If you thought that putting a rifle on a robotic dog was daft enough, what about one with an actual flamethrower on its back? Not just a concept, Throwflame is taking preorders for its Thermonator flamethrower-wielding quadruped robot for those who feel their life would be incomplete without one.
As robotic dogs become more sophisticated, they’ve demonstrated any number of new capabilities. They can avoid obstacles, they can handle jerking blows that you’d expect to knock them down, they herd sheep, and when they have a moment to themselves they can do cute little dances.
However, the question that’s apparently been at the forefront of some people’s mind has been, when are they going to start running around with flamethrowers?
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