Nearly every American with about $10,000 in savings can now own a robot dog with a back-mounted flamethrower, Ohio-based company Throwflame announced.
The four-legged creature nicknamed “Thermonator” is actually a drone, controlled via a first-person view (FPV) interface, with a battery life of up to an hour. Its ARC flamethrower has a range of 30 feet (10 meters), according to the company’s published specifications.
“Thermonator is the first-ever flamethrower-wielding robot dog.” the company said in a press release Tuesday, when it began taking orders.
The Thermonator appears to be based on the Unitree Go1, a smaller and lighter version of Boston Dynamics’ famous “Spot” robot dog. Throwflame listed its retail price at $9,420, with free shipping to any US state.
According to the company, the flamethrowers are “not federally regulated and not even considered a firearm (ironic) by the (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms).” Only two states have restrictions on flamethrowers; California requires a permit, while Maryland has banned them altogether. It is the buyer’s responsibility to ensure they comply with local laws, Throwflame said.
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The Cleveland, Ohio-based company bills itself as “the oldest manufacturer of flamethrowers in the United States” and claims that its products are “built with pride by military veterans.”
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