Throwflame Starts Selling Thermonator Robot Dogs, Able To Spray Fire

JAKARTA - Throwflate, a Ohio-based company, recently opened sales for its newest product called Thermonator. This robot dog is equipped with a flamethrower and is sold online for $9,420. Even though it sounds like a story from the Black Mirror series, Thermonator is legal to belong to in all US states except in Maryland.

Although the company does not explain Thermonator as a new modern weapon, they promote it as a tool that can be used in controlling forest fires, agricultural management, entertainment, and ice removal. Throwflame, which is based in Cleveland, claims to be the oldest flamethrower producer in the US.

It's called "Thermonator" 🔥 #Robotics #flamethrower pic.twitter.com/pcBB2zGYHj

— Throwflame (@throwflame) April 19, 2024

It's called "Thermonator" #Robotics #flamethrower pic.twitter.com/pcB2zGYHj

The company released its first full-size flamethrower commercially available in 2015, capable of vomiting for up to 50 feet of fire. This Flamethrower is not federally regulated in the US, meaning anyone can buy it without a background check or waiting period.

Thermonator has a design like most four-foot robots, but is equipped with a Throwflame device mounted on the back. This robot dog is equipped with various cameras and sensors, allowing it to move autonomously around it and finds a target to burn.

In the demonstration video, Thermonator is seen crossing the forest and burning its surroundings with a 30-foot-long jet of fire emitting from a flamethrower on its back. The robot is operated remotely, with a controller using a smartphone.

Despite receiving various responses from social media users, with some comparing it to the "Metalhead" episode of the Black Mirror series, Thermonator remains legal except in Maryland. In the state, possession or use of flamethrowers can be punished with fines of up to 250,000 US dollars (Rp 4 billion) and imprisonment of up to 25 years.

Although a bill had previously been billed at the US Congress in 2015 to regulate flamethrowers such as machine guns, the bill was later delayed and eventually canceled.