arstechnica , 2 months ago You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000 Thermonator, the first "flamethrower-wielding robot dog," is completely legal in 48 US states. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/you-can-now-buy-a-flame-throwing-robot-dog-for-under-10000/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000
Thermonator, the first "flamethrower-wielding robot dog," is completely legal in 48 US states.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/you-can-now-buy-a-flame-throwing-robot-dog-for-under-10000/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
seanablett , 2 months ago @arstechnica How could this go badly? No, really. I’m interested in the responses. There’s gotta be a million of them.
@arstechnica How could this go badly? No, really. I’m interested in the responses. There’s gotta be a million of them.
leemoknows , 2 months ago @arstechnica FBI agents everywhere… Come On Wow GIF by BrownSugarApp
@arstechnica FBI agents everywhere…
Come On Wow GIF by BrownSugarApp
ArthurCopeland4 , 2 months ago @arstechnica “If flamethrower-wielding robot dogs are outlawed, only outlaws will have flamethrower-wielding robot dogs.” Just as the founding fathers intended.
@arstechnica
“If flamethrower-wielding robot dogs are outlawed, only outlaws will have flamethrower-wielding robot dogs.”
Just as the founding fathers intended.
juanejot , 2 months ago @arstechnica Trogdor does not approve. Neither does Guy Montag.
@arstechnica Trogdor does not approve.
Neither does Guy Montag.
jakalopes , 2 months ago @arstechnica Fahrenheit 451 coming closer to being nonfiction every day
@arstechnica Fahrenheit 451 coming closer to being nonfiction every day
lety , 2 months ago @arstechnica Literally zero people in this thread have ever worked in forestry or been trapped in snow country and it really shows lmao
@arstechnica Literally zero people in this thread have ever worked in forestry or been trapped in snow country and it really shows lmao
lety , 2 months ago @arstechnica Literally zero people in this thread have ever worked in forestry or lived in snow country and it really shows lmao
@arstechnica Literally zero people in this thread have ever worked in forestry or lived in snow country and it really shows lmao
CodingThunder , 2 months ago @arstechnica Why didnt the creators thought of doing something similar but a "carbon dioxide thrower"? Even has a practical use case instead of just pulling in VC money
@arstechnica Why didnt the creators thought of doing something similar but a "carbon dioxide thrower"? Even has a practical use case instead of just pulling in VC money
natureworks , 2 months ago @arstechnica I dunno, I’ve got a bad feeling about this…
@arstechnica I dunno, I’ve got a bad feeling about this…
grumpybozo , 2 months ago @arstechnica *Until you actually use it, which is likely to be illegal to some degree almost anywhere near humans, wildlife, or vegetation.
@arstechnica *Until you actually use it, which is likely to be illegal to some degree almost anywhere near humans, wildlife, or vegetation.
Bwacton , 2 months ago @arstechnica I’d really like a fire fighting robot, it would be way more useful. Rats maybe I should have patented that!
@arstechnica I’d really like a fire fighting robot, it would be way more useful. Rats maybe I should have patented that!
DWTSquawk7600 , 2 months ago @arstechnica AKA, who needs Jewish Space Lasers??
@arstechnica AKA, who needs Jewish Space Lasers??
johnlogic , 2 months ago @arstechnica Flamethrowers are banned only in Maryland. California requires a permit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_of_flamethrowers_in_the_United_States
Flamethrowers are banned only in Maryland. California requires a permit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_of_flamethrowers_in_the_United_States