meanwhile, in ohio...

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.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/26/robot-flamethrower-dog-thermonator

(via The Guardian)

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And we're back to the weekly list: Squarespace changed up their iPad editor and made it impossible to add links, so it's simpler to do it this way and put it together once a week on the Mac.

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• 🤯🤯 :: Immersive Bamboo Installations by Asim Waqif Whirl and Heave in Monumental Motion | Colossal

• The Armored-Knight "Robot" Designed by Leonardo da Vinci (circa 1495) | Open Culture

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• At last, an AI with impeccable gaming taste :: Google DeepMind’s Latest AI Agent Learned to Play 'Goat Simulator 3' | WIRED

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• And, finally, re-linking / linking within to the teaser for MOUSE, an upcoming game from Fumi Games that takes the CUPHEAD / Tex Avery aesthetic and turns it into an FPS.