Flamethrowing robot dog goes on sale in US

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  • Опубліковано 22 кві 2024
  • A US company has built a flame-throwing robot dog capable f shooting jets of fire up to 30 feet that is available for purchase online.
    Called the Thermonator, the four-legged robot comes equipped with an ARC Flamethrower mounted on its back.
    Designed by Ohio-based firm Throwflame, the $9,420 (£7,600) robot is not advertised as a weapon, with the manufacturer suggesting possible uses include wildlife control, snow and ice removal and general entertainment.
    Read more:www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024...
    #usa #dog #robot

КОМЕНТАРІ • 157

  • @harryroper7821
    @harryroper7821 12 днів тому +90

    Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should

    • @sdhubbard
      @sdhubbard 12 днів тому +2

      I immediately thought of the same quote when I saw this.😳

    • @crazybiscut
      @crazybiscut 11 днів тому +1

      Bruh ur Thumbnail is where its needed now

  • @dazza9448
    @dazza9448 11 днів тому +25

    Kinder eggs are banned in the U.S but here, buy yourself a flame throwing dog. Who even thought this would be a good idea? Watch in the not too distant future when they are desperately trying to ban them for being dangerous

  • @50shanks
    @50shanks 12 днів тому +74

    Well, the chinese version is cheaper and equally effective, but it has a real dog inside a robot suit

    • @mc1993
      @mc1993 12 днів тому +1

      So many offshoot jokes can be made from yours...

    • @nathanberry5805
      @nathanberry5805 11 днів тому +4

      equally effective but not as durable.

    • @bigfoothunter8080
      @bigfoothunter8080 11 днів тому +4

      This is the Chinese version. This robot dog is a Chinese copy of Boston Dynamic's "Spot" since Boston Dynamics doesn't allow their dog to be used as a weapon.

    • @threeballedtomcat9380
      @threeballedtomcat9380 9 днів тому

      LMMFAO !!!

    • @Bohemian0522
      @Bohemian0522 9 днів тому +3

      Nah, the Chinese would rather keep their dogs on the restaurant menu

  • @davidlaing7684
    @davidlaing7684 12 днів тому +40

    It’s called a Hotdogger.

  • @richardbanks1286
    @richardbanks1286 12 днів тому +40

    At least zombies are no longer a serious threat

    • @garrusv
      @garrusv 12 днів тому +1

      This 😂

    • @skllStitches
      @skllStitches 11 днів тому +2

      No, they still are. Now they're just on fire, too.

    • @richardbanks1286
      @richardbanks1286 11 днів тому +1

      @@skllStitches that terrifies me 🤣

    • @lolstalgic9602
      @lolstalgic9602 11 днів тому +5

      ​@@skllStitches But can they VOTE?

    • @user-ed9si1he5p
      @user-ed9si1he5p 7 днів тому

      Neither are your annoying neighbors

  • @innocentbystander8038
    @innocentbystander8038 12 днів тому +45

    I'm sure no one will use it as a weapon

    • @yarick666
      @yarick666 12 днів тому

      @jonnyp5260 8 hours ago offered to send them to war in Ukr, i think he is not the only idiot)

    • @user-ed9si1he5p
      @user-ed9si1he5p 7 днів тому +3

      pretty sure this was made for better barbecue experience

  • @matthemming9105
    @matthemming9105 12 днів тому +20

    This will end well.

  • @niko_walks
    @niko_walks 12 днів тому +49

    Interesting to market a flamethrower robot dog before we even hear of a firefighter robot dog

    • @mho...
      @mho... 12 днів тому +5

      no reason to make a robot fight fire, if it hasnt been lit by a robot!

    • @zilun
      @zilun 12 днів тому +2

      Can't carry five tons of water

    • @niko_walks
      @niko_walks 12 днів тому

      @@zilun there are many ways to put out a fire

    • @niko_walks
      @niko_walks 12 днів тому

      @@mho... that’s just inane

    • @JohnSmith-ti2kp
      @JohnSmith-ti2kp 12 днів тому +2

      @niko_walks-- Governments won't do anything to decrease their employee head count.

  • @kiwiveritas
    @kiwiveritas 12 днів тому +15

    What could go wrong?💀

  • @Amradar123
    @Amradar123 12 днів тому +16

    I prefer our Frenchy. He might sometimes pee on the carpet but at least he won't put our neighbour's dogs on fire when sniffing their buts.

  • @Eight-808
    @Eight-808 11 днів тому +11

    New Stratagem confirmed

  • @Heilviceivar
    @Heilviceivar 12 днів тому +16

    Its not the dog, its the owner.

  • @UnicronCharieee
    @UnicronCharieee 12 днів тому +12

    *New fear unlocked*

  • @jonnyp5260
    @jonnyp5260 12 днів тому +27

    We need to send these to Ukrainian millitary

    • @gabrielbruce4493
      @gabrielbruce4493 12 днів тому +1

      While it might be tempting, besides the ethical implications, it’s a Chinese platform, which could be as unreliable or tracked like the Chinese DJI drones Ukraine used early on.

    • @ashyslashy5818
      @ashyslashy5818 12 днів тому +2

      dont worry youill be drafted way before then

  • @patriciaoreilly8907
    @patriciaoreilly8907 12 днів тому +16

    Not very responsible for some crazy neighbour to have this toy in his basement 😂

    • @mc1993
      @mc1993 12 днів тому +1

      Just wait until his wife asks him to deice her car.

  • @RaymondPeckIII
    @RaymondPeckIII 11 днів тому +5

    Even Black Mirror didn't go this far...

  • @giantarcsfora9279
    @giantarcsfora9279 12 днів тому +13

    when is a machine gun robot dog coming out?

    • @niko_walks
      @niko_walks 12 днів тому +4

      They have been out for years already

    • @ek3910
      @ek3910 11 днів тому +1

      Now that would be one helluva watch dog 🐕!!!

    • @trowawayacc
      @trowawayacc 7 днів тому

      NRA official pet

  • @CypherRax
    @CypherRax 11 днів тому +8

    What the f#ck is wrong with the people who thought this was a good idea!?!

  • @wrongteous
    @wrongteous 12 днів тому +7

    I think man has a new best friend

  • @chaseychaseum5366
    @chaseychaseum5366 10 днів тому +2

    Truthfully.... Imagine a pack of these headed into an enemy compound prior to your invasion force!!! Holy crap, that would be both terrifying and demoralizing to your enemies!

  • @enkhyy
    @enkhyy 12 днів тому +13

    That is a nightmare. Who needs this machine?

    • @taylorsmith7110
      @taylorsmith7110 12 днів тому +5

      Me. I need this machine.

    • @sharia_law5563
      @sharia_law5563 12 днів тому

      ​@@taylorsmith7110idiot

    • @caretakerfochr3834
      @caretakerfochr3834 12 днів тому +3

      They used these robots in a French TV serial remake of War Of The Worlds. Very chilling.

    • @PiscaCPT
      @PiscaCPT 12 днів тому +4

      Give me 5 of these please

    • @trowawayacc
      @trowawayacc 7 днів тому

      Rich mofos and asholes. We have plenty of both in this planet.

  • @caretakerfochr3834
    @caretakerfochr3834 12 днів тому +3

    Used to be they'd just piss on a tree. Now they wanna set it on fire. The bane of all dog catchers.

  • @xpallodoc1147
    @xpallodoc1147 11 днів тому +2

    If some one wanted 20 of these they could have a flame thrower army

  • @robotmonkeys
    @robotmonkeys 12 днів тому +3

    “Bulk discounts available” 🤔

  • @CaroAbebe
    @CaroAbebe 12 днів тому +3

    Are they absolutely off the rocker??!!

  • @coastalwinds4346
    @coastalwinds4346 11 днів тому +3

    That will never be used against a citizenry. 🧐😬🤔😳🙀🤯

  • @madnax4594
    @madnax4594 9 днів тому +1

    Base cyberdog 2800.-, flamethrower 700.-, total 3500.-. Sold on their site 9500 🤣

  • @richardmarsden5610
    @richardmarsden5610 12 днів тому +30

    Something seriously wrong with that country and the threat it poses to the world with it's antics.

    • @Wicced1028
      @Wicced1028 12 днів тому +6

      As a citizen of that country I can't agree more. I have no idea what we're doing as a society nor do I know how to stop it.

    • @threeballedtomcat9380
      @threeballedtomcat9380 9 днів тому

      @@Wicced1028 That, my friend, is a fact. I am embarrassed to be an America now. I never would have believed things could get so insane, and I lived through the1960s and the 1970s.... Those times would be considered conservative compared to now!

    • @joythought
      @joythought 22 години тому

      "Richard Marsden" is a known Kremlin gremlin. For the record the robot is manufactured in China.

  • @SparkyStew98
    @SparkyStew98 12 днів тому +3

    The US Military is interested in this to send to ukraine for clearing entrenched positions

  • @julianshepherd2038
    @julianshepherd2038 12 днів тому +3

    Gangsters going to need that

  • @morsmagne
    @morsmagne 12 днів тому +3

    All it takes are a few 'bad apples' like this and whole robot industry gets a bad name. Government should be intervening to regulate this sort of thing because it seems that not all robot companies are taking their responsibilities seriously.

    • @sharia_law5563
      @sharia_law5563 12 днів тому

      ​@@spagooter1807that's a really Dumb Way To Think. It's like saying we need to create a nuclear weapon which could destroy the entire world before someone else does.

    • @ultimatecultchaos
      @ultimatecultchaos 7 днів тому +1

      That is in fact the exact thing that happened with nuclear bomb actually. Everyone was rushing to get more of them before everyone else does... not a good metaphor as it kinda is just proving what they said.

  • @proxi9494
    @proxi9494 6 днів тому +1

    Im Going to buy one…. Just to clear the ice on my porch!

  • @oaktharas
    @oaktharas 9 днів тому +1

    Thsi is just a $1600 dog robot with a $500 flamethrower.. and they are selling it for $9K? Im making my own

  • @studentjohn
    @studentjohn 12 днів тому +4

    Do... do the people of the US realise that all those Terminator movies and Black Mirror episodes weren't _actually_ meant as suggestions? I mean... I'm sorry, I just typed 'robot dog with flame thrower' into google, which should have returned some clips from an obscure anime, and I got a bunch of articles about a _real_ _robot_ _dog_ _with_ _a_ _flame_ _thrower_ . Not on some experimental DARPA test facility, but for anyone to buy. WTF?

  • @frozzard8048
    @frozzard8048 12 днів тому +2

    Not surprised somehow.

  • @Ronin.Spirit
    @Ronin.Spirit 11 днів тому +1

    causing confusion for every dog ...they won't trust any fellow dog anymore

  • @bigteach25
    @bigteach25 10 днів тому +1

    Smokey the Bear is not impressed.

  • @Treesurfer
    @Treesurfer 11 днів тому +1

    This is beautiful

  • @bobtheskutterbot
    @bobtheskutterbot 10 днів тому

    Can it shoot flame from the other end too?

  • @mongolmcphee7791
    @mongolmcphee7791 12 днів тому +3

    No chance what so ever that this will end very badly indeed

  • @nicktechnubyte1184
    @nicktechnubyte1184 12 днів тому

    Imagine what the Anymal X robot can do with the flamethrower

  • @bevstanx-8840
    @bevstanx-8840 2 дні тому

    I'm sure no one will use it for something wrong😊

  • @yvngleem9257
    @yvngleem9257 5 днів тому

    Can they stop it if it turns ?

  • @tethys17
    @tethys17 11 днів тому +1

    AI takes over using packs of flame-dogs

  • @ObviouslyProductions
    @ObviouslyProductions 10 днів тому

    A true American hot dog.

  • @margareturquhart5641
    @margareturquhart5641 12 днів тому +2

    Omg bonkers!

  • @glassypaper
    @glassypaper 12 днів тому +1

    Michael Reeves’s dream came true

  • @user-ky8ef5rl4z
    @user-ky8ef5rl4z 12 днів тому +7

    Shut up and take my money.

    • @briantitchener4829
      @briantitchener4829 11 днів тому +2

      'Those who live by the Robo dog, die by the Robo dog'.

  • @pathirtle
    @pathirtle 12 днів тому

    Should make for an interesting wildfire season in the US.

  • @Kenhnau_reeves
    @Kenhnau_reeves 10 днів тому

    "Metal Gear"

  • @SnakesgamingYT
    @SnakesgamingYT 11 днів тому

    This seems like a good idea 🤡🫠😟🥴🥴🥴

  • @kato_dsrdr
    @kato_dsrdr 11 днів тому +1

    Wow, what could go wrong?

  • @JoshuaHarris-du4ej
    @JoshuaHarris-du4ej 11 днів тому

    We as people who want to stop wars should not make things like these

  • @danielvalleduarte
    @danielvalleduarte 8 днів тому

    Um, we asked for affordable healthcare.

  • @bighand1530
    @bighand1530 11 днів тому

    The Watchman River channel`s newest vid brought me here.

  • @lovermansmith9082
    @lovermansmith9082 12 днів тому

    That could be handy 😊

  • @BlueNitroTiger
    @BlueNitroTiger 10 днів тому

    The Division 2 warhound in real life.

  • @MixedRealitySimRacing
    @MixedRealitySimRacing 3 дні тому

    Needed im Helldivers 2

  • @luc1235
    @luc1235 12 днів тому +1

    Not recommend can't mount it like in Wolfenstein

  • @man_at_the_end_of_time
    @man_at_the_end_of_time 12 днів тому +6

    Imagine 60 of these things advancing on a crowd of protestors. Except half of our four legged robots (UGV) armed with 6.5 Creedmoor caliber machine guns (SPUR). Welcome to the future folks as it is coming to your city soon enough for government work.

  • @Kenyan-Karavan-Klub
    @Kenyan-Karavan-Klub 11 днів тому

    Oh right, because having a fire extinguishing robo dog that could access areas humans couldn't to put out blazes just didnt seem to be on anyones priority list, i guess?

  • @The1234Franc
    @The1234Franc 12 днів тому +3

    For a barbecue at night it’s good enough.

  • @samiragetro3836
    @samiragetro3836 7 днів тому

    Sientan el calor de la democracia

  • @JaneJones-lg3bd
    @JaneJones-lg3bd 3 дні тому

    Get your garden hose out everyone! LOL LOL!!

  • @indrahaseo
    @indrahaseo 12 днів тому +1

    Flamethrower have been revived back from cold war and vietnam war after ukraine war lmao 😂

  • @epereyralucena
    @epereyralucena 11 днів тому

    xd buys 10
    instant fbi at the door

  • @muckraker7942
    @muckraker7942 12 днів тому

    Hope Iran doesn’t order a bunch of these for their pals staying in West Hounslow.

  • @mselle66
    @mselle66 7 днів тому

    😮 fantastic absolutely insane just like our government

  • @Rbedwards94
    @Rbedwards94 12 днів тому +1

    SHALL 👏 NOT 👏 BE 👏 INFRINGED 👏

    • @mill2712
      @mill2712 12 днів тому

      In the US, flamethrowers aren't even considered firearms. Just tools, very few states even have regulations against them.

  • @josemadrigal5031
    @josemadrigal5031 12 днів тому

    They gon use fire fight fire lol 😆

  • @michaelherrmann4370
    @michaelherrmann4370 10 днів тому

    Yea we fuked

  • @jonathanbilling2131
    @jonathanbilling2131 12 днів тому +3

    Disgusting.

  • @jimloth6091
    @jimloth6091 11 днів тому

    I realize it's a capitalist society, but there should be some limits on how we create "shareholder value"...

  • @sandrabeck8788
    @sandrabeck8788 10 днів тому

    Now if they could figure out how to stop polluting everything on the planet, and feed starving people… that i might be excited about.

  • @danieljurca2113
    @danieljurca2113 11 днів тому

    dig it de hot dog

  • @Hindean
    @Hindean 11 днів тому

    oh good, now the robot uprising will have a best friend to help with the total destruction of our planet. brilliant use of tek bois

  • @JoshuaHarris-du4ej
    @JoshuaHarris-du4ej 11 днів тому

    When these dogs get into the wrong hands which it will 😢 is only going to lead to more violence and more people who miss treat things and what they are made for.

    • @JoshuaHarris-du4ej
      @JoshuaHarris-du4ej 11 днів тому

      This only leads to more foolish people who start wars or light things on fire. Do u know what your are making when your making it

  • @Desasteroid
    @Desasteroid 11 днів тому +1

    This seems like an absolutely great idea.

  • @IndyColtFan
    @IndyColtFan 11 днів тому +2

    We need these at the Southern border.

  • @BlueTaurianBull
    @BlueTaurianBull 12 днів тому

    next misuse by humanity .... crazy to sell these things ....

    • @tomholroyd7519
      @tomholroyd7519 12 днів тому

      It's illegal to sell a flamethrower in Maryland

  • @Wilmohur
    @Wilmohur 11 днів тому

    NO

  • @Heinrich99
    @Heinrich99 11 днів тому +2

    Border patrol meet your new best friend 🐕 🔥

  • @Sgt-Savage6859
    @Sgt-Savage6859 11 днів тому

    I'm going to order one!

  • @3663-fl6ju
    @3663-fl6ju 10 днів тому

    一台欲しい٩( ᐛ )و

  • @ayoolukoga9829
    @ayoolukoga9829 12 днів тому +1

    This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 Timothy 3:1

  • @evildirk
    @evildirk 11 днів тому

    Time to spread freedom!

  • @Bernerville
    @Bernerville 11 днів тому

    😂😅

  • @mylesstepp670
    @mylesstepp670 10 днів тому

    Oh look, man-made horrors beyond my comprehension.

  • @JoshuaHarris-du4ej
    @JoshuaHarris-du4ej 11 днів тому

    What a waste of time and money including the time wasted to building something that dose not help us personally or makes a positive impact. So things made like this lead to people that are just going use the weapons of warfare for the wrong reasons

  • @lanemeyers8401
    @lanemeyers8401 12 днів тому

    Looks like CGI to me

  • @RipHamasIslamicTerrorists
    @RipHamasIslamicTerrorists 12 днів тому +3

    USA🤩💪🇺🇸 is the best in Technology

    • @sharia_law5563
      @sharia_law5563 12 днів тому +2

      Don't get too happy. This is made for homegrown insurgencies.

    • @briantitchener4829
      @briantitchener4829 11 днів тому

      @RipHamasIslamicTerrorists And the worst at Common Sense.🚒

    • @tranquil_ace
      @tranquil_ace 11 днів тому +1

      But we can't even run the country properly

    • @ultimatecultchaos
      @ultimatecultchaos 7 днів тому

      "buy it yourself for 9.5k dollars"