It’s become increasingly difficult to dismiss fears concerning a robot uprising thanks to companies that are seemingly intent on making that apocalyptic scenario a reality—including one that is now bragging about the creation of a mechanical dog with a flamethrower attached to its back. The folks at Boston Dynamics have spent decades giving the world […]
Animal control said Wednesday that the final dog who was on the loose following a series of attacks by aggressive dogs in a neighborhood near McHenry has been captured. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:50 p.m. Thursday to the area of West Heumann Drive and Stilling Boulevard in unincorporated McHenry. The sheriff’s office […]
(Associated Press) – Boeing is in the spotlight as members of Congress examine allegations of major safety
An engineer at Boeing said Wednesday that the aircraft company, in rushing to produce as many planes as possible, is taking manufacturing shortcuts that could lead to jetliners breaking apart. “They are putting out defective airplanes,” the engineer, Sam Salehpour, told members of a Senate subcommittee. Salehpour was testifying about Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, hundreds of […]
‘Grace’s Foster Dogs’ is a family (dad Mark, mum Natalie and young daughter Grace,) dedicated to fostering rescue dogs from friends of rescue. They look after numerous dogs which have been left into pounds, found as strays, or surrendered by previous owners. While Mark and Natalie have been involved in rescue since before Grace was born, they got fully into fostering two years ago, when Natalie saw an appeal for a bulldog looking for a foster home. ‘Baxter’ was the dog’s name and, after...
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If you’ve always wanted a robot pet or just want to own a flame-thrower, now you can have your robot dog and set things on fire too thanks to Throwflame.
'Thermonator' quadruped machine that shoots 30ft jets of fire could be
Throwflame, an Ohio-based flamethrower manufacturer, has released what it says is the first-ever robot dog with a flamethrower attached for remote firestarting.
Throwflame, which is apparently the oldest flamethrower manufacturer in the US, unveiled its imaginatively-named Thermonator in 2023. It joins the list of robotic quadrupeds that have been equipped with weaponry over the years, such as this rifle-carrying machine and a rocket-launcher-carrying robot ninja dog from Russia.Read Entire Article
Robot dogs wielding flamethrowers -- it sounds like something straight out of a science fiction movie, but a Cleveland-based company says they're up for sale to customers in the U.S.