It is Friday and Fridays are for fun. I am sure most people in St. Paul have heard of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival but have you heard of the Autonomous Snow Plow Competition? Yes there is such a thing and people, like me even, stand around and watch it. The idea is to create a machine that will scoop up snow. They are like snow removal robots. The races are timed and I am not sure who this years winner is/was but that isn’t the point. Watching it makes me feel good about the future and the young people who are involved in the design and deployment of these robots that have such an important mission.
As you can see I wasn’t the only one out there on Sunday morning watching. There was indeed a carnival like atmosphere.
I didn’t eat any cheese curds or drink any hot chocolate but I did buy a bag of kettle corn for the walk home.
