What has four legs and can breathe fire? 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. Touted as "your ultimate firepower companion", the robot's uses include wildlife control and prevention, agricultural management, ecological conservation, and snow and ice removal, as well as entertainment and special effects, Throwflame said. For just 9,420 and in the absence of a pet dragon, you can have your own fire-breathing best friend of canine appearance. However, not everyone is onboard.

If you've been wondering when you'll be able to order the flame-throwing robot that Ohio-based Throwflame first announced last summer, that day has finally arrived. The Thermonator, what Throwflame bills as "the first-ever flamethrower-wielding robot dog" is now available for purchase. Thermonator is a quadruped robot with an ARC flamethrower mounted to its back, fueled by gasoline or napalm. It features a one-hour battery, a 30-foot flame-throwing range, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity for remote control through a smartphone. It also includes a Lidar sensor for mapping and obstacle avoidance, laser sighting, and first-person-view navigation through an onboard camera.

While it may sound like the plot of a Black Mirror show, Americans can now purchase a flamethrower-wielding robot dog online. Ohio-based Throwflame opened sales for its'Thermonator' Tuesday, selling its 37-pound quadruped machine for 9,420 that is legal in all US states except Maryland. A demonstration video shows a Thermonator creeping and jumping through a forest before torching its surroundings with a 30-foot jet of fire spewing from a flame thrower on its back. The company did not describe its as a new-aged weapon, but touts the flame throwing robot as being used in wildfire control, agricultural management, entertainment and ice removal. Ohio-based Throwflame opened sales for its'Thermonator' Tuesday, selling its 37-pound quadruped machine for 9,420 Throwflame, based in Cleveland, claims to be the oldest flamethrower manufacturer in the US.