Humanoid Soldiers Tested In Ukraine; Founder Eyes Contract To Patrol US Border

Corporate media is finally catching up to our humanoid robot theme, with these bots moving beyond factory floors and possibly soon marching onto modern battlefields, as conflicts rage in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

TIME reports that Foundation Robotics, a U.S.-based startup developing humanoid robots for industrial and military applications, has recently sent two Phantom MK1 robots to Ukraine for testing.

A Foundation spokesperson said the startup is preparing its Phantom robots for potential deployment in combat scenarios for the Pentagon, which "continues to explore the development of militarized humanoid prototypes designed to operate alongside warfighters in complex, high-risk environments."

Foundation co-founder Mike LeBlanc, a 14-year Marine Corps veteran with multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, also told the outlet that the company is in "very close contact" with the Department of Homeland Security regarding possible patrol functions for Phantom along the U.S. southern border.

Foundation is already a military-approved vendor and holds government research contracts worth $24 million with the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force. This suggests that these war bots are very close to being tested in war zones.

TIME reported that the MK1 robots will soon be training with the Marine Corps for the "methods of entry" operations. This advanced course teaches soldiers breaching techniques for buildings, structures, and ships, using several types of methods: explosive, ballistic, thermal, manual, and mechanical entry.

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