Municipality室外
Sapporo City and DFA Robotics run trials of an autonomous snow-clearing robot
Challenge
Winter snow clearing and removal face a looming worker shortage and rising costs.
Deployment
Under a December 2025 partnership, the Yarbo autonomous snow robot was tested at Sapporo City Hall from January 28 to February 6, 2026.
Outcome
Validates safe autonomy on snow and ice, obstacle avoidance, route design and battery use toward real-world rollout.
IndustryMunicipality
UseSnow clearing
StagePoC
Sources: PR TIMES(DFA Robotics, 2026-01)

