Make your Robosapien into a Flamosapien

by Stan Horaczek, posted Jul 17th 2006 at 8:25AM

We're not entirely sure it jibes with the guide to robot ethics, but there's no denying that the flamethrower add-on is one of the most impressive Robosapien hacks we've ever seen. The folks at Evosapien.com must've sensed our enthusiasm, because they posted a step-by-step tutorial showing how the potentially home destroying bot was built. Because of the incredible risk involved, we don't recommend anyone actually build their own, but we encourage you to read along as a barbecue lighter and some cheap electronic parts transform an otherwise friendly robot into the ultimate enemy of eyebrows. Just hope some overzealous enthusiast doesn't teach his Lego brained bot to read internet tutorials, as that could be very bad for humankind as we know it.

Filed under: Robots

Tags: flamethrower, flamosapien, how to, HowTo, mod, robosapien, robot, wowwee

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Alex @ Jul 17th 2006 8:31AM

Now this would be a reason for me to buy one. Now all we need is way to replace the hand with a fork so we can roast marshmallows or even hot dogs

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bored @ Jul 17th 2006 8:55AM

Can I have the overlord line on this one??

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Dan @ Jul 17th 2006 8:59AM

I, for one, welcome our new flame-throwing robotic overlords

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Ken @ Jul 17th 2006 9:29AM

Been posted b4 like months ago

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Ken @ Jul 17th 2006 9:30AM

ok maybe only 1 month ago

http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/16/robosapien-v2-now-with-flame-thrower/

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Shoaib @ Jul 17th 2006 10:00AM

Hey Ken, the 1 month old one didn't have the step by step guide...

Anyways this might be the single biggest threat to mankind...

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JS Beckerist @ Jul 17th 2006 11:59AM

Or the single biggest threat to geekdom.

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Ken @ Jul 17th 2006 12:27PM

Shoaib,

Yup, guess I should thoroughly read the articles.

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Austin @ Jul 17th 2006 12:39PM

I have to agree with Shoaib.

see: www.humansunitedagainstrobots.com

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Mobile Reviewer @ Jul 17th 2006 9:45PM

terminator 2 coming soon?:)

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jerkboy @ Jul 17th 2006 10:25PM

(in a robotic voice) oooh yeeah buurn thoose mot***uc**ng huumans doown ...

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n8diggity @ Jul 18th 2006 11:58AM

Isn't there legislation in congress about banning Flamosapien marriage?

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