Washington. Called Thermonator, A quadruped robot with a flamethrower is for sale in the United States and available to anyone willing to pay, a digital site reported.
Powered by gasoline or napalm, the device has a one-hour battery life, a sensor for cartographic mapping, instant ARC ignition and laser aiming, as well as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity for remote control through a smartphone, indicated Ars Technica, whose report released yesterday by Yahoo Finance.
If you think the United States is an unsafe and dangerous place, we have bad news for you: starting this week, residents of the country, with the exception of those in Maryland and California, can legally purchase a flamethrowing robot dog online for less than 10 thousand dollars
notes the review.
According to Ars Technica, the team was named after a fictional film robot, which was part of the robotic revolution that more or less annihilated humanity.
The most recent video demonstrating the capabilities of the mechanical quadruped was set to the song Destroyer of Worlds Oppenheimer Remix, by Aaron Hibell, which adds an extra layer of irony to the matter, commented Yahoo Finance.
Thermonator It was introduced to the world last summer, and its manufacturer, Throwflame, reported that it would be available for sale by the end of the year, making it the first flame-throwing robot dog on the planet.
The Ohio-based company claims to be the oldest flamethrower manufacturer in the United States, and Thermonator It is their fifth product.
The flamethrower has a plasma arc ignition to launch fire at distances of up to nine meters; is now riding a robot dog, probably a version of Unitree Go2, from the same company, the source added.
Throwflame ensures that Thermonator It is prepared for anything, although it was designed for agricultural management, ecological conservation, control and prevention of forest fires, snow and ice removal.