A wheel barrow attachment has been on my ‘to do’ list for some time and today was a great day to complete the prototype. Some work was being done around the house in challenging muddy conditions and it was great to not just test out the robot and the wheel barrow but also get some feedback from people who have to move material every day.

The wheel barrow attaches to the L-Track using 4 studs and for the moment allows manual dumping of loads. I left some material hanging over the sides to allow for linear actuator or two to be attached so the load can be dumped remotely.

The robot performed very well and the work crew was very impressed. They were using conventional wheel barrows and could immediately see the advantages of having a remote control or autonomous wheel barrow that was more stable and more importantly, saved their backs.