A Minnesota-area inventor has created a robotic ice cleaner – and Adam Proteau says it could replace the iconic Zamboni resurfacing machines that are currently a staple at all hockey arenas.

Inside Minnesota’s hallowed ice arenas — we have more of them than any other state — slapshots and axels may wow crowds. But the mundane work of the ice-resurfacing machine can be just as mesmerizing.

Zamboni is a brand, like calling a pop a Coke, or a bandage a Band-Aid. Frank Zamboni invented the machine in 1949, and ever since, has revolutionized the sport. But there is a common ...

But a machine to resurface these diy rinks is unheard of until now. The big name in rink resurfacing is Zamboni, the person who invented this method of keeping the ice pristine. This has almost ...