from the Sankt Gotthard (St. Gotthard) mountain pass road (2091 metres/6860 feet altitude) in the Swiss Alps, Switzerland May 6, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann 

An employee of the Office for Federal Roads of the Swiss canton of Uri walks to a snowblower before works to remove snow from the Sankt Gotthard (St. Gotthard) mountain pass road (2091 metres/6860 feet altitude) in the Swiss Alps, Switzerland May 6, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann 

Employees of the Office for Federal Roads of the Swiss canton of Uri drive snowblowers to remove snow from the Sankt Gotthard (St. Gotthard) mountain pass road (2091 metres/6860 feet altitude) in the Swiss Alps, Switzerland May 6, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann 

A man clears a sidewalk with a snowblower, during a nor'easter, near the Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., March 21, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

A man uses a snowblower to clear snow, during a nor'easter, near the Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., March 21, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

A man uses a snowblower machine to clear the pavement during a heavy snowfall one day before the start of the Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Paul Hanna 

A man uses a snowblower to clear snow from a street during a snowstorm in Port Washington, New York, U.S. January 4, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

A man uses a snowblower to clear snow around a car buried in snow as a late winter storm that dumped more than two feet (60 cm) of snow in certain areas of Quebec, closed schools and some roadways causing multiple highway collisions and incidents of trapped motorists, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Dario Ayala 

Dan Fallon clears his driveway with a snowblower during a snowstorm in Valley Cottage, New York, U.S., a northern suburb of New York City, March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Segar 

Glen Porter maneuvers his snowblower while clearing his driveway in Bangor, Maine, U.S. December 30, 2016. REUTERS/Ashley Conti 

Tom Sargent pushes his snowblower up his driveway in Bangor, Maine, U.S. December 30, 2016. REUTERS/Ashley Conti 

Frank Courtell clears snow with an electric snowblower on his driveway after a snowstorm inside the Washington DC Beltway in Annandale, Virginia, January 24, 2016. New York lifted a travel ban and mass transit started getting back to normal on Sunday after a record-setting blizzard in the U.S. Northeast, but Washington remained at a standstill following storms that killed at least 19 people across the country. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang 

Dave Young operates a snowblower during a winter storm in Princeton, New Jersey, January 23, 2016. More than two feet (60 cm) of snow is expected to fall in the first major storm of the season. REUTERS/Dominick Reuter 

A worker uses a snowblower to clear snow from Times Square in the Manhattan borough of New York January 23, 2016. A winter storm dumped nearly 2 feet (58 cm) of snow on the suburbs of Washington, D.C., on Saturday before moving on to Philadelphia and New York, paralyzing road, rail and airline travel along the U.S. East Coast. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

Corey Ihasz of Potomac, Maryland loads his new snow blower into his truck at the Lowe's store in Kentlands, Maryland January 21, 2016. Icy roads and freezing temperatures prompted school closings and emergency preparations in several states in the U.S. South on Wednesday, as snow began to fall on some areas ahead of a major storm expected to blast snow across the Northeast later this week. REUTERS/Gary Cameron

Corey Ihasz of Potomac, Maryland loads his new snow blower into his truck at the Lowe's store in Kentlands, Maryland January 21, 2016. Icy roads and freezing temperatures prompted school closings and emergency preparations in several states in the U.S. South on Wednesday, as snow began to fall on some areas ahead of a major storm expected to blast snow across the Northeast later this week. REUTERS/Gary Cameron

Corey Ihasz (R) of Potomac, Maryland pays for his new snow blower at the Lowe's store in Kentlands, Maryland January 21, 2016. Icy roads and freezing temperatures prompted school closings and emergency preparations in several states in the U.S. South on Wednesday, as snow began to fall on some areas ahead of a major storm expected to blast snow across the Northeast later this week. REUTERS/Gary Cameron

Corey Ihasz (R) of Potomac, Maryland stands in line to pay for his new snow blower at the Lowe's store in Kentlands, Maryland January 21, 2016. Icy roads and freezing temperatures prompted school closings and emergency preparations in several states in the U.S. South on Wednesday, as snow began to fall on some areas ahead of a major storm expected to blast snow across the Northeast later this week. REUTERS/Gary Cameron

Norm Sayler clears snow in Soda Springs, California, December 4, 2015. An El Nino is forecasted for California, and regular precipitation has been welcomed after years of drought. Picture taken December 4. REUTERS/Max Whittaker

Norm Sayler clears snow in Soda Springs, California, December 4, 2015. An El Nino is forecasted for California, and regular precipitation has been welcomed after years of drought. Picture taken December 4. REUTERS/Max Whittaker

A worker cuts a path through the large snow mounds with a snowblower on Beacon Street during a winter blizzard in Boston, Massachusetts February 15, 2015. The U.S. Northeast struggled to dig out on Sunday from another major winter storm that made February the snowiest month in Boston's history, but bitter sub zero cold and huge drifts hampered the effort. Massive snowfall from Boston's fourth major snowstorm in two weeks set a record for the city's snowiest month since weather records were kept, the National Weather Service said. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) 

A man uses a snow blower to clear the sidewalk in New Haven, Connecticut January 27, 2015. A blizzard swept across the northeastern United States on Tuesday, dropping more than a foot (30 cm) of snow across Massachusetts and Connecticut even as its impact on New York City fell short of dire predictions. REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

A worker pushes a snow blower down Lexington Avenue near Grand Central Terminal as it snows in the Manhattan borough of New York January 26, 2015. A swath of the U.S. East Coast from Philadelphia to New York City to Maine was bracing for a potentially historic blizzard on Monday with a winter storm that is expected to dump as much as 3 feet (90 cm) of snow and snarl transportation for tens of millions of people. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER) 

Ed Dozois starts his snowblower in Minneapolis, November 10, 2014. An arctic blast began to dump heavy snow in parts of the northern Rockies, Plains and the Great Lakes regions on Monday and meteorologists said temperatures are expected to plummet throughout the United States. REUTERS/Eric Miller (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) 

A snowblower clears a footpath in the western Austrian village of Seefeld October 23, 2014, following the first snowfall of the season. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (AUSTRIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

A man uses a snowblower to remove snow from a sidewalk in Minneapolis, January 27, 2014. Bitter cold and high winds surging down from the Arctic pushed wind chills to dangerous lows across the U.S. upper Midwest on Monday, forcing officials to close schools and warn drivers off roads, and slowing public transit and river traffic. REUTERS/Eric Miller (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) 

A man uses his snow blower to clear a path around his house in Wilmette, Illinois, January 21, 2014. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) 

A man clears snow with a snow blower in the South Bronx section of New York City, January 3, 2014. A major snowstorm producing blizzard-like conditions hammered the northeastern United States on Friday, causing more than 1,000 U.S. flight delays and cancellations, paralyzing road travel, and closing schools and government offices. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

A snow blower clears snow and ice from the mountain pass road leading to the Grimsel Pass, May 15, 2013. The Grimsel Pass road connects the Bernese Oberland and the Valais and is expected to open end of May. Picture taken May 15, 2013. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL) 

A worker uses a snow blower to clean the steps in front of the Cloud Gate Sculpture, also know as "The Bean" during snow in Chicago March 5, 2013. A deadly late winter storm dumped heavy snow on the Midwestern United States on Tuesday, contributing to numerous highway crashes and flight cancellations as it moved east toward the Ohio Valley and the mid-Atlantic states. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

A man uses a snowblower to clear snow from the Lincoln Center during New York Fashion Week, in New York February 9, 2013. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES - Tags: FASHION ENVIRONMENT) 

Paul Leahy uses a snowblower to clear out snow during a blizzard in Medford, Massachusetts February 9, 2013. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) 

A man uses a snowblower to clear his driveway during a blizzard in Medford, Massachusetts February 9, 2013. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) 

David Lore, 14, uses a snow blower to clear snow from his sidewalk during a blizzard in Medford, Massachusetts February 9, 2013. A blizzard pummelled the Northeastern United States, killing at least one person, leaving hundreds of thousands without power and disrupting thousands of flights, media and officials said. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) 

Engine driver Ursin Nett enters a Zaugg snowblower used to remove snow from the tracks of the Rhaetische Bahn Bernina line railways at the southern Swiss Bernina mountain pass (2256 meters/7403 ft) January 29, 2013. The 'Rhaetian Railway and the Albula/Bernina Landscape' site are protected by the UNESCO World Heritage List. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: TRAVEL ENVIRONMENT) 

Railway worker Cesare Calvo steers a Zaugg snowblower to remove snow from the tracks of the Rhaetische Bahn Bernina line railways at the southern Swiss Bernina mountain pass (2256 meters/7403 ft) January 29, 2013. The 'Rhaetian Railway and the Albula/Bernina Landscape' site are protected by the UNESCO World Heritage List. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: TRAVEL ENVIRONMENT) 

Railway worker Cesare Calvo steers a Zaugg snowblower to remove snow from the tracks of the Rhaetische Bahn Bernina line railways at the southern Swiss Bernina mountain pass (2256 meters/7403 ft) January 29, 2013. The 'Rhaetian Railway and the Albula/Bernina Landscape' site are protected by the UNESCO World Heritage List. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: TRAVEL ENVIRONMENT) 

A worker drives a snow blower as she clears snow off a sidewalk in Minneapolis, January 23, 2013. The Upper Midwest remains locked in a deep freeze, with bitter sub-zero temperatures and wind chills stretching into a fourth day across several states due to waves of frigid Arctic air. REUTERS/Eric Miller (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) 

A worker drives a snow-blower to remove snow at the Sankt Gotthard (Saint Gotthard) mountain pass (2091 metres/6860 feet altitude) in the Swiss Alps May 4, 2012. The Sankt Gotthard mountain pass road is expected to be re-opened for the public traffic on May 23. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL) 

A snow cutting machine removes snow from a portion of a mountainous road before the Srinagar-Leh highway was opened to traffic in Zojila, 108 km (67 miles) east of Srinagar April 25, 2012. The 443 km (275 miles) long highway was opened by Indian army authorities for traffic on Wednesday after remaining snowbound at Zojila Pass, 3,530 metres (11,581 feet) above sea level, for the past six months. The pass connects Kashmir with the Buddhist-dominated Ladakh region, a famous tourist destination among foreign tourists for its monasteries, landscapes and mountains. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

Troy Hickey snow blows several inches of snow from a sidewalk in Flagstaff, Arizona March 19, 2012. The late winter storm kept temperatures well below normal in California on Sunday and generated heavy snow fall in several states, including Arizona, where several highways in the northern part of the state were temporarily closed, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) 

Cars drive past a snow blower removing snow during heavy snowfall at the Wolfgangpass mountain pass road near the Swiss mountain resort of Davos January 8, 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

Lucas Desus uses a snowblower to clear snow from a sidewalk in south Minneapolis after more than twelve inches of snow fell in Minneapolis, February 21, 2011. REUTERS/Eric Miller (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) 

Shawn Shattuck uses a snowblower to clear a sidewalk after more than twelve inches of snow fell in Minneapolis, February 21, 2011. REUTERS/Eric Miller (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)