You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000

Also: Which 2 states are the sane ones where this would be illegal?

Edit: California and Maryland. And you can have one in California, if you get a special permit.

Well now I'm definitely going to have to save up $10,000 for a flame-throwing robot dog.

How else am I going to protect myself from all the flame-throwing robot dogs?

Neat.

What possible use case is there for this that isn't a felony of some description?

"The Mechanical Hound slept but did not sleep, lived but did not live in its gently humming, gently vibrating, softly illuminated kennel back in a dark corner of the firehouse"

Here we go...

Now that's one hell of a 'hot dog'.

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I hate this but it's hilarious. It's a microcosm of everything that's making me depressed right now, and somehow that's precisely why it's amazing.

Lying on my bed, my new dog will keep me warm on cool winter nights.

This is a great day! I think we can ALL agree that it's been deeply frustrating to be priced out of the flame throwing robot dog market for so long.

Israeli Military have entered the chat.

Imagine telling your insurance about your newest purchase.

So how much for a shark with a frickin' laser beam attached to its head?

Fire-extinguisher robot dogs in 3, 2, ...

Great. Which country has your bet for the first country to sic these on their enemies?

Totally replacing my snowblower with one of these

*...30-foot flame-throwing range, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth"

Is that wifi6? 🤔

Anyone able to loan me under $10,000? It's for something really cool.

I just want one that delivers a beer and a hunk of summer sausage.

But a flamethrower? I guess...sure?

burns down house during summer sausage delivery

Even less money for a real dog and flame-thrower....

Deus Ex intensifies.

Sorry mortgage deposit, something else has come up

Whatever happened to all the people that bought the Boring Company flamethrower?

They'd be a good customer base for this, but strangely I never hear how they're getting on now

I need it for personal protection.

Can I just get a robot dog armed with a super soaker? That would be hilarious.

Dudes rock

The whole article listing the various uses of flamethrowers, like environmental conservation, then mentioning concerns that flamethrowers can double as weapons is just... I don't even know what to do with that.

it even lists napalm as an intended use. gonna conserve the hell out of that commie rainforest, I guess?

Now if i just had an extra 10k lying around collecting dust..

I, for one, welcome our new overlords.

You might be obligated to call it a "hell-hound", though...

HANS! Bring ze Flemmenwerfherhund!

I have $10k and a list.

Completely useless for firefighting. Putting a drip torch on its ass and letting it walk a line, maybe. But it's not going to cut down the trees to make a firebreak, who what's the point.

I want it.

suprised this wasn't elon musk

I'll take "good ideas" for 1000.

Fungal towers not gonna like it

This is the best summary I could come up with:

If you've been wondering when you'll be able to order the flame-throwing robot that Ohio-based Throwflame first announced last summer, that day has finally arrived.

It features a one-hour battery, a 30-foot flame-throwing range, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity for remote control through a smartphone.

It also includes a LIDAR sensor for mapping and obstacle avoidance, laser sighting, and first-person view (FPV) navigation through an onboard camera.

The company lists possible applications of the new robot as "wildfire control and prevention," "agricultural management," "ecological conservation," "snow and ice removal," and "entertainment and SFX."

Back in 2018, Elon Musk made the news for offering an official Boring Company flamethrower that reportedly sold 10,000 units in 48 hours.

Even so, to state the obvious, flamethrowers can easily burn both things and people, starting fires and wreaking havoc if not used safely.

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thanks i needed this

Hmmm. Don't tell Vedal.

Cool like in Mona Lisa Overdrive. All I need to do now is to get a few and move into an abandoned factory in South Jersey until the Yakuza hire me to look after an AI for them.

Agricultural management that is, torching ant hives and wasp nests, are the most common civilian purpose for flamethrowers. And given I'm allergic to some kinds of stings, I'd be glad for a robot dog to manage my wasps for me.

But I don't have a farm, nor $10K to spend on a dogbot.

The question is, at that price can you really afford not to?

I have a piece of bologna, lighter, hairspray, duct tape, and a city full of strays.

Strapping a can of hairspray to a stray and lighting it: Priceless