Maneuvering a large trailer into a confined
space like a garage isn’t the easiest thing
to do, especially if you don’t have a second
person present to help you guide it.
That is where an impressive new robot aims
to help.
A bit like a Roomba robot vacuum cleaner packing
some serious muscle, the new Trailer Valet
RVR is a wireless miniature tracked tank that
is capable of pulling remarkably heavy loads.
How heavy?
Try up to 9,000 pounds, from a unit that weighs
only 77 pounds.
Simply hitch the RVR to your RV or trailer
and you can then remote control it from up
to 40 feet away, with high levels of accuracy
and an impressively full range of motion.
“The RVR is a highly advanced wireless remote-controlled
trailer mover,” Jamie Buck, technical support
and customer service representative for Trailer
Valet, told Digital Trends.
“Rechargeable with a lithium battery, the
RVR can rotate 360 degrees with an easy-to-use
remote control that comes pre-paired to each
unit.
Its caterpillar treads allow the RVR to operate
on more types of terrain than previous models,
including grass, dirt, gravel, and asphalt.”The
trailer-moving bot comes in three different
sizes, each designed to accommodate a specific
trailer.
Each RVR has between two and four planetary
motors, capable of moving both single and
dual axle trailers, and a lightweight aluminum
body for corrosion resistance.
“With an RVR, everyone who owns a trailer
can easily maneuver [it] wherever they need,
with the luxury of standing back and controlling
from any angle they wish,” Buck continued.
“Most of our customers use their Trailer
Valet when fishing, camping, traveling, or
when moving trailers all day at work.”
The 3,500-pound capacity RVR3 model will set
you back $2,100, while you will pay $3,400
for the 5,000-pound capacity RVR5 and $4,100
for the 9,000-pound capacity RVR9 unit.
According to Buck, both the RVR5 and RVR 9
models are currently stocked in Trailer Valet’s
warehouse in Southern California, while the
RVR3 is available for pre-order with a two-
to three-month wait.
Until self-driving trailers become an everyday
thing, this is just about the best high-tech
solution you could hope for.
