You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000 : technology

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 66 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (9 children)

Also: Which 2 states are the sane ones where this would be illegal?

Edit: California and Maryland. And you can have one in California, if you get a special permit.

[–] RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (7 children)

Because. Also, flamethrower aren't considered weapons by the government, so the only states that limits you from buying one is California and Ohio and Maryland banned them.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Ohio has a ban too? The company that makes these is based in Ohio lol

[–] RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (5 children)

Not a ban, a restriction. Like California, you need a permit. Sorry if I made that confusing.

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[–] tal@lemmy.today 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

flamethrower aren't considered weapons by the government

Considered firearms.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 55 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Well now I'm definitely going to have to save up $10,000 for a flame-throwing robot dog.

How else am I going to protect myself from all the flame-throwing robot dogs?

[–] Juice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The only defense against a bad guy with a flame throwing robot dog, is a good guy with a flame throwing robot dog

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

What about a neutral girl with a flame throwing robot dog?

[–] TheOgreChef@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Believe it or not, a chaotic neutral or lawful good girl with a flame throwing robot dog. There are some nuances if you’re using Pathfinder.

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[–] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 18 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (11 children)

How else am I going to protect myself from all the flame-throwing robot dogs?

Build a tesla coil for $100.

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[–] hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works 50 points 10 months ago

Neat.

[–] HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 44 points 10 months ago (22 children)

What possible use case is there for this that isn't a felony of some description?

[–] dariusj18@lemmy.world 47 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Gonna assume controlled burns in difficult terrain.

[–] snooggums@midwest.social 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Also the reason that flamethrowers aren't illegal in most states, since being able to project flame makes controlled burns a lot easier.

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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 24 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Deer hunting. Don't think, just buy one and do it. It's the American way.

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[–] adam_y@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

West bank.

[–] adam_y@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Boston Dynamics has made multiple robots for DARPA. If they make a really great platform, I expect they're probably gonna be weaponized at some point. Maybe not by them, but...

I remember a buddy of mine who was working on an autonomous, self-mapping rover research project at his university on a DARPA project. He was just working on the navigation side, part of a larger project. He was telling me how he had a "huh" moment when they got the first control unit and it had a big red button on it labelled "weapon".

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Employees trying to unionize.

At least it seems like that sort of thing never ends up being a felony...

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[+] Mastengwe@lemm.ee 35 points 10 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago (6 children)

Dear ladies and gentleman of the jury. I will now argue that the LLM that programmed the fire breathing dog, did so in such a manner as to make it sentient. The dog was able to and did act of it's own accord when it killed the woman, Ms Smith. The defendant here did not create sentience in the dog, nor could he have known turning the dog on, outside, may result in the fire breathing dog torch a bystander to death.

You can see here, the dogs walking and urination patterns closely align with a real, organic dog. This definitively proves that the dog killed the woman, and now the defendant, who only released the dog into nature. Thank you very much.

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[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 31 points 10 months ago (4 children)

"The Mechanical Hound slept but did not sleep, lived but did not live in its gently humming, gently vibrating, softly illuminated kennel back in a dark corner of the firehouse"

Here we go...

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Fahrenheit 451?

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[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 26 points 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Now that's one hell of a 'hot dog'.

~Anti~ ~Commercial-AI~ ~license~ ~(CC~ ~BY-NC-SA~ ~4.0)~

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 26 points 10 months ago

I hate this but it's hilarious. It's a microcosm of everything that's making me depressed right now, and somehow that's precisely why it's amazing.

[–] Nerrad@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Lying on my bed, my new dog will keep me warm on cool winter nights.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

According to the FAQ on the flamethrower, while the unit is apparently pretty flexible in fuel that it can handle, the recommended fuel is mostly diesel. I'd imagine that one could use biodiesel and do climate-friendly heating.

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[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 10 months ago (6 children)

This is a great day! I think we can ALL agree that it's been deeply frustrating to be priced out of the flame throwing robot dog market for so long.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 9 points 10 months ago

This is an absolute W for flamethrowing robot dog enthusiasts everywhere.

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[–] menemen@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Imagine telling your insurance about your newest purchase.

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[–] Erasmus@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

Israeli Military have entered the chat.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So how much for a shark with a frickin' laser beam attached to its head?

[–] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago

I'd settle for some ill-tempered sea bass.

[–] ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Great. Which country has your bet for the first country to sic these on their enemies?

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago (2 children)

https://billypenn.com/2024/04/22/israel-palestine-gaza-robot-dogs-ghost-robotics/

[–] ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Well, that answers that question.

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[–] fubarx@lemmy.ml 15 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Fire-extinguisher robot dogs in 3, 2, ...

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[–] Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

Totally replacing my snowblower with one of these

[–] Deepus@lemm.ee 13 points 10 months ago (3 children)

*...30-foot flame-throwing range, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth"

Is that wifi6? 🤔

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[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Even less money for a real dog and flame-thrower....

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[–] antler@feddit.rocks 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Anyone able to loan me under $10,000? It's for something really cool.

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[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (6 children)

I just want one that delivers a beer and a hunk of summer sausage.

But a flamethrower? I guess...sure?

burns down house during summer sausage delivery

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[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

I think I made one of those in the new Zelda game

[–] PiratePanPan@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 10 months ago

Dudes rock

[–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sorry mortgage deposit, something else has come up

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[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Whatever happened to all the people that bought the Boring Company flamethrower?

They'd be a good customer base for this, but strangely I never hear how they're getting on now

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Considering it was a Musk product, it probably fell apart in their hands the first time they tried to pull the trigger. If it didn't explode in their faces.

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