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[–] [email protected] 3 points 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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

thanks i needed this

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Can I use it to light up my noisy neighbor house?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Yes. Legally? Probably not

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Fungal towers not gonna like it

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

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.

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