The Flamethrower will soon be something you can buy

In 2015, a teenage boy from Connecticut raised the question of whether our robots had the right to bear arms when he had mounted a flamethrower in running order, as well as a semi-automatic pistol, to his drone.

But this Thursday, for better or for worse, you can easily build yourself a flamethrower. You are looking at the Throwflame TF-19 Wasp, a commercial-grade heavy duty drone flamer accessory that can hit targets up to 25 feet away, with a gallon fuel tank that can produce fire jet of 100 seconds, according to the company.

Remember, the price of $ 1,499 for the flamethrower will not bring it up to the sky, because you will also need to provide the drone – which you may need to replenish because commercial drones are often modular and do not have to be replenished. do not include things like flight controllers in the box.

Throwflame tells The edge that his video features a DJI S1000 drone with A2 flight controller, a 16,000mAh 6S LiPo battery and a TBS Tango R / C remote, which – check notes – could easily add an additional $ 2,600 to the cost. (You can also see a GoPro type camera on top.) The company also announced that it also offers custom turnkey drones, ranging from $ 1,000 to $ 10,000 and up, depending on the distance and flight speed and type of flight. image that you expect to convey to the house.

Why would you really need such a thing? An example: a flamethrower drone was used to clean power lines in China … and the company suggests that it could be used to control grbad burns and destroy wasp nests, for example.

The company has announced that the attachment to the flamethrower will go on sale this Thursday. As Boing BoingDavid Pescovitz says, "What could go wrong?"