I’m holding out for a fully-autonomous flamethrower robotic monkey.
You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000
Submitted 6 months ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/you-can-now-buy-a-flame-throwing-robot-dog-for-under-10000/
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tal@lemmy.today 6 months ago
pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
suprised this wasn’t elon musk
Jakdracula@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I have $10k and a list.
AnAnonymous@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Can I use it to light up my noisy neighbor house?
jeffw@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yes. Legally? Probably not
afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Will let the lawyers decide that, point is it would work.
AnAnonymous@lemm.ee 6 months ago
No problem, I will left the robot to burn there too, no traces… perfect plan… I just need to spend 10k to get rid of that noisy MF…
tal@lemmy.today 6 months ago
I’d imagine that it’d depend upon the materials from which the house is constructed.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Most houses have burnable stuff inside, even if the exterior is brick or something.
roguetrick@kbin.social 6 months ago
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.
femboy_bird@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
It’s for fighting on the side of fire
bane_killgrind@kbin.social 6 months ago
When we said give the people what they want, we got this, and we do.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
A lot of wildfires aren’t in areas with trees, brush fires are incredibly dangerous too. Source: I live in an area with brush fires.
RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I want it.
bruhduh@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Fungal towers not gonna like it
tal@lemmy.today 6 months ago
!cataclysmdda@lemmy.world
IIRC, fire kills fungal beds effectively but doesn’t actually take out the fungal tentacles.
I generally treat discretion as the better part of valor and get out of Dodge if fungus is present.
bruhduh@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Exodii spotted, p.s deathmobile with lazer turrets and solar panels gonna do the job tho, just sprinkle some molotovs beforehand
0x2d@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
thanks i needed this
BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’ll take “good ideas” for 1000.
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 6 months ago
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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afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 6 months ago
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.
uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
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.
tal@lemmy.today 6 months ago
nor $10K to spend on a dogbot.
We can hope that someone with an entreprenurial spirit will start up a business renting flamethrower robo-dogs for people who only need them sporadically.
Quexotic@infosec.pub 6 months ago
MakePorkGreatAgain@lemmy.basedcount.com 6 months ago
lol wat. why?
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Why not?
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Hmmm. Don’t tell Vedal.
Cupcake1972@mander.xyz 6 months ago
Nah, DO tell Vedal and start a gofundme so he can put Evil Neuro inside.
ashok36@lemmy.world 6 months ago
The question is, at that price can you really afford not to?
NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 6 months ago
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
magnusrufus@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Animal torture sure makes you seems cool.
Seraph@kbin.social 6 months ago
I, for one, welcome our new overlords.