@jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agoYou can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square151fedilinkarrow-up1552cross-posted to: futurology@futurology.todaynoncredibledefense@sh.itjust.workstechnology@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1552external-linkYou can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000arstechnica.com@jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square151fedilinkcross-posted to: futurology@futurology.todaynoncredibledefense@sh.itjust.workstechnology@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.world
minus-square@HipsterTenZero@dormi.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish42•2 months agoWhat possible use case is there for this that isn’t a felony of some description?
minus-square@dariusj18@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish45•2 months agoGonna assume controlled burns in difficult terrain.
minus-square@snooggums@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish25•2 months agoAlso the reason that flamethrowers aren’t illegal in most states, since being able to project flame makes controlled burns a lot easier.
minus-square@variants@possumpat.iolinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 months agoI thought they use those fire paintball marker things
minus-square@Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish24•2 months agoDeer hunting. Don’t think, just buy one and do it. It’s the American way.
minus-square@vegaquake@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish7•2 months agoget a nice char on them fuckers while they twitchin
minus-squareEcho DotlinkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-22 months agoDon’t even bother shooting them, just use the flamethrower for everything. There may be collateral damage but it’s worth it.
minus-square@adam_y@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish12•edit-22 months agoI say that, but I, in no way, want that to happen. But yeah, Boston Dynamic have long said that they don’t want their robots weaponised, but here we are seeing it happen.
minus-square@moon@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-22 months agoBoston Dynamic didn’t let this happen. Their EULA explicitly prevents people from doing this so they used this robot from Unitree instead
minus-squareFlying SquidlinkfedilinkEnglish9•2 months agoEmployees trying to unionize. At least it seems like that sort of thing never ends up being a felony…
minus-square@EldritchFeminitylinkEnglish5•2 months agoHow else am I gonna light the fireplace without getting up from the couch?
minus-square@Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 months agoSeems perfect for mole problems.
minus-square@potatopotato@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoNow that’s how you kill all the gophers
minus-squareZorquelinkfedilink5•2 months agoI don’t know if I’d ever be bored if I had a Wee Knight to ride.
minus-squareNoIWontPickANamelinkfedilink2•2 months agoYou should really get the full size, mine tires out too quickly
minus-square@afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months agoRapid heating of slabs of meat for some weird meat effect rich people pay for
minus-squareEcho DotlinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoThey are not actually that expensive. You just feel posh when you use one. My girlfriend came with one, it’s great for grilled cheese. But I’m not allowed to use it anymore because I set fire to a chocolate bar.
minus-square@cabron_offsets@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months agoFuck up the rabbits that eat my flowers and leave a monolayer of rabbit shit on my property?
minus-squareFlying SquidlinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoHave you considered a regular dog that doesn’t shoot flames? Our non-flamethrowing dog does a very good job taking care of the rabbits she can’t chase away.
minus-square@LeroyJenkins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agothrow flames at your enemies from your roof
minus-squareEcho DotlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoI hate having to carry around a .5g firelight, this will save me the immense difficulty.
What possible use case is there for this that isn’t a felony of some description?
Gonna assume controlled burns in difficult terrain.
Also the reason that flamethrowers aren’t illegal in most states, since being able to project flame makes controlled burns a lot easier.
I thought they use those fire paintball marker things
Deer hunting. Don’t think, just buy one and do it. It’s the American way.
get a nice char on them fuckers while they twitchin
Don’t even bother shooting them, just use the flamethrower for everything. There may be collateral damage but it’s worth it.
West bank.
I say that, but I, in no way, want that to happen.
But yeah, Boston Dynamic have long said that they don’t want their robots weaponised, but here we are seeing it happen.
Boston Dynamic didn’t let this happen. Their EULA explicitly prevents people from doing this so they used this robot from Unitree instead
Employees trying to unionize.
At least it seems like that sort of thing never ends up being a felony…
How else am I gonna light the fireplace without getting up from the couch?
Seems perfect for mole problems.
Now that’s how you kill all the gophers
Bored on a weeknight
I don’t know if I’d ever be bored if I had a Wee Knight to ride.
You should really get the full size, mine tires out too quickly
Rapid heating of slabs of meat for some weird meat effect rich people pay for
They are not actually that expensive. You just feel posh when you use one.
My girlfriend came with one, it’s great for grilled cheese. But I’m not allowed to use it anymore because I set fire to a chocolate bar.
Fuck up the rabbits that eat my flowers and leave a monolayer of rabbit shit on my property?
Have you considered a regular dog that doesn’t shoot flames? Our non-flamethrowing dog does a very good job taking care of the rabbits she can’t chase away.
Roofing
throw flames at your enemies from your roof
I hate having to carry around a .5g firelight, this will save me the immense difficulty.
Kudzu abatement.