jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoYou can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square188fedilinkarrow-up1566arrow-down113cross-posted to: futurology@futurology.todaynoncredibledefense@sh.itjust.workstech@lemmit.onlinesingularity@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.worldgadgets@lemmit.online
arrow-up1553arrow-down1external-linkYou can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000arstechnica.comjeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square188fedilinkcross-posted to: futurology@futurology.todaynoncredibledefense@sh.itjust.workstech@lemmit.onlinesingularity@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.worldgadgets@lemmit.online
minus-squareroguetrick@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoCompletely useless for firefighting. Putting a drip torch on its ass and letting it walk a line, maybe. But it’s not going to cut down the trees to make a firebreak, who what’s the point.
minus-squarefemboy_bird@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 months agoIt’s for fighting on the side of fire
minus-squarebane_killgrind@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoWhen we said give the people what they want, we got this, and we do.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoA lot of wildfires aren’t in areas with trees, brush fires are incredibly dangerous too. Source: I live in an area with brush fires.
Completely useless for firefighting. Putting a drip torch on its ass and letting it walk a line, maybe. But it’s not going to cut down the trees to make a firebreak, who what’s the point.
It’s for fighting on the side of fire
When we said give the people what they want, we got this, and we do.
A lot of wildfires aren’t in areas with trees, brush fires are incredibly dangerous too. Source: I live in an area with brush fires.