Yarbo Y40 Snow Blower (Core + Snow Blower Module)

I purchased the Yarbo robot snow blower, and overall, I am impressed.
-Shipping & Packaging: Arrived quickly, securely packaged.
-Build Quality: The materials and engineering look and feel solid and high-end.
-Delivery Wait: The snow blower module was out of stock, so I had to wait about two months for it to arrive. However, the company (Suki more on them later) kept me consistently updated throughout the wait.
While I experienced a few technical hiccups getting the actual robot unit up and running (and still am and working through it), their customer support representative, Suki, absolute saved the day. Suki was incredible every step of the way. Explaining things, keeping me informed, and offering genuine assistance. Without Suki’s top-tier support, I likely would have returned and canceled the order.
If I could rate Suki individually, they would easily receive 10 out of 5 stars!

So far so good, I have had Husqvarna Automowers for years and now trying out this without the requirement for guide wires and the benefit of multiple modules. The right camera stopped displaying ~6 months in, but shelly from Yarbo sent me a new one which arrived in a few days, fitted it over the weekend and all up and running again, thanks Shelly !

I purchased my Yarbo core and snowblower in late October 2025 and set it up in early November. Overall I was satisfied with the performance over the winter and would rate the machine as a 7 to 8 on a scale of 10, although there were several hiccups along the way.

•,Specific delivery instructions provided to Yarbo at the time of my order were not followed. They did eventually compensate with some Yarbo points to help minimize the issues that resulted.

•,The packaging and marking of parts and tools used for assembly were both very well done.

•,The written assembly/setup documentation that came with the product often conflicted with the on-line information, leading to frustration, several calls to Yarbo, and wasted time.

•,The core unit had a track failure in mid-January. Yarbo diagnosed the problem and sent a refurbished unit. The refurbished unit had several problems, and I reported to Yarbo that I did not believe it was properly refurbished. As with the original setup, there was a lot of wasted time getting the unit going and I had to make corrections that, had the unit truly been refurbished properly, would not have been necessary.

•,The guidance on how often and how much grease to use on the tracks has been less than definitive. Different bloggers and Yarbo staff report varying answers. And, while I understand the need for this maintenance procedure, it is a pain to perform during cold winter temperatures. The need to perform this all summer long is also one of the main reasons I decided against purchasing the lawn mower attachment. In my opinion Yarbo needs to come up with a different system using a traditional grease zerk so that a grease gun can be used.

•,The snowblower is powerful and definitely saved me a lot of work. I have watched a lot of the posts that seem to show people’s Yarbos blowing thru 10 to 12 inches of snow. I have not felt that my unit would do that, as at 6” it seems to be working at its limit.

•,I have three comments regarding the actual clearing of the snow:

o,Yarbo often tends to “push” the snow while it is blowing, so that when it comes to making it turn it leaves berms, sometimes rather large ones if the snow is deep. These either need to be manually shoveled, or I need to re-run Yarbo over the entire driveway.

o,Related to the above comment, I think Yarbo can come up with a better more efficient algorithm for how the unit turns.

o,I was never able to get Yarbo to effectively clear the bottom 4 feet of so of my driveway – where it meets the street at the depressed curb section. Even if I send the unit out right after the snowplow goes by, it just cannot get the snow removed. I have had to manually shovel that snow, which is a pain as it is typically deeper and heavier than the main driveway.

I think it did a good job. My driveway go’s through a wooded pathway and navigation was a little iffy at times, I really wish they worked on puttingLidar on this one before the M . The snow throwing direction needs some firming up to.

It’s best of the best product i have used, and excellent customer service.

it works well in snow.

Was well used over this past winter. Performed excellent right up to when a n update came out in January. Developed Gps issues after that that turned very frustrating and continued until spring. Unit is at rest right now and Data center has been moved so the whole mapping ,boundary ,zone process will have to be done again. Works fine just sitting there!!

This is a great device for someone who can no longer run a walk behind snow blower it does the job 95% of the time. Once in awhile it gets stuck.

they are working on improvements all the time. Great help desk also

The snow blower is awesome overall, but it has a learning and adjustment curve. Traction improved significantly by adding 25 pounds to the back hitch. The dock needs manual snow cleaning regularly or the unit won't consistently dock properly for charging. Auto dock cleaning is insufficient. You'll find other things that need extra thought for efficient performance. ButtI wouldn't hesitate to buy one. AI has been somewhat helpful with the many questions I've had. Documentation is very poor.

They are boards great it's similar to another snow blower but the most snow blowers don't work when it's real wet snow so but it worked great when it was the right snow thank you

Just finished second season with blower. Worked great. Struggled a bit with the wet stuff, but if you stay ahead of the heavy stuff,it's awesome.Can'ttell you how many people sit at the end of my driveway to watch it work, while i stand in the garage drinking coffee. I am both scorned and envied....but happy with my purchasing decision

Snow in April? Classic Alberta. Good thing Yarbo handles every season — even the ones that show up uninvited. Switched to snow blower mode without a hitch and cleared everything effortlessly. This modular system truly delivers year-round. Love it.

Snow in April? Classic Alberta. Good thing Yarbo handles every season — even the ones that show up uninvited. Switched to snow blower mode without a hitch and cleared everything effortlessly. This modular system truly delivers year-round. Love it.

Yarbo clearing the driveway while I wait in my warm toasty car out of the wet rain/ice/snow combo after getting home from work

Happy for this little mountain fighter

Yarbo shipping can be slow, they sat on my order for days, and they don't ship out on the weekend. Once it finally shipped it got stuck in Ohio at a Fedex distribution center for several days. It should have arrived at the distribution center before the snow but it did not. Now they will only take the return back if I pay the return shipping! It's huge and heavy. They over promise on fully autonomous capabilities. Watch as many YouTube videos as possible before you buy. It will require monitoring, error correction, tinkering, and more maintenance than you would expect. If you're just using it as a snow machine, you'll have less maintenance, but when you add in mowing or other modules be prepared for some effort. Now as to the snow removal, it is mostly good. It is not good for wet snow, so you'll likely want the plow attachment. Honestly they should make a bundle that sells the Snow Blower with the plow blade. The second tricky thing with the snow blower is how snow can get stuck in the shoot. At this time the best possible recommendation is to use a ceramic coating to reduce the snow stick. A heating element on the metal shoot would have done wonders to prevent this, but it is not presently designed this way. Similar to a Samsung fridge ice maker that keeps frosting up. Additionally, the current programing is limited in the way that it does not account for additional space behind, so if you want to add an augur for distributing ice melt, you'll need to manually drive the unit with the controller. Further, if you are using the physical gaming style controller, you have to hold down 3 buttons in the front while driving the unit with the two thumb controllers to keep the augur going. When you really just want an augur on/off button.

I also want to update that I originally reviewed this after I received the unit late and missed the snow storm I expected to used it. So I do rate the speed of their shipping low. Luckily it still snowed twice before the end of the year so I could test the unit and not have it sit a whole year without using it.

Shelly on the Yarbo team is why I am really increasing this review. Her support and customer service help get past many issues. So I have changed my review from 1 star to 4. As there were issues, it's not really a perfect experience, plus the snow clogging, plus requiring the customer paying to return shipping, so not a 5.

Yarbo out for his first run of the storm. Keep it up, little buddy, we’ve got a long way to go I hear

3/8/26 Update:

My case was escalated to a senior team who really understand what customer needs. Thank you for taking care of my case.
2/22/26 Update:

Well, I spoke too early.
My Yarbo stopped charging right after I wrote my previous review. Yarbo created two tickets for two different support teams. One team decided to send me a new Yarbo Core on February 2nd after 8 email exchanges over 6 days. The replacement Core didn’t arrive until February 12th. When it arrived, I assembled the new Core, put the old battery into it, and connected it to the wired charger. Nothing happened. It wasn’t able to charge at all.
Another support team decided to send me a new wired charger after 10+ back-and-forth email exchanges. The new wired charger didn’t arrive until February 17th. Once it arrived, I plugged my battery directly into the new charger. Again, nothing happened.
At that point, the support team finally admitted on February 18th that the battery was dead — 25 days after I first reported the problem. My Yarbo has been dead and out of commission the entire time while I’ve been waiting for repairs. They are now sending me a replacement battery via FedEx Home from LA, which will take another 10+ days to arrive. By the time the replacement battery arrives, we are almost done with snow season!
There’s another storm coming tonight, and I’m stuck manually clearing the snow with a dead Yarbo sitting there.
Yikes. Yarbo, you’re amazing when you work, but your quality control and customer support need major improvement. Good luck to other buyers. I hope you don’t run into the same problem I did.
1/25/26 Original Post:

TL;DR: Wow. This is basically a robot vacuum for snow. Grab a coffee and watch Yarbo do its job during the snow day.
Full story: I recently put my Yarbo through a real-world stress test during a snow blizzard that dumped 18 inches of snow in 18 hours over the past weekend. With that amount of snow, I usually spend more than two hours using my Ariens snowblower to clear my driveway, ending up drenched in sweat and needing a shower. This time, I spent most of that time simply watching Yarbo do the work. I still had to help it occasionally, unstuck it, clearing the charging pad, and blowing a few spots of heavily packed snow (especially the entry of driveway) but it wasn’t two nonstop hours of walking behind a large and noisy 4-cycle engine snowblower.
On previous snow days with lighter accumulation, Yarbo completed the job and returned to charge itself automatically, with no assistance needed.
Is it flawless? No. Yarbo is still a new product and has hiccups. In heavy snow, the blowing schedule needs to be carefully calibrated, and it struggles with packed snow deeper than about 8 inches. The routing can be more optimized. The track-swapping process could also be simplified without the need to remove so many screws.
Customer Service: Top-notch. They responded to my ticket within 24 hours with reasonable solutions and didn’t push the problem back on me. I also had an issue with the RTK antenna, which they resolved within 48 hours. They even thanked me for reaching out, because my feedback helped them improve the product.
Durability: Still unknown, but the build quality looks solid. The snowblower module is mostly metal and feels well made.
Overall, I’m glad to be an early adopter of Yarbo. I hope Yarbo crosses the chasm and becomes mainstream soon.

Worth every penny. Waking up or coming home from work, snow is one thing i don't have to worry out anymore. Its highly likely I will buy the lawn more attachment for the summer. Toke a bit to setup but absolutely worth it.

Big Mowbowski AKA the Big Towbowski is clearing the way for the Big Snowbowski and the snow!

Big Mowbowski AKA the Big Towbowski is clearing the way for the Big Snowbowski and the snow!

I’m absolutely thrilled with my Yarbo snow blower! Its autonomous operation is a true lifesaver—no more back-breaking shoveling for me! It clears my driveway automatically as soon as it snows, and I can easily map it out in the app, which is super convenient.

The Yarbo is sturdy and reliable, making winter so much easier to manage. I can finally enjoy the season without the stress of snow removal. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for an efficient solution to tackle snow!

This is very well packaged and a solid robot (over 200 pounds with battery and snowblower mode installed). Easy to assemble the few parts that were not in place due to shipping. The most difficult part for me was is finding a suitable location to mount the RTK data center that can have the Ethernet cable run to your home router. Some choose to just use a wireless extender that has an Ethernet connection port but I ran mine to the router which means getting in the attic I haven’t seen in years. I ended up mounting a separate TV antenna tripod and mast to my roof and u-bolted the RTK data center pole to that. Instructions are very complete and while they look like a lot, it was easy enough to get through. I didn’t need support to install but I did get concerned when not all of the boxes had arrived and they said it was delivered. Just be aware that it ships in multiple boxes. I had one for the battery, and four others for the dock, Yarbo Core robot, snowblower module, and Smart Assist module\accessories. I did contact Yarbo and they responded quickly with the FedEx tracking number for the remaining module and it ended up coming the next day. Fast shipping from the time I placed the order and delivered all before the original date stated. I have other mower robots and the wireless charging something I am looking forward to. I will get the pro mower module in the spring.

I bought mine in 2024 from Yarbo. I have the Mower and Snowblower module along with the tow hook. This is the most versatile robotic yard maintenance tool. The snow blower worked great and since I live in Wisconsin we do see a bit of snow. The mower as well as been great so far this summer minus some glitches along the way but support and the devs seem to quickly resolve them. The biggest thing is making sure you have clear view of the skies for the Data Center.
Follow me mode for towing is great too. I have a trailer for a riding mower that I hook up to it to haul heavy things around the yard and it will follow me around.

I love my Yarbo. Customer service is great and you can tell they really want owners to be happy with fast responses even including over the air software updates to every unit. It's amazing how it can handle the slopes in the yard. If the kids forget balls in the yard it goes around them without issue. Super quiet and I haven't pulled out the old rider to mow once this year. I mow 1.75 acres. My only job is weed whipping. I highly recommend