A company has unveiled a robot dog companion with a flamethrower attached.
Throwflame says the Thermonator is the first-ever flame-throwing quadruped robot dog.
The Ohio-based firm announced the $9,420 bot is available for purchase by the general public and government agencies for the first time.
The flame-throwing dog can avoid obstacles and leap through the air, the device has laser sighting and can operate for an hour.
Footage of the canine posted on the company’s website throwflame.com, shows it scurrying and leaping across a variety of terrain, from woodland to snow, while shooting out streams of fire.