▲ A four-legged walking robot with a flamethrower, like ‘Thermonator’, is expected to cause controversy as it is sold online to the public. On the 23rd (local time), local media such as the New York Post reported that Throwflame, a company headquartered in Ohio, started selling ‘Thermonator’, a robot with a flamethrower.
Thermonator, which looks like a robot dog, is a four-legged robot that can walk at high speed and has functions such as mapping and obstacle avoidance. In addition, the thermonator is controlled remotely via smartphone and has a LiDAR sensor that measures the distance and shape of an object using a camera and laser. Through this, users can navigate the surroundings and control the thermonator with their smartphone ▲ Robot ‘Thermonator’ shoots a flamethrower The problem is that the thermonator, etc. can emit fire up to 10 meters away equipment with an emitter. In fact, if you look at the video released by the company, you can see a scene where the Thermonator, which was moving silently in the forest, shoots a powerful flamer. It is reminiscent of the scary four-legged robots that appear in science fiction films depicting a dark future. In response, Throw Flame advertised that it was the “world’s first robot dog that shoots a flamethrower” and that anyone could buy it online for just $9,420. In addition, the company announced that the Thermonator’s uses include controlling and preventing forest fires, removing snow and ice from driveways, agricultural management, and entertainment ▲ ‘Thermonator’, a robot with a flamethrower will be used for military purposes in the future There are concerns about the possibility of its use. In fact, The War Zone, a US military media outlet, stated that “flames have been used as weapons since the German army began using them in 1911,” and “even in the recent war between Russia and the Ukraine, air and ground drones are being evaluated as weapons of new value.” In particular, the media predicted, “If the Thermonator has powerful autonomous functions, it will be very attractive on the battlefield,” and “It will be a very scary task to deal with a robot dog rushing into a trench.”
Meanwhile, local media reported that flamethrowers are not legally regulated in most US states and are not considered firearms.
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