Friendly R/C Lawnmower, Meet Vicious Tank [R/c]

i.gizmodo.com - 3/16/2009

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Living in an apartment, my lawn consists of about 60 feet of concrete, sporadically coated in vomit and pigeon poop. But I'd still like a $12,000 Evatech GOAT Robot 22T lawnmower all the same. Evatech's latest and greatest R/C "hybrid" mower can be manned from up to 2,000 feet away as it takes ...

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Tech Blog: Lawn Mower Tank Doubles as Snow Plow, Priced at $11,999

Coolest Gadgets: Not only is this lawn mower all terrain, its remote controllable

The UberReview: Expensive R/C Contraption is One Part Lawnmower One Part Snow Plow and Completely Awesome

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Lawn Mower Tank Doubles as Snow Plow, Priced at $11,999
Tech Blog — ... Expect to shell out $11,999, if you're looking for a rugged lawn mower that "can be manned from up to 2,000 feet away as it takes on 70-degree slopes at 8MPH." Continue reading for one more picture. Its track system not only creates stability - it's perfect for winter traction as you can plow your driveway with a shovel attachment. [via Gizmodo]

Not only is this lawn mower all terrain, its remote controllable
Coolest Gadgets — ... than it takes to mow the rest of the yard. Better yet, hand the boy the RC control and tell him to pretend he’s Patton’s 3rd Army moving towards Bastogne! And with the optional snowplow attachment, the Goat can also become an awesome snowplow in winter. Sadly, at $12,000 I won’t be buying one anytime soon. But if it catches on with early (and wealthy) adopters, it could trickle down to us normal folk in the years ahead. What a cool idea. Hat Tip – The Giz ...

Expensive R/C Contraption is One Part Lawnmower One Part Snow Plow and Completely Awesome
The UberReview — ... not only is this beast radio controlled, it is controllable from up to 2000 feet away, which makes for some spectacularly long-range laziness. Slopes are not a problem, the tracks on this bad boy will keep it mowing on gradients of up to 70-degrees at a cool 8MPH. And it should see yearlong action; as with a few small adjustments it is able to plow snow. The price, $12,000, should see the GOAT Robot 22 controlling itself, but sadly it doesn’t. [Evatech via Gizmodo] Related posts The Stax Headphones That Made Mary Cry ...