Remember those ‘cute’ dancing robo-dogs from (Japanese-owned) Boston Dynamics doing all sorts of tricks, like decorating a Christmas tree and opening doors?
Even though Boston Dynamics has pledged not to weaponize robo-dogs, other companies have.
China has made their version of ‘spot’ – except they strapped a gun onto it.
Another Chinese defense contractor showed off a drone deploying an armed robo-dog into a mock warzone.
…which leaves us with yet another robo-dog that a US company called “Throwflame” has developed into “the first-ever flamethrower-wielding robot dog,” according to its website.
Hellbound and Down 