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• perishthethought@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The company lists possible applications of the new robot as “wildfire control and prevention,” “agricultural management,” “ecological conservation,” “snow and ice removal,” and “entertainment and SFX.”

  Or another use I just thought of:

  Accelerating the updating of laws in 48 states.

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  • thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I would not be surprised if the real target market is rich preppers who want this thing to patrol their bunker.

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    • perishthethought@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      First thing that popped into my head. Lol…

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  • t3rmit3@beehaw.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Flamethrowers have been legal and very easily and publicly available for a looooooong time. This thing is not going to change that.

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  • averyminya@beehaw.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Remember when Mollusk sold the flamethrower? It’s all I can think about

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• CatTrickery@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I just saw this and immediately felt struck with terror about how this will be used. Cops will fill it with tear gas and I suspect it will be used at ita full force against Palestinians.

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  • tesseract@beehaw.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Modern robots are great. But they’re no match for crafty humans yet. It will get blown up from all sides. I’m pretty sure that the IDF has much more sinister and lethal weapons.

    One weapon I’m particularly worried about is a swarm of mini drones equipped with AI to detect their targets and kill them with shaped charges. The only humans who deserve to be killed by it are the ones who were evil enough to invent it in the first place.

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  • exanime@lemmy.today ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If this is to be used by the IDF against Palestinians, they won’t put in tear gas…

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• SecurityPro@lemmy.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Can I add it to my Amazon wish list?

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• autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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  If you’ve been wondering when you’ll be able to order the flame-throwing robot that Ohio-based Throwflame first announced last summer, that day has finally arrived. It features a one-hour battery, a 30-foot flame-throwing range, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity for remote control through a smartphone. It also includes a LIDAR sensor for mapping and obstacle avoidance, laser sighting, and first-person view (FPV) navigation through an onboard camera. The company lists possible applications of the new robot as “wildfire control and prevention,” “agricultural management,” “ecological conservation,” “snow and ice removal,” and “entertainment and SFX.” Back in 2018, Elon Musk made the news for offering an official Boring Company flamethrower that reportedly sold 10,000 units in 48 hours. Even so, to state the obvious, flamethrowers can easily burn both things and people, starting fires and wreaking havoc if not used safely. — Saved 51% of original text.

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