#HMMM... Should New York ban AI robots from carrying flamethrowers and firearms?.... WNBC-TV: Is it good idea to mount guns or flamethrowers onto AI-controlled robots? It's a serious question being considered by New York lawmakers. Along with firearms, the New York bill would specifically outlaw flamethrowers, chemical agents, stun guns, kinetic impact projectiles, and weaponized lasers as types of robotic attachments. The legislation does carve out an exception for robots that are used to disarm or dispose of explosives.... Throwflame, an Ohio company which sells a robot dog with a flamethrower on its back, criticized the legislation, arguing that it falsely equates flamethrowers with weapons. “A commercial flamethrower is designed for land management and agricultural use, not to harm people,” read a statement from the company.... nbcnewyork.com/investigation…

Throwflameの「Thermonator」 これは史上初の火炎放射型四足ロボット犬です #Robodog t.me/covid19sekaiheiwa/40612

nah its just banned in warfare by geneva you can get flamethrowers online in varrying qualitys and ranges and configurations. got electric ones, under barrel mounted ones, back pack ones, napalm compatible ones, all sorts of differaent kinds. i got a x15 from throwflame up here

where’s the throwflame

The modern-day watchdog, low maintenance, silent, and always on duty… who needs a German Shepherd? 🤣🐺@throwflame

I don't get it, this dude somehow successfully acquired materials for and constructed several bombs and thermite canisters, had a legit real deal full size throwflame, several firearms and ammo, and soft armor, successfully infiltrated a power substation... and just shot himself?

You want the XL 18 from @throwflame. 😎

I think @FionaMcK might veto that.

For the teen pyro: throwflame.com/arc/ For some reason @throwflame not on Shopify

なお、油剤系火炎放射ドローンはアメリカではHogwit氏やThrowflame社などが趣味的な感じで開発済みですね。(法的には黒かダークグレーの筈) 中国だと電線異物やハチの巣焼却に使ってた筈。gigazine.net/news/20151209-f… gigazine.net/news/20190720-f… gizmodo.jp/2017/12/chinese-f… japan.techinsight.jp/2020/12…

The modern-day watchdog, low maintenance, no barking… Who needs a German Shepherd? 🤣@throwflame

🌐The Robot Dog With A Flamethrower | Thermonator 🔥火炎放射器を搭載した世界初のロボット犬 Throwflame社製

Meanwhile in thr hands of American civilians. @throwflame throwflame.com/products/xl18…

Meet Thermonator: a quadruped robot dog that breathes fire. Developed by Ohio-based Throwflame, this four-legged inferno machine just became available to the public for $9,420. It’s got a gas or napalm-powered ARC flamethrower on its back, shoots flames up to 30 feet, and can be remote-controlled via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. It’s also packing lidar for obstacle detection, a laser sight for accuracy, and a camera for first-person view navigation. Under the hood, it uses the Unitree Go2 robot platform, which on its own costs just $1,600. Flame-throwing robot pets are officially a thing now.

U.S. national Guard using what looks like a flamethrowing robot to intimidate protesters (can be speculation). A flamethrowing robot dog, known as the Thermonator, exists and was introduced by Throwflame.

🌐The Robot Dog With A Flamethrower | Thermonator 火炎放射器を搭載した世界初のロボット犬 Throwflame社製（価格）150万円～200万円

And every home can use a napalm throwing mega drone. Clears pesky underbrush, de-ices driveways, perfect for tear-downs and fixer-uppers. Throwflame - Introducing the TF-19 Flamethrower Drone youtu.be/07rtBip9ixk?si=LZmS… via @YouTube

That @UnitreeRobotics x @throwflame collabo MFer ain't roasting nobody... I'll dump that bitch in the dirt with my @flipper_net

Right? Someone I knew who worked in the entertainment industry was like "those boston dynamics robots are great, we used one on set to bring us snacks" cut to 6 months later when Throwflame comes out with The Thermonator that costs like like 1/10 of the price and shoots fire

My favorite part of that robocop reboot scene is that they did the multi-view reconstruction thing I talk about here: