I guess I didn't get that memo...
Robbie says "That memo came out in the 80's; read faster, human."
So, Robbie had an Overhead Camshaft, eh?
Wow!
I hope this robot wont be used in wrong hands... I dont see the fun in creating a dangerous weapon.
Do not worry, it is not very dangerous!
Dude, it's fire PLEASE DO NOT underestimate it.
I lost my childhood home and everything in it because a snowmobile backfired.
Even with my dad and 3 uncles standing next to it.
My Aunt just lost hers because the insulators put insulation to close to a light fixture.
Thank God my brother was awake and got the others out.
You should have a fire extinguisher at hand EVERY time you operate that thing!
He's got a good point there. You should listen to him. When building any robot you must consider what effect it may have on the outside world.
You're right. For my own use, there is no problem, I think. How can I write some lines about the risk ? About indoor use, use with animal/human, etc !?
FollowNikko:
You're right. For my own use, there is no problem, I think. How can I write some lines about the risk ? About indoor use, use with animal/human, etc !?
Don't use indoors, don't use around animals or small children, be aware of your surroundings, keep a fire extinguisher on hand - you know, all common sense things to tell people when you have something autonomous to semi-autonomous wielding large open flames.
Nikko - I don't know how it works in your country (or society) - but from your GIF, it looks like you live in a shared building - either an apartment, flat or a condo, or something of that nature. If so - I know that if I knew of someone in my building using open flames like that, near the floor, near a cardboard box and clothing - I would be angry, very angry.
You may not think so, but your cavalier youth may be leading you to think nothing could happen; believe me it could, faster than you would believe. Do a google search for "japanese gamer house fire" - and watch it. This happened live (it was a livestream) - the guy in the video is in his 40s (though I wonder if, intellectually, he may be much "younger"). In the span of 6 minutes - he goes from a small fire (not much larger than what your robot puts out) to the entire room (and ultimately, according to news reports - the entire upper floor of the house) in flames:
Granted - he was doing very, very stupid things (lighter fluid soaked paper, tons of fuel, fanning flames, being nonchalant about the whole situation, etc) - but this was (presumably) a 40 year old who should have been able to handle the situation better. If he was panicking, he didn't show it or something - but honestly, he should have been.
6 minutes. That's all it took for him to go from "playing with fire" to "OMFGBBQMYHOUSEISONFIRE!!!!@11@!!" (except, as I said, he didn't ever seem that concerned - but the people on the livestream certainly could see what was happening). Ultimately, no one was seriously injured (IIRC, his parents and grandmother were in the house, too) - but the house, if not a total loss, was severely damaged, based on later news reports (and if you know anything about the Japanese housing market - he may very well have made his parents and himself homeless, or destitute - it would all depend on how insurance works over there, and if they had any to begin with).
In your instructable - don't post the GIF you posted, or any video like it. Do your playing outside, away from combustibles, on a hard (concrete or asphalt) surface. Have on hand both a spotter, and a fire extinguisher. Have your phone nearby to call emergency services if necessary.
Treat fire with the same respect you would anything else similarly dangerous. You may think what you have made is a toy - it is not. You need to convey this in your instructable as well. It may not stop everybody from burning their home down, but at least you will have done what you could (short of not publishing it at all, which I don't think is right, either) to prevent such events from occurring.
Just know there will always be someone out there, despite your best warnings, who WILL manage to destroy their own and/or other's personal property, cause harm to themselves and/or others, and/or potentially cause their own deaths (and/or deaths of those around them) - no matter what you do. Just take a look at the fools here in America during our Thanksgiving holiday, who inevitably decide that the best way to cook a turkey is to drop it frozen directly into boiling oil over a propane burner in their garage or kitchen. These people, if they survive (likely with 3rd degree burns covering their upper body!), generally wish they hadn't. I often wonder, though, if they really learned their lesson. Given what I know about many of my fellow citizens, the answer to that likely would make me scream.
It's my parents home, no problem for them. It's true that I have neglected a part of the risks, it's a good idea to remember me ! I will movie a new video outdoor. Wing have also a bad effect on this robot... You know what I mean... Thanks for your criticals and notifications.
- OMG that video with the japan player
So surprised !
Hey! What's the surprise? He was a smoker!
It look like your post caught on fire...
I downloaded the GIF but I can't get it to animate. How do you get it to animate ?
I opened it with PAINT. What application should I use to open the gif so it will animate ?
(I'm GIF challenged.... 
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Ok I got it to animate by selecting "OPen with/Windows Media Center" , then double clicking on the file.
COOL ANIMATION OF ROBBIE BTW ! ("+1" => dmjlambert)
Paul__B:
Hey! What's the surprise? He was a smoker!
No - that isn't the surprise. Many people smoke, and do so safely (aside from the actual act of smoking, of course), and responsibly, and don't set themselves or their house on fire.
The man in that video - despite his 40 years - not only manages to live in a room cluttered with flammable materials and garbage, but also believes that some of those materials are still safe (tissue) when soaked in lighter fluid and thrown in the "garbage" (which isn't so much a proper receptacle for such items - but rather yet another area of clutter). Then, he believes that amid all of this, after spilling lighter fluid, wiping it up, then using the same rag to wipe the lighter (and his hand) - that it would be smart to attempt to light the lighter (actually, it was an oil match) - because what could possibly go wrong, right?
Then we find out that this man has no clue about fire, or how to deal with it properly (ie - the trick is to not deal with it inside a building that isn't equipped for such activities).
In short - this man was an idiot.
cr0sh:
No - that isn't the surprise. Many people smoke, and do so safely (aside from the actual act of smoking, of course), and responsibly, and don't set themselves or their house on fire.
Including yourself, presumably. 
Some people are actually able to charge Lipo batteries in their home (not recommended by the way) without burning their house/garage down. (the secret is ceramic container with smoke alarm directly overhead. Metal heats up too much. Sealed ceramic container provides thermal isolation and suffocates the flames and the smoke detector alerts to the presence of smoke.
raschemmel:
I downloaded the GIF but ...
Typically graphics like this are for the web, so you can actually open a GIF with your web browser and it will animate. Drag and drop the file into the web browser window, or write a small HTML document which displays it. PNG files can also be animated and were developed for the web.
cr0sh:
In short - this man was an idiot.
I am pretty amazed he would have a lit cigarette dangling from his mouth while pouring lighter fluid.
I would think the biggest danger is giving a robot a flame thrower with the singularity just around the corner. Robbie, etc. are just cute. Watch the 1970 sci-fi movie called the Forbin Project. Now that is scary!
Hi guys ! I send my Instructables to take part of the Arduino contest. You can see my post here : http://www.instructables.com/id/Flame-Thrower-Robot/ You can also vote for me ! Thank you !
Sadly goodinventor has not yet had time to correct my text but it's for (or to ?) soon.