Company Testing Humanoid Robot Soldiers on Frontlines of Ukraine

"We think there's a moral imperative to put these robots into war instead of soldiers. His goal is to eventually build Phantom into a robot that can use any kind of weapon that a human can, like the eponymous killer robots in the Terminator movies."

"Back in February, Foundation sent two Phantom Mk-I units for frontline reconnaissance duty. Though the Mk-I platform is already deployed for trials in factories around the world, this would seem to mark the first deployment of a humanoid robot to the frontlines of the Ukraine-Russia war."

"According to fresh reporting from Ukraine state news agency United24, the country has initiated 7,495 robotics operations in January alone. Though the majority of them are logistical - delivering weapons, ammo, and food to ground troops, for example - others bear Kalashnikov machine guns and explosives."

Foundation, a robotics firm co-founded by combat veteran Mike LeBlanc, has deployed two Phantom Mk-I humanoid robots to Ukraine for frontline reconnaissance duty in February, marking the first known humanoid robot deployment in active combat. The Mk-I units are already capable of wielding revolvers, semi-automatic pistols, shotguns, and rifles. LeBlanc stated the company aims to develop robots that can use any weapon a human can operate, driven by what he calls a moral imperative to deploy robots instead of soldiers in warfare. Ukraine has conducted 7,495 robotics operations in January alone, with many armed with machine guns and explosives for combat roles beyond logistics.

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