Yuki-taro is known in this part of Japan as the friendly snowbot.
The trouble is, it is easily confused for Unko-robo, an identical-looking snowbot that eats up people and poops out bricks. [via]
Robot snowplow from Japan eats up snow, poops out bricks
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