Ohio company to sell a ‘flamethrower-wielding robot dog’ called the Thermonator

‘Ultimate firepower companion’ is purportedly for wildlife control, ecological conservation, and snow and ice removal

What has four legs and can breathe fire? Apparently the Thermonator, a controversial “first-ever flamethrower-wielding robot dog”.

According to Throwflame, an Ohio-based company that manufactures flamethrowers, its latest invention features a 30ft firing range, light detection and range mapping, as well as laser sighting, aboard a battery-powered thing with legs that can jump around.

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