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Meet the Thermonator: First ever flamethrowing robot dog that shoots jets of fire up to 30 feet hits US market [Video]

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.

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

Throwflame, based in Cleveland, claims to be the oldest flamethrower manufacturer in the US.

The company released the first-ever full-sized, commercially available …

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