You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000
You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000
arstechnica.com
You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000
The future is going to be great!
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"How about a nice cup of Liber-TEA‽!"
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Just get a regular dog for that.
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As you should be able to.
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Every true, red-blooded American needs one!
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Perfect for tracking down copies of banned reading materials!
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Guy Montag is that you?
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It'll have no trouble reaching 451°F, for sure.
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Can I? The article only mentions American regulations and laws regarding flamethrowers (and even admits that those laws may restrict the sale or use of these weapons platforms).
Makes no mention of European laws. Somehow I'm doubtful that weapons heavily controlled by geneva protocols, mounted to drones, are legal for civilian use here. I'm surprised they're even okay over there!
(Outside of specialist equipment for trained and qualified civilian personnel, I'm sure someone somewhere still uses them as a defoliant for example, as unwise as that seems given all the wildfires these days...)
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Those dang socialists never let us have nice things!
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I, for one, welcome our new flame-throwing robotic overlords.
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I thought you couldn't buy Spot, only rent?
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You can buy it these days. And this is not spot, but one of the cheap knock-offs.
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I see.
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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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and the eagle wept at the beauty he beheld
Let the eagle sssoooaaarrrr